Wireless power transfer apparatus having various types of coils, and system including the same
US11316380B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B5/79
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless power transmitter can include a power transmitter including a plurality of first transmitting coils and a second transmitting coil; and a controller, in which the plurality of first transmitting coils are disposed on a same plane, the second transmitting coil is disposed on a different plane than the plurality of first transmitting coils, the second transmitting coil is disposed at a center of a region corresponding to the plurality of first transmitting coils, an area of a region corresponding to the second transmitting coil is smaller than an area of the region corresponding to the plurality of first transmitting coils, and the controller is configured to transmit power to a wireless power receiver through the plurality of first transmitting coils and the second transmitting coil when a receiving coil in the wireless power receiver is of a first type, and transmit power to the wireless power receiver through the second transmitting coil when the type of the receiving coil is of a second type.
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