System and method for providing wireless power transfer functionality to an electrical device
US9337902B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02J50/005
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical device includes a host charger power management integrated circuit wired to a battery, a wired power input comprising a first VOUT and GND pair of power connectors wired to a first pair of charging inputs of the host charger power management integrated circuit, a wireless power port for conductively connecting with a retrofittable wireless power receiver, said wireless power port comprising a second VOUT and GND pair of power connectors wired to a second pair of charging inputs of the host charger power management integrated circuit; and a power DISABLE connector for communicating a DISABLE signal to disable charging.
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