Inductive power supply
US9608481B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02J50/60
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One example discloses an inductive power supply device, comprises: an inductive coupler including a resonant circuit having a first resonant state in response to an object at a first distance from the inductive power supply, and a second resonant state in response to the object at a second distance from the inductive power supply; a driver circuit coupled to send a first power-level to the inductive coupler when in a charge-object state and to send a second power-level to the inductive coupler when in a detect-object state, wherein the second power-level is less than the first power-level; and an object detector coupled to detect the first and second resonant states and place the driver circuit in the charge-object state in response to the first resonant state, and place the driver circuit in the detect-object state in response to the second resonant state.
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