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Wireless power supply apparatus

US8217535B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 2010
Grant dateJul 10, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 22, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02J50/12
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wireless power supply includes: a power transmitting coil resonant at a first resonant frequency that generates a magnetic field resonance, a power receiving coil resonant at the first resonant frequency, a power receiving unit that outputs energy received by the power receiving resonant coil; a distance detector that detects a distance between the power transmitting resonant coil and the power receiving resonant coil; a power transmitting frequency controller that changes the first resonant frequency to a second resonant frequency on the basis of the distance detected by the distance detector; and a power receiving frequency controller that changes the first resonant frequency of the power receiving resonant coil from the first resonant frequency to a second resonant frequency on the basis of the distance detected by the distance detector.

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