WO2022220660A1 - 무선 전력 전송 시스템에서 품질 인자를 측정하는 방법 및 장치 - Google Patents
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- This specification relates to wireless power transmission.
- the wireless power transmission technology is a technology for wirelessly transferring power between a power source and an electronic device.
- the wireless power transfer technology enables charging of the battery of a wireless terminal by simply placing a wireless terminal such as a smartphone or tablet on a wireless charging pad, so that it is more efficient than a wired charging environment using a conventional wired charging connector. It can provide excellent mobility, convenience and safety.
- wireless power transmission technology is used in various fields such as electric vehicles, wearable devices such as Bluetooth earphones and 3D glasses, home appliances, furniture, underground facilities, buildings, medical devices, robots, and leisure. It is attracting attention as it will replace the existing wired power transmission environment.
- the wireless power transmission method is also referred to as a contactless power transmission method, a no point of contact power transmission method, or a wireless charging method.
- a wireless power transmission system includes a wireless power transmission device for supplying electrical energy in a wireless power transmission method, and wireless power reception for receiving electrical energy wirelessly supplied from the wireless power transmission device and supplying power to a power receiving device such as a battery cell. It may consist of a device.
- Wireless power transmission technology includes a method of transmitting power through magnetic coupling, a method of transmitting power through radio frequency (RF), a method of transmitting power through microwaves, and ultrasound
- the method based on magnetic coupling is again classified into a magnetic induction method and a magnetic resonance method.
- the magnetic induction method is a method of transmitting energy using a current induced in the receiving coil due to the magnetic field generated by the transmitting coil battery cell according to electromagnetic coupling between the transmitting coil and the receiving coil.
- the magnetic resonance method is similar to the magnetic induction method in that it uses a magnetic field. However, in the magnetic resonance method, resonance occurs when a specific resonant frequency is applied to the coil of the transmitting side and the coil of the receiving side. It is different from magnetic induction.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a method for measuring a quality factor during wireless power transfer and an apparatus using the same.
- a calculation of a slot quality factor is performed on a slot during wireless power transmission, wherein the slot quality factor is a quality factor used to determine whether an FO is inserted during wireless power transmission.
- the starting point of the slot may be provided with a method and apparatus, characterized in that the value of the voltage of the coil in the wireless power transmitter is the maximum value and the value of the current of the coil is 0.
- the wireless power transmitter (and/or the wireless power receiver) can determine whether the FO is inserted as quickly as possible during wireless power transmission.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a wireless power system 10 according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a wireless power system 10 according to another embodiment.
- FIG. 3 illustrates an embodiment of various electronic devices to which a wireless power transmission system is introduced.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a wireless power transmission system according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a Bluetooth communication architecture to which an embodiment according to the present specification can be applied.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a wireless power transmission system using BLE communication according to an example.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a wireless power transmission system using BLE communication according to another example.
- FIG. 8 is a state transition diagram for explaining a wireless power transmission procedure.
- FIG. 9 schematically illustrates an example of a protocol of a ping phase 810 .
- FIG. 10 schematically illustrates an example of a protocol of a configuration phase 820 .
- FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a message field of a configuration packet (CFG) of a wireless power receiver according to an embodiment.
- CFG configuration packet
- FIG. 12 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a protocol of a negotiation phase or a renegotiation phase according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a message field of a capability packet (CAP) of a wireless power transmitter according to an embodiment.
- CAP capability packet
- FIG. 14 schematically illustrates a flow diagram of a data flow for a power transfer phase 840 in the baseline protocol.
- 15 schematically illustrates a flow diagram of a data flow for a power transfer phase 840 in the extended protocol.
- 16 illustrates an application-level data stream between the wireless power transmitter 100 and the wireless power receiver 200 according to an example.
- FIG. 17 illustrates a power control control method according to an embodiment.
- 19 to 20 show examples of measurement/calculation of quality factors.
- 21 is a flowchart of a method of performing measurement of a slot quality factor on a slot while wireless power is transmitted, according to an embodiment of the present specification.
- FIG. 22 schematically shows an example of a coil for the creation of a slot.
- 25 schematically illustrates an example of creating a slot at a point where energy is zero.
- 26 schematically illustrates an example of creating a slot at a point where energy is non-zero.
- FIG. 27 schematically shows an example of a foreign material (FO) insertion experiment after starting charging.
- 29 schematically illustrates an example of a protocol for the creation of a slot.
- FIG. 30 is a flowchart of a method of wireless power delivery performed by a wireless power transmitter according to an embodiment of the specification.
- 31 is a flowchart of a method for receiving wireless power performed by a wireless power receiver according to an embodiment of the present specification.
- a or B (A or B) may mean “only A”, “only B” or “both A and B”.
- a or B (A or B)” may be interpreted as “A and/or B (A and/or B)”.
- A, B or C(A, B or C) herein means “only A”, “only B”, “only C”, or “any and any combination of A, B and C ( any combination of A, B and C)”.
- a slash (/) or a comma (comma) may mean “and/or”.
- A/B may mean “A and/or B”. Accordingly, “A/B” may mean “only A”, “only B”, or “both A and B”.
- A, B, C may mean “A, B, or C”.
- At least one of A and B may mean “only A”, “only B” or “both A and B”.
- the expression “at least one of A or B” or “at least one of A and/or B” means “at least one It can be interpreted the same as “at least one of A and B”.
- At least one of A, B and C means “only A”, “only B”, “only C”, or “A, B and C” Any combination of A, B and C”. Also, “at least one of A, B or C” or “at least one of A, B and/or C” means may mean “at least one of A, B and C”.
- parentheses used herein may mean “for example”. Specifically, when displayed as “control information (PDCCH)”, “PDCCH” may be proposed as an example of “control information”. In other words, “control information” in the present specification is not limited to “PDCCH”, and “PDDCH” may be proposed as an example of “control information”. Also, even when displayed as “control information (ie, PDCCH)”, “PDCCH” may be proposed as an example of “control information”.
- wireless power refers to any form of electric field, magnetic field, electromagnetic field, etc. transmitted from a wireless power transmitter to a wireless power receiver without the use of physical electromagnetic conductors. It is used to mean the energy of Wireless power may also be called a wireless power signal, and may refer to an oscillating magnetic flux enclosed by a primary coil and a secondary coil. Power conversion in a system is described herein for wirelessly charging devices including, for example, mobile phones, cordless phones, iPods, MP3 players, headsets, and the like.
- the basic principle of wireless power transmission is, for example, a method of transmitting power through magnetic coupling, a method of transmitting power through a radio frequency (RF), and microwave (microwave).
- RF radio frequency
- microwave microwave
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a wireless power system 10 according to an embodiment.
- a wireless power system 10 includes a wireless power transmitter 100 and a wireless power receiver 200 .
- the wireless power transmitter 100 receives power from an external power source S to generate a magnetic field.
- the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 receives power wirelessly by generating a current using the generated magnetic field.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 and the wireless power receiver 200 may transmit/receive various information required for wireless power transmission.
- the communication between the wireless power transmitter 100 and the wireless power receiver 200 is in-band communication using a magnetic field used for wireless power transmission or out-band communication using a separate communication carrier.
- (out-band communication) may be performed according to any one method.
- Out-band communication may be referred to as out-of-band communication.
- the terms are unified and described as out-band communication. Examples of out-band communication may include NFC, Bluetooth (bluetooth), BLE (bluetooth low energy), and the like.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may be provided as a fixed type or a mobile type.
- the fixed type include embedded in furniture such as ceilings, walls, or tables indoors, implanted in outdoor parking lots, bus stops, subway stations, etc., or installed in vehicles or trains, etc. There is this.
- the portable wireless power transmission device 100 may be implemented as a part of another device, such as a portable device having a movable weight or size, or a cover of a notebook computer.
- the wireless power receiver 200 should be interpreted as a comprehensive concept including various electronic devices including batteries and various home appliances that are driven by receiving power wirelessly instead of a power cable.
- Representative examples of the wireless power receiver 200 include a mobile terminal, a cellular phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and a portable media player (PMP: Portable Media Player), Wibro terminals, tablets, phablets, notebooks, digital cameras, navigation terminals, televisions, electric vehicles (EVs), and the like.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a wireless power system 10 according to another embodiment.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 and the wireless power receiver 200 exchange power on a one-to-one basis, but as shown in FIG. 2 , one wireless power transmitter 100 includes a plurality of wireless power receivers. It is also possible to transfer power to (200-1, 200-2,..., 200-M). In particular, when wireless power transmission is performed in a magnetic resonance method, one wireless power transmission device 100 applies a simultaneous transmission method or a time division transmission method to simultaneously transmit multiple wireless power reception devices 200-1, 200-2, ...,200-M) can deliver power.
- FIG. 1 shows a state in which the wireless power transmitter 100 directly transmits power to the wireless power receiver 200
- the wireless power transmitter 100 and the wireless power receiver 200 are connected wirelessly.
- a separate wireless power transmission/reception device such as a relay or repeater for increasing the power transmission distance may be provided.
- power may be transmitted from the wireless power transmitter 100 to the wireless power transceiver, and the wireless power transceiver may again transmit power to the wireless power receiver 200 .
- the wireless power receiver, the power receiver, and the receiver referred to in this specification refer to the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 .
- the wireless power transmitter, the power transmitter, and the transmitter referred to in this specification refer to the wireless power receiving and transmitting apparatus 100 .
- FIG. 3 illustrates an embodiment of various electronic devices to which a wireless power transmission system is introduced.
- FIG. 3 shows electronic devices classified according to the amount of power transmitted and received in the wireless power transmission system.
- wearable devices such as a smart watch, a smart glass, a head mounted display (HMD), and a smart ring and an earphone, a remote control, a smart phone, a PDA, and a tablet
- a low-power (about 5W or less or about 20W or less) wireless charging method may be applied to mobile electronic devices (or portable electronic devices) such as a PC.
- Medium/small power (about 50W or less or about 200W or less) wireless charging method may be applied to small and medium-sized home appliances such as laptop computers, robot cleaners, TVs, sound devices, vacuum cleaners, and monitors.
- Kitchen appliances such as blenders, microwave ovens, and electric rice cookers, personal mobility devices (or electronic devices/mobilities) such as wheelchairs, electric kickboards, electric bicycles, and electric vehicles, use high power (about 2kW or less or 22kW or less)
- a wireless charging method may be applied.
- the electronic devices/mobile means described above may each include a wireless power receiver to be described later. Accordingly, the above-described electronic devices/mobile means may be charged by wirelessly receiving power from the wireless power transmitter.
- Standards for wireless power transmission include a wireless power consortium (WPC), an air fuel alliance (AFA), and a power matters alliance (PMA).
- WPC wireless power consortium
- AFA air fuel alliance
- PMA power matters alliance
- the WPC standard defines a baseline power profile (BPP) and an extended power profile (EPP).
- BPP relates to a wireless power transmitter and receiver supporting 5W power transmission
- EPP relates to a wireless power transmitter and receiver supporting power transmission in a range greater than 5W and less than 30W.
- the WPC classifies a wireless power transmitter and a receiver into power class (PC) -1, PC0, PC1, and PC2, and provides standard documents for each PC.
- PC power class
- the PC-1 standard relates to a wireless power transmitter and receiver that provide guaranteed power of less than 5W.
- Applications of PC-1 include wearable devices such as smart watches.
- the PC0 standard relates to a wireless power transmitter and receiver that provide a guaranteed power of 5W.
- the PC0 standard includes EPP with guaranteed power up to 30W.
- in-band (IB) communication is a mandatory communication protocol of PC0
- out-band (OB) communication used as an optional backup channel may also be used.
- the wireless power receiver may identify whether OB is supported by setting an OB flag in a configuration packet.
- the wireless power transmitter supporting the OB may enter the OB handover phase by transmitting a bit-pattern for OB handover as a response to the configuration packet.
- the response to the configuration packet may be NAK, ND, or a newly defined 8-bit pattern.
- Applications of PC0 include smartphones.
- the PC1 standard relates to a wireless power transmitter and receiver that provide guaranteed power of 30W to 150W.
- OB is an essential communication channel for PC1
- IB is used as initialization to OB and link establishment.
- the wireless power transmitter may enter the OB handover phase by using a bit pattern for OB handover.
- Applications of PC1 include laptops and power tools.
- the PC2 standard relates to a wireless power transmitter and receiver that provide guaranteed power of 200W to 2kW, and its applications include kitchen appliances.
- PCs may be distinguished according to the power level, and whether to support the same compatibility between PCs may be optional or mandatory.
- compatibility between identical PCs means that power transmission and reception are possible between identical PCs.
- compatibility between different PCs may also be supported.
- compatibility between different PCs means that power transmission/reception is possible even between different PCs.
- the wireless power transmitter having PC x is capable of charging the wireless power receiver having PC y, it can be seen that compatibility between different PCs is maintained.
- a wireless power receiver of the lap-top charging method that can stably charge only when power is continuously transmitted is called a wireless power transmitter of the same PC. Even so, there may be a problem in stably receiving power from a wireless power transmitter of an electric tool type that transmits power discontinuously.
- the wireless power receiver may There is a risk of breakage. As a result, it is difficult for a PC to be an index/standard representing/indicating compatibility.
- Wireless power transmission and reception devices may provide a very convenient user experience and interface (UX/UI). That is, a smart wireless charging service may be provided.
- the smart wireless charging service may be implemented based on the UX/UI of a smartphone including a wireless power transmitter. For these applications, the interface between the smartphone's processor and the wireless charging receiver allows "drop and play" bidirectional communication between the wireless power transmitter and the receiver.
- a user may experience a smart wireless charging service in a hotel.
- the wireless charger transmits wireless power to the smartphone and the smartphone receives wireless power.
- the wireless charger transmits information about the smart wireless charging service to the smartphone.
- the smartphone detects that it is located on the wireless charger, detects the reception of wireless power, or the smartphone receives information about the smart wireless charging service from the wireless charger, the smartphone gives the user consent ( opt-in) is requested.
- the smartphone may display a message on the screen in such a way that it may or may not include an alarm sound.
- An example of the message may include a phrase such as "Welcome to ### hotel.
- the smartphone receives the user's input of selecting Yes or No Thanks, and performs the following procedure selected by the user. If Yes is selected, the smartphone transmits the corresponding information to the wireless charger. And the smartphone and the wireless charger perform the smart charging function together.
- the smart wireless charging service may also include receiving auto-filled WiFi credentials.
- the wireless charger transmits the WiFi credentials to the smartphone, and the smartphone automatically enters the WiFi credentials received from the wireless charger by running an appropriate app.
- the smart wireless charging service may also include running a hotel application that provides hotel promotions, or obtaining remote check-in/check-out and contact information.
- a user may experience a smart wireless charging service in a vehicle.
- the wireless charger transmits wireless power to the smartphone, and the smartphone receives wireless power.
- the wireless charger transmits information about the smart wireless charging service to the smartphone.
- the smartphone detects that it is located on the wireless charger, detects the reception of wireless power, or the smartphone receives information about the smart wireless charging service from the wireless charger, the smartphone prompts the user to confirm the identity. Enter the inquiry state.
- the smartphone is automatically connected to the car via WiFi and/or Bluetooth.
- the smartphone may display the message on the screen in a manner that may or may not include an alarm sound.
- An example of the message may include a phrase such as "Welcome to your car. Select "Yes" to synch device with in-car controls : Yes
- the smartphone receives the user's input of selecting Yes or No Thanks, and performs the following procedure selected by the user. If Yes is selected, the smartphone transmits the corresponding information to the wireless charger.
- the smartphone and the wireless charger can perform in-vehicle smart control functions together by driving in-vehicle application/display software. Users can enjoy the music they want and can check the regular map location.
- the in-vehicle application/display software may include capabilities to provide synchronized access for passers-by.
- a user may experience smart wireless charging at home.
- the wireless charger transmits wireless power to the smartphone and the smartphone receives wireless power.
- the wireless charger transmits information about the smart wireless charging service to the smartphone.
- the smartphone detects that it is located on the wireless charger, detects the reception of wireless power, or the smartphone receives information about the smart wireless charging service from the wireless charger, the smartphone gives the user consent ( opt-in) is requested.
- the smartphone may display a message on the screen in such a way that it may or may not include an alarm sound.
- An example of the message may include a phrase such as "Hi xxx, Would you like to activate night mode and secure the building?: Yes
- the smartphone receives the user's input of selecting Yes or No Thanks, and performs the following procedure selected by the user. If Yes is selected, the smartphone transmits the corresponding information to the wireless charger. Smartphones and wireless chargers can at least recognize the user's pattern and encourage the user to lock doors and windows, turn off lights, or set an alarm.
- a 'profile' will be newly defined as an indicator/standard representing/indicating compatibility. That is, it can be interpreted that compatibility is maintained between wireless power transceivers having the same 'profile', so that stable power transmission and reception is possible, and power transmission and reception is impossible between wireless power transceivers having different 'profiles'.
- Profiles can be defined according to application and/or compatibility independent of (or independently of) power class.
- Profiles can be broadly divided into three categories: i) mobile and computing, ii) power tools, and iii) kitchen.
- the profile can be largely divided into i) mobile, ii) electric tool, iii) kitchen, and iv) wearable.
- PC can be defined as PC0 and/or PC1
- communication protocol/method is IB and OB
- operating frequency is 87-205 kHz.
- applications include smartphones, laptops, etc. can
- the PC may be defined as PC1
- the communication protocol/method may be IB
- the operating frequency may be defined as 87 ⁇ 145kHz, and as an example of the application, there may be an electric tool.
- the PC may be defined as PC2, the communication protocol/method is NFC-based, and the operating frequency is less than 100 kHz, and examples of the application may include kitchen/home appliances.
- NFC communication can be used between the wireless power transmitter and receiver.
- WPC NDEF NFC Data Exchange Profile Format
- the wireless power transmitter and the receiver can confirm that they are NFC devices.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a wireless power transmission system according to an embodiment.
- the wireless power transmission system 10 includes a mobile device 450 wirelessly receiving power and a base station 400 wirelessly transmitting power.
- the base station 400 is a device that provides inductive power or resonant power, and may include at least one wireless power transmitter 100 and a system circuit 405 .
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may transmit inductive power or resonant power and control the transmission.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 transmits power to an appropriate level and a power conversion circuit 110 that converts electrical energy into a power signal by generating a magnetic field through a primary coil (s)
- a communication/control circuit 120 for controlling communication and power transfer with the wireless power receiver 200 may be included.
- the system circuit 405 may perform input power provisioning, control of a plurality of wireless power transmitters, and other operation control of the base station 400 such as user interface control.
- the primary coil may generate an electromagnetic field using AC power (or voltage or current).
- the primary coil may receive AC power (or voltage or current) of a specific frequency output from the power conversion circuit 110 and may generate a magnetic field of a specific frequency accordingly.
- the magnetic field may be generated non-radiatively or radially, and the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 receives it and generates a current. In other words, the primary coil transmits power wirelessly.
- the primary coil and the secondary coil may have any suitable shape, for example, a copper wire wound around a high permeability formation such as ferrite or amorphous metal.
- the primary coil may be referred to as a transmitting coil, a primary core, a primary winding, a primary loop antenna, or the like.
- the secondary coil may be called a receiving coil, a secondary core, a secondary winding, a secondary loop antenna, a pickup antenna, etc. .
- the primary coil and the secondary coil may be provided in the form of a primary resonance antenna and a secondary resonance antenna, respectively.
- the resonant antenna may have a resonant structure including a coil and a capacitor.
- the resonant frequency of the resonant antenna is determined by the inductance of the coil and the capacitance of the capacitor.
- the coil may be formed in the form of a loop.
- a core may be disposed inside the loop.
- the core may include a physical core such as a ferrite core or an air core.
- the resonance phenomenon refers to a phenomenon in which, when a near field corresponding to a resonant frequency occurs in one resonant antenna, when other resonant antennas are located around, both resonant antennas are coupled to each other and high efficiency energy transfer occurs between the resonant antennas. .
- a magnetic field corresponding to the resonant frequency is generated between the primary resonant antenna and the secondary resonant antenna, a phenomenon occurs in which the primary resonant antenna and the secondary resonant antenna resonate with each other.
- the magnetic field is focused toward the secondary resonant antenna with higher efficiency compared to the case of radiation into this free space, and thus energy can be transferred from the primary resonant antenna to the secondary resonant antenna with high efficiency.
- the magnetic induction method may be implemented similarly to the magnetic resonance method, but in this case, the frequency of the magnetic field does not need to be the resonant frequency. Instead, in the magnetic induction method, matching between the loops constituting the primary coil and the secondary coil is required, and the distance between the loops must be very close.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may further include a communication antenna.
- the communication antenna may transmit and receive communication signals using a communication carrier other than magnetic field communication.
- the communication antenna may transmit and receive communication signals such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Bluetooth LE, ZigBee, and NFC.
- the communication/control circuit 120 may transmit/receive information to and from the wireless power receiver 200 .
- the communication/control circuit 120 may include at least one of an IB communication module and an OB communication module.
- the IB communication module may transmit/receive information using a magnetic wave having a specific frequency as a center frequency.
- the communication/control circuit 120 performs in-band communication by loading communication information on the operating frequency of wireless power transmission and transmitting it through the primary coil or by receiving the operating frequency containing the information through the primary coil. can do.
- modulation schemes such as binary phase shift keying (BPSK), frequency shift keying (FSK) or amplitude shift keying (ASK) and Manchester coding or non-zero return level (NZR) -L: non-return-to-zero level
- BPSK binary phase shift keying
- FSK frequency shift keying
- ASK amplitude shift keying
- NZR non-zero return level
- the communication/control circuit 120 may transmit/receive information up to a distance of several meters at a data rate of several kbps.
- the OB communication module may perform out-band communication through a communication antenna.
- the communication/control circuit 120 may be provided as a short-range communication module.
- Examples of the short-range communication module include communication modules such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Bluetooth LE, ZigBee, and NFC.
- the communication/control circuit 120 may control the overall operation of the wireless power transmitter 100 .
- the communication/control circuit 120 may perform calculation and processing of various types of information, and may control each component of the wireless power transmitter 100 .
- the communication/control circuit 120 may be implemented as a computer or a similar device using hardware, software, or a combination thereof.
- the communication/control circuit 120 may be provided in the form of an electronic circuit that processes electrical signals to perform a control function, and in software, in the form of a program that drives the communication/control circuit 120 in hardware. can be provided.
- the communication/control circuit 120 may control the transmit power by controlling an operating point.
- the operating point to be controlled may correspond to a combination of frequency (or phase), duty cycle, duty ratio, and voltage amplitude.
- the communication/control circuit 120 may control the transmission power by adjusting at least one of a frequency (or phase), a duty cycle, a duty ratio, and a voltage amplitude.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may supply constant power
- the wireless power receiver 200 may control the received power by controlling the resonance frequency.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may be classified, for example, in terms of power transmission amount.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 ie, the wireless power transmitter 100 supporting the BPP protocol
- the wireless power transmitter 100 supporting the BPP protocol supporting a wireless power transmission amount of up to 5W
- the wireless power transmitter 100 ie, the wireless power transmitter 100 supporting the EPP protocol
- the wireless power transmitter 100 supporting the EPP protocol supporting a wireless power transmission amount of up to 15W
- it can be classified into a type MP-A (type MP-A) wireless power transmitter 100 and a type MP-B (type MP-B) wireless power transmitter 100 .
- the Type A and Type MP A wireless power transmitter 100 may have one or more primary coils. Since the Type A and Type MP A wireless power transmitter 100 activates a single primary coil at a time, a single primary cell matching the activated primary coil may be used.
- Type B and Type MP B power transmitters may have a primary coil array. And, Type B and Type MP B power transmitters may enable free positioning. To this end, Type B and Type MP B power transmitters may activate one or more primary coils in the array to realize primary cells at different locations on the interface surface.
- the mobile device 450 receives and stores the power received from the wireless power receiver 200 and the wireless power receiver 200 that receives wireless power through a secondary coil and supplies it to the device. It includes a load 455 that does.
- the wireless power receiver 200 may include a power pick-up circuit 210 and a communication/control circuit 220 .
- the power pickup circuit 210 may receive wireless power through the secondary coil and convert it into electrical energy.
- the power pickup circuit 210 rectifies the AC signal obtained through the secondary coil and converts it into a DC signal.
- the communication/control circuit 220 may control transmission and reception of wireless power (power transmission and reception).
- the secondary coil may receive wireless power transmitted from the wireless power transmitter 100 .
- the secondary coil may receive power using a magnetic field generated in the primary coil.
- the specific frequency is the resonance frequency
- a magnetic resonance phenomenon occurs between the primary coil and the secondary coil, so that power can be more efficiently transmitted.
- the communication/control circuit 220 may further include a communication antenna.
- the communication antenna may transmit and receive communication signals using a communication carrier other than magnetic field communication.
- the communication antenna may transmit and receive communication signals such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Bluetooth LE, ZigBee, and NFC.
- the communication/control circuit 220 may transmit/receive information to and from the wireless power transmitter 100 .
- the communication/control circuit 220 may include at least one of an IB communication module and an OB communication module.
- the IB communication module may transmit/receive information using a magnetic wave having a specific frequency as a center frequency.
- the communication/control circuit 220 may perform IB communication by loading information on a magnetic wave and transmitting it through a secondary coil or by receiving a magnetic wave containing information through a secondary coil.
- modulation schemes such as binary phase shift keying (BPSK), frequency shift keying (FSK) or amplitude shift keying (ASK) and Manchester coding or non-zero return level (NZR) -L: non-return-to-zero level
- BPSK binary phase shift keying
- FSK frequency shift keying
- ASK amplitude shift keying
- NZR non-zero return level
- the communication/control circuit 220 may transmit/receive information up to a distance of several meters at a data rate of several kbps.
- the OB communication module may perform out-band communication through a communication antenna.
- the communication/control circuit 220 may be provided as a short-range communication module.
- Examples of the short-range communication module include communication modules such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Bluetooth LE, ZigBee, and NFC.
- the communication/control circuit 220 may control the overall operation of the wireless power receiver 200 .
- the communication/control circuit 220 may perform calculation and processing of various types of information, and may control each component of the wireless power receiver 200 .
- the communication/control circuit 220 may be implemented as a computer or a similar device using hardware, software, or a combination thereof.
- the communication/control circuit 220 may be provided in the form of an electronic circuit that processes electrical signals to perform a control function, and in software, in the form of a program for driving the communication/control circuit 220 in hardware. can be provided.
- the communication/control circuit 120 and the communication/control circuit 220 are Bluetooth or Bluetooth LE as an OB communication module or a short-range communication module
- the communication/control circuit 120 and the communication/control circuit 220 are respectively shown in FIG. 5 It can be implemented and operated with the same communication architecture as
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a Bluetooth communication architecture to which an embodiment according to the present specification can be applied.
- FIG. 5 shows an example of a protocol stack of Bluetooth BR (Basic Rate)/EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) supporting GATT, (b) is Bluetooth LE (Low Energy) An example of a protocol stack is shown.
- Bluetooth BR Basic Rate
- EDR Enhanced Data Rate
- GATT GATT
- Bluetooth LE Low Energy
- the Bluetooth BR/EDR protocol stack has an upper controller stack (Controller stack, 460) and a lower one based on the host controller interface (HCI, 18). It may include a host stack (Host Stack, 470).
- the host stack (or host module) 470 refers to a wireless transceiver module that receives a Bluetooth signal of 2.4 GHz and hardware for transmitting or receiving Bluetooth packets, and the controller stack 460 is connected to the Bluetooth module to configure the Bluetooth module. control and perform actions.
- the host stack 470 may include a BR/EDR PHY layer 12 , a BR/EDR baseband layer 14 , and a link manager layer 16 .
- the BR/EDR PHY layer 12 is a layer for transmitting and receiving a 2.4 GHz radio signal.
- GFSK Gausian Frequency Shift Keying
- the BR/EDR baseband layer 14 is responsible for transmitting a digital signal, selects a channel sequence hopping 1400 times per second, and transmits a 625us-long time slot for each channel.
- the link manager layer 16 controls the overall operation (link setup, control, security) of the Bluetooth connection by using LMP (Link Manager Protocol).
- LMP Link Manager Protocol
- the link manager layer 16 may perform the following functions.
- the host controller interface layer 18 provides an interface between the host module and the controller module so that the host provides commands and data to the controller, and allows the controller to provide events and data to the host.
- the host stack (or host module, 20) is a logical link control and adaptation protocol (L2CAP, 21), an attribute protocol (Protocol, 22), a generic attribute profile (Generic Attribute Profile, GATT, 23), a generic access profile (Generic Access) Profile, GAP, 24), and BR/EDR profile (25).
- L2CAP logical link control and adaptation protocol
- GATT attribute protocol
- GAP Generic Access Profile
- BR/EDR profile BR/EDR profile
- the logical link control and adaptation protocol may provide one bidirectional channel for data transmission to a specific protocol or profile.
- the L2CAP 21 may multiplex various protocols, profiles, and the like provided by the Bluetooth upper layer.
- L2CAP of Bluetooth BR/EDR uses dynamic channels, supports protocol service multiplexer, retransmission, and streaming mode, and provides segmentation and reassembly, per-channel flow control, and error control.
- the generic attribute profile (GATT) 23 may be operable as a protocol describing how the attribute protocol 22 is used in the configuration of services.
- the generic attribute profile 23 may be operable to define how ATT attributes are grouped together into services, and may be operable to describe characteristics associated with services.
- the generic attribute profile 23 and the attribute protocol (ATT) 22 can use features to describe the state and services of a device, how they relate to each other and how they are used.
- the attribute protocol 22 and the BR/EDR profile 25 define a service (profile) using Bluetooth BR/EDR and an application protocol for sending and receiving these data, and the generic access profile (Generic Access Profile, GAP, 24) defines device discovery, connectivity, and security levels.
- GAP Global System for Mobile communications
- the Bluetooth LE protocol stack includes a controller stack 480 operable to process a timing-critical wireless device interface and a host stack operable to process high level data. (Host stack, 490).
- the controller stack 480 may be implemented using a communication module that may include a Bluetooth radio, for example, a processor module that may include a processing device such as a microprocessor.
- the host stack 490 may be implemented as part of an OS running on a processor module, or as an instantiation of a package on the OS.
- controller stack and host stack may operate or run on the same processing device within a processor module.
- the controller stack 480 includes a physical layer (PHY) 32, a link layer (Link Layer) 34, and a host controller interface (Host Controller Interface, 36).
- PHY physical layer
- Link Layer Link Layer
- Hos Controller Interface 36
- the physical layer (PHY, radio transmission/reception module, 32) is a layer for transmitting and receiving a 2.4 GHz radio signal, and uses Gaussian Frequency Shift Keying (GFSK) modulation and a frequency hopping technique composed of 40 RF channels.
- GFSK Gaussian Frequency Shift Keying
- the link layer 34 which transmits or receives Bluetooth packets, performs advertising and scanning functions using three advertising channels, and then creates a connection between devices, and a maximum of 257 bytes of data packets through 37 data channels. Provides a function to send and receive
- the host stack includes Generic Access Profile (GAP, 40), Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol (L2CAP, 41), Security Manager (SM, 42), Attribute Protocol (ATT, 440), and Generic Attribute Profile.
- GAP Generic Access Profile
- L2CAP Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol
- SM Security Manager
- ATT Attribute Protocol
- GATT Generic Attribute Profile
- GATT Generic Access Profile
- 25 may include the LT profile (46).
- the host stack 490 is not limited thereto and may include various protocols and profiles.
- the host stack uses L2CAP to multiplex various protocols and profiles provided by the Bluetooth upper layer.
- L2CAP Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol, 41
- L2CAP may provide one bidirectional channel for data transmission to a specific protocol or profile.
- the L2CAP 41 may be operable to multiplex data between higher layer protocols, segment and reassemble packages, and manage multicast data transmission.
- Bluetooth LE 3 fixed channels (1 for signaling CH, 1 for Security Manager, 1 for Attribute protocol) are basically used. And, if necessary, a dynamic channel may be used.
- BR/EDR Base Rate/Enhanced Data Rate
- a dynamic channel is basically used, and protocol service multiplexer, retransmission, streaming mode, etc. are supported.
- SM Security Manager
- ATT Attribute Protocol, 43
- ATT has the following 6 message types (Request, Response, Command, Notification, Indication, Confirmation).
- the Request message is a message for requesting and delivering specific information from the client device to the server device
- the Response message is a response message to the Request message, a message that can be used for transmission from the server device to the client device.
- Command message A message transmitted mainly from the client device to the server device to instruct a command of a specific operation.
- the server device does not transmit a response to the command message to the client device.
- Notification message A message sent from the server device to the client device for notification such as an event.
- the client device does not send a confirmation message for the Notification message to the server device.
- Indication and Confirm message A message transmitted from the server device to the client device for notification such as an event. Unlike the Notification message, the client device transmits a confirmation message for the Indication message to the server device.
- This specification transmits a value for the data length when requesting long data in the GATT profile using the attribute protocol (ATT, 43) so that the client can clearly know the data length, and uses the UUID to provide a characteristic (Characteristic) from the server value can be sent.
- ATT attribute protocol
- the general access profile (GAP, 45) is a newly implemented layer for Bluetooth LE technology, and is used to control role selection and multi-profile operation for communication between Bluetooth LE devices.
- the general access profile 45 is mainly used for device discovery, connection creation, and security procedures, defines a method of providing information to a user, and defines the types of attributes as follows.
- UUID Universal Unique Identifier, value type
- the LE profile 46 is mainly applied to Bluetooth LE devices as profiles that depend on GATT.
- the LE profile 46 may include, for example, Battery, Time, FindMe, Proximity, and Time, and the specific contents of GATT-based Profiles are as follows.
- the generic attribute profile (GATT) 44 may be operable as a protocol describing how the attribute protocol 43 is used in the configuration of services.
- the generic attribute profile 44 may be operable to define how ATT attributes are grouped together into services, and may be operable to describe characteristics associated with services.
- the generic attribute profile 44 and the attribute protocol (ATT) 43 can use features to describe the state and services of a device, how they relate to each other and how they are used.
- the BLE procedure may be divided into a device filtering procedure, an advertising procedure, a scanning procedure, a discovery procedure, a connecting procedure, and the like.
- the device filtering procedure is a method for reducing the number of devices that respond to requests, instructions, and notifications in the controller stack.
- the controller stack can reduce the number of requests it transmits, so that power consumption can be reduced in the BLE controller stack.
- An advertising device or a scanning device may perform the device filtering procedure to restrict devices receiving an advertisement packet, a scan request, or a connection request.
- the advertisement device refers to a device that transmits an advertisement event, that is, performs advertisement, and is also expressed as an advertiser.
- the scanning device refers to a device that performs scanning and a device that transmits a scan request.
- a scanning device when a scanning device receives some advertisement packets from an advertisement device, the scanning device has to send a scan request to the advertisement device.
- the scanning device may ignore advertisement packets transmitted from the advertisement device.
- a device filtering procedure may also be used in the connection request process. If device filtering is used in the connection request process, it is not necessary to transmit a response to the connection request by ignoring the connection request.
- the advertisement device performs an advertisement procedure to perform non-directional broadcast to devices in the area.
- undirected advertising is advertising directed to all (all) devices rather than a broadcast directed to a specific device, and all devices scan advertisements to request additional information or You can make a connection request.
- a device designated as a receiving device scans the advertisement to request additional information or a connection request.
- An advertisement procedure is used to establish a Bluetooth connection with a nearby initiating device.
- the advertisement procedure may be used to provide periodic broadcast of user data to scanning devices that are listening on the advertisement channel.
- Advertising devices may receive a scan request from listening devices that are listening to obtain additional user data from the advertising device.
- the advertisement device transmits a response to the scan request to the device that transmitted the scan request through the same advertisement physical channel as the advertisement physical channel on which the scan request is received.
- Broadcast user data sent as part of advertisement packets is dynamic data, whereas scan response data is generally static data.
- An advertising device may receive a connection request from an initiating device on an advertising (broadcast) physical channel. If the advertising device uses a connectable advertising event and the initiating device is not filtered by the device filtering procedure, the advertising device stops advertising and enters a connected mode. The advertising device may start advertising again after the connected mode.
- a device performing scanning that is, a scanning device, performs a scanning procedure to listen to a non-directional broadcast of user data from advertisement devices using an advertisement physical channel.
- the scanning device sends a scan request to the advertisement device through an advertisement physical channel to request additional data from the advertisement device.
- the advertisement device transmits a scan response, which is a response to the scan request, including additional data requested by the scanning device through the advertisement physical channel.
- the scanning procedure may be used while being connected to another BLE device in the BLE piconet.
- the scanning device If the scanning device is in an initiator mode that can receive a broadcast advertisement event and initiate a connection request, the scanning device sends a connection request to the advertisement device through an advertisement physical channel. You can start a Bluetooth connection with
- the scanning device When the scanning device sends a connection request to the advertising device, the scanning device stops scanning initiator mode for additional broadcast, and enters the connected mode.
- 'Bluetooth devices' Devices capable of Bluetooth communication (hereinafter, referred to as 'Bluetooth devices') perform advertisement procedures and scanning procedures to discover nearby devices or to be discovered by other devices within a given area.
- the discovery procedure is performed asymmetrically.
- a Bluetooth device that tries to find other nearby devices is called a discovering device and listens to find devices that advertise scannable advertisement events.
- a Bluetooth device discovered and available from other devices is called a discoverable device and actively broadcasts an advertisement event so that other devices can scan it through an advertisement (broadcast) physical channel.
- Both the discovering device and the discoverable device may be already connected to other Bluetooth devices in the piconet.
- connection procedure is asymmetric, and the connection procedure requires a specific Bluetooth device to perform a scanning procedure while another Bluetooth device performs an advertisement procedure.
- an advertisement procedure may be targeted, as a result of which only one device will respond to the advertisement.
- a connection After receiving an accessible advertisement event from the advertisement device, a connection may be initiated by sending a connection request to the advertisement device through an advertisement (broadcast) physical channel.
- the link layer enters the advertisement state by the instruction of the host (stack).
- the link layer sends advertisement packet data circuits (PDUs) in advertisement events.
- PDUs advertisement packet data circuits
- Each advertisement event consists of at least one advertisement PDU, and the advertisement PDUs are transmitted through used advertisement channel indexes.
- the advertisement event may be terminated earlier when the advertisement PDU is transmitted through the advertisement channel indexes used, respectively, or when the advertisement device needs to secure a space for performing other functions.
- the link layer enters the scanning state under the direction of the host (stack). In the scanning state, the link layer listens for advertisement channel indices.
- each scanning type is determined by a host.
- a separate time or advertisement channel index for performing scanning is not defined.
- the link layer listens for the advertisement channel index for a scanWindow duration.
- the scanInterval is defined as the interval (interval) between the starting points of two consecutive scan windows.
- the link layer MUST listen for completion of all scan intervals in the scan window as directed by the host, provided there is no scheduling conflict. In each scan window, the link layer must scan a different advertising channel index. The link layer uses all available advertising channel indices.
- the link layer In passive scanning, the link layer only receives packets and transmits no packets.
- the link layer performs listening depending on the advertisement PDU type, which may request advertisement PDUs and additional information related to the advertisement device from the advertisement device.
- the link layer enters the initiation state by the instruction of the host (stack).
- the link layer When the link layer is in the initiating state, the link layer performs listening for advertisement channel indices.
- the link layer listens for the advertisement channel index during the scan window period.
- the link layer enters the connected state when the device making the connection request, that is, the initiating device sends a CONNECT_REQ PDU to the advertising device, or when the advertising device receives a CONNECT_REQ PDU from the initiating device.
- connection After entering the connected state, a connection is considered to be created. However, the connection need not be considered to be established when it enters the connected state. The only difference between the newly created connection and the established connection is the link layer connection supervision timeout value.
- the link layer performing the master role is called a master, and the link layer performing the slave role is called a slave.
- the master controls the timing of the connection event, and the connection event refers to the synchronization point between the master and the slave.
- BLE devices use packets defined below.
- the Link Layer has only one packet format used for both advertisement channel packets and data channel packets.
- Each packet consists of four fields: a preamble, an access address, a PDU, and a CRC.
- the PDU When one packet is transmitted in the advertisement channel, the PDU will be the advertisement channel PDU, and when one packet is transmitted in the data channel, the PDU will be the data channel PDU.
- the advertisement channel PDU Packet Data Circuit
- PDU Packet Data Circuit
- the PDU type field of the advertisement channel PDU included in the header indicates the PDU type as defined in Table 1 below.
- advertisement channel PDU types are called advertisement PDUs and are used in specific events.
- ADV_IND Linkable non-directional advertising event
- ADV_DIRECT_IND Linkable direct advertising event
- ADV_NONCONN_IND Non-Linkable Non-Directional Advertising Event
- ADV_SCAN_IND Scannable non-directional advertising event
- the PDUs are transmitted in the link layer in the advertisement state and are received by the link layer in the scanning state or initiating state.
- advertisement channel PDU types are called scanning PDUs and are used in the state described below.
- SCAN_REQ Sent by the link layer in the scanning state, and received by the link layer in the advertisement state.
- SCAN_RSP Sent by the link layer in the advertisement state, and received by the link layer in the scanning state.
- initiation PDUs The following advertisement channel PDU types are called initiation PDUs.
- CONNECT_REQ Sent by the link layer in the initiating state, and received by the link layer in the advertising state.
- the data channel PDU may have a 16-bit header, payloads of various sizes, and include a Message Integrity Check (MIC) field.
- MIC Message Integrity Check
- the load 455 may be a battery.
- the battery may store energy using power output from the power pickup circuit 210 .
- the battery is not necessarily included in the mobile device 450 .
- the battery may be provided as a detachable external configuration.
- the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 may include a driving means for driving various operations of the electronic device instead of a battery.
- the mobile device 450 is shown to include the wireless power receiver 200 and the base station 400 is shown to include the wireless power transmitter 100, in a broad sense, the wireless power receiver ( 200 may be identified with the mobile device 450 , and the wireless power transmitter 100 may be identified with the base station 400 .
- wireless power transmission including the communication/control circuit 120 may be represented by a simplified block diagram as shown in FIG. 6 .
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a wireless power transmission system using BLE communication according to an example.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 includes a power conversion circuit 110 and a communication/control circuit 120 .
- the communication/control circuit 120 includes an in-band communication module 121 and a BLE communication module 122 .
- the wireless power receiver 200 includes a power pickup circuit 210 and a communication/control circuit 220 .
- the communication/control circuit 220 includes an in-band communication module 221 and a BLE communication module 222 .
- the BLE communication modules 122 , 222 perform the architecture and operation according to FIG. 5 .
- the BLE communication modules 122 and 222 may be used to establish a connection between the wireless power transmitter 100 and the wireless power receiver 200 and exchange control information and packets necessary for wireless power transmission. have.
- the communication/control circuit 120 may be configured to operate a profile for wireless charging.
- the profile for wireless charging may be GATT using BLE transmission.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a wireless power transmission system using BLE communication according to another example.
- the communication/control circuits 120 and 220 include only in-band communication modules 121 and 221 , respectively, and the BLE communication modules 122 and 222 are the communication/control circuits 120 , 220) and a form separately provided is also possible.
- a coil or a coil unit may be referred to as a coil assembly, a coil cell, or a cell including a coil and at least one element adjacent to the coil.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 and the wireless power receiver 200 communicate for the purpose of configuring and controlling power transmission.
- the power signal may provide a carrier for all communication, and the protocol for communication may be configured in several steps.
- a communication protocol will be described.
- FIG. 8 is a state transition diagram for explaining a wireless power transmission procedure.
- Baseline protocol may refer to an original protocol supporting only one-way communication from the wireless power receiver 200 to the wireless power transmitter 100 .
- EPP Extended protocol
- a power transfer operation between the wireless power transmitter 100 and the wireless power receiver 200 is largely performed in a ping phase 810 and a configuration phase 820 .
- (Configuration Phase) a negotiation phase 830 (Negotiation Phase), and may be divided into a power transfer phase (Power Transfer Phase).
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may try to establish communication with the wireless power receiver 200 .
- a measurement may be performed, and according to the measurement, it may be checked for objects such as bank cards, coins, or other metals that may be damaged or heated during power transfer.
- the measurement may be performed without waking the wireless power receiver 200 .
- the wireless power transmitter 100 obtains design information from the wireless power receiver 200 and then negotiates a conclusion as to whether the detected metal is a foreign object or a friendly metal. It can be postponed to (830).
- the wireless power receiver 200 may send basic identification and configuration data to the wireless power receiver 200 .
- both the wireless power transmitter 100 and the wireless power receiver 200 may generate a baseline power transfer contract using this information.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 and the wireless power receiver 200 may determine whether to continue the baseline protocol or the extended protocol in the configuration phase 820 .
- the wireless power receiver 200 may use functions such as enhanced FOD, data transport stream, and authentication only when the extended protocol is implemented.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 and the wireless power receiver 200 may establish an extended power transfer contract including additional settings and restrictions. Also, the wireless power receiver 200 may provide design information to the wireless power transmitter 100 . Later, the design information can be used to complete the FOD before transitioning to the power delivery phase 840 .
- the negotiation phase 830 may correspond to a phase that does not exist in the baseline protocol.
- the power transfer phase 840 may be a stage in which power is transferred to the load of the wireless power receiver 200 .
- the wireless power transmitter 100 and the wireless power receiver 200 may perform system calibration when this step starts. This phase may be interrupted from time to time to renegotiate elements of the power delivery contract. However, power delivery can continue during this renegotiation.
- the ping phase 810 (Ping Phase), the configuration phase 820 (Configuration Phase), the negotiation phase 830 (Negotiation Phase) and the power transfer phase 840 (Power Transfer Phase) Protocol for each will be described in more detail.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 does not yet know whether the wireless power receiver 200 is within the operating volume.
- the wireless power receiver 200 may not recognize the wireless power receiver 200 . For that reason, the system is usually inactive, due to a lack of a power signal.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may go through the following steps.
- FIG. 9 schematically illustrates an example of a protocol of a ping phase 810 .
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may perform an analog ping ( S910 ). That is, the wireless power transmitter 100 may check whether an object exists in an operating volume by transmitting an analog ping. For example, the wireless power transmitter may detect whether an object exists in the working space based on a change in current of a transmission coil or a primary coil.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may apply NFC tag protection (S920).
- NFC tag protection may be performed through the following procedure.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 determines that the NFC tag cannot withstand the power signal, it does not start the digital ping and maintains the ping step, and the wireless power transmitter 100 informs the user why it cannot continue have.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may detect foreign substances (S930). That is, the wireless power transmitter 100 may collect information to help determine whether there is a foreign object other than the wireless power receiver 200 . To this end, the wireless power transmitter 100 may use various methods such as a pre-power FOD method.
- the radio power receiver may not operate.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may start a digital ping (S940).
- the digital ping may request a response such as a signal strength (SIG) data packet or an end power transfer (EPT) data packet from the wireless power receiver 200 .
- SIG signal strength
- EPT end power transfer
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may receive the SIG or EPT from the wireless power receiver 200 ( S950 ).
- the SIG data packet may provide a measurement of the coupling, and the SIG data packet may include information about a signal strength value.
- the EPT data packet may provide a request for stopping power transmission and a reason for the request.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may repeat the above steps while staying in the ping phase 810 .
- the configuration phase 820 is part of the protocol as follows.
- the wireless power receiver 200 may identify itself to the wireless power transmitter 100 .
- the wireless power receiver 200 and the wireless power transmitter 100 may establish a baseline power transfer contract.
- the wireless power receiver 200 and the wireless power transmitter 100 may determine a protocol variant to be used for power transmission.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 and the wireless power receiver 200 may continue to operate using the digital ping parameter. This may mean that the power and current levels of both the wireless power transmitter 100 and the wireless power receiver 200 are changed only when the user moves the wireless power receiver 200 from a position within the operation volume.
- FIG. 10 schematically illustrates an example of a protocol of a configuration phase 820 .
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may receive an identification (ID) from the wireless power receiver 200 ( S1010 ).
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may also receive an extended identification (XID) from the wireless power receiver 200 (S1020). That is, the wireless power receiver 200 may identify the wireless power receiver 200 itself using the ID data packet and optionally the XID data packet.
- ID identification
- XID extended identification
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may selectively receive a power control hold-off (PCH) data packet from the wireless power receiver 200 ( S1030 ), and the wireless power transmitter 100 receives the CFG from the wireless power receiver 200 .
- a data packet may be received (S1040). That is, the wireless power receiver 200 may provide data for use in a power transfer contract using the PCH and/or CFG data packet.
- PCH power control hold-off
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may check the extended protocol if possible (S1050).
- the ID data packet may be information identifying the wireless power receiver 200 .
- the ID may include a manufacturer code, a basic device identifier, and the like.
- the ID may also include information for identifying the presence or absence of the XID data packet in the setup phase.
- the XID data packet may contain additional identification data.
- the PCH data packet may constitute a delay between the reception of the CE data packet and the wireless power transmitter 100 starting to adjust the coil current.
- the CFG data packet may provide basic configuration data.
- a CFG data packet may provide all parameters governing power transfer in the baseline protocol.
- the CFG data packet may provide all FSK communication parameters used in the extension protocol.
- the CFG data packet may provide an additional function of the wireless power receiver 200 .
- FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a message field of a configuration packet (CFG) of a wireless power receiver according to an embodiment.
- CFG configuration packet
- a configuration packet may have a header value of 0x51, and in a message field of the configuration packet (CFG), a 1-bit authentication (AI) flag and 1-bit out-band (OB) ) flag may be included.
- a 1-bit authentication (AI) flag and 1-bit out-band (OB) ) flag may be included.
- the authentication flag AI indicates whether the wireless power receiver supports the authentication function. For example, if the value of the authentication flag AI is '1', it indicates that the wireless power receiver supports the authentication function or operates as an authentication initiator, and the value of the authentication flag AI is If '0', it may indicate that the wireless power receiver does not support the authentication function or cannot operate as an authentication initiator.
- the out-band (OB) flag indicates whether the wireless power receiver supports out-band communication. For example, if the value of the out-band (OB) flag is '1', the wireless power receiver indicates out-band communication, and if the value of the out-band (OB) flag is '0', the wireless power receiver indicates out-band communication. may indicate that it does not support .
- ID and/or XID are for identification purposes.
- provision of PCH and/or CFG is for building a power transfer contract.
- the negotiation phase 830 is a part of an extension protocol in which the wireless power transmitter 100 and the wireless power receiver 200 can change a power transmission contract. There are two types of this step.
- the negotiation phase 830 directly follows the configuration phase 820 and serves to create an initial extended power transfer contract.
- the negotiation phase 830 also serves to complete the pre-power FOD function.
- the length of the negotiation step is not limited.
- the renegotiation phase may interrupt power delivery phase 840 multiple times, and is typically responsible for reconciling a single element of the power delivery contract.
- FOD/qf, FOD/rf and SRQ/rpr data packets may not be used in the renegotiation phase.
- a constraint on the CE data packet in the power transfer phase 840 limits the length of the renegotiation phase.
- FIG. 12 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a protocol of a negotiation phase or a renegotiation phase according to an embodiment.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may receive a FOD state data packet (e.g. FOD) from the wireless power receiver 200 ( S1210 ).
- FOD FOD state data packet
- the wireless power receiver 200 may use the FOD state data packet to inform the wireless power transmitter 100 of an effect of its existence on the selected attribute of the reference wireless power transmitter 100 .
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may configure the FOD function using this information.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may transmit ACK/NAK for the FOD state data packet to the wireless power receiver 200 (S1215).
- the wireless power receiver 200 may receive an identification data packet (ID), a capabilities data packet (CAP), and an extended CAP (XCAP) of the wireless power transmitter 100 using a general request data packet (GRQ).
- ID identification data packet
- CAP capabilities data packet
- XCAP extended CAP
- the general request packet may have a header value of 0x07 and may include a 1-byte message field.
- the message field of the general request packet (GRQ) may include a header value of a data packet that the wireless power receiver 200 requests from the wireless power transmitter 100 using the GRQ packet.
- the wireless power receiver 200 may transmit a GRQ packet (GRQ/id) requesting the ID packet of the wireless power transmitter 100 to the wireless power transmitter 100 ( S1220 ).
- GRQ/id GRQ/id
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may transmit the ID packet to the wireless power receiver 200 (S1225).
- the ID packet of the wireless power transmitter 100 includes information on 'Manufacturer Code'.
- the ID packet including information on the 'Manufacturer Code' allows the manufacturer of the wireless power transmitter 100 to be identified.
- the wireless power receiver 200 may transmit a GRQ packet (GRQ/cap) requesting the capability packet (CAP) of the wireless power transmitter 100 to the wireless power transmitter 100 ( S1230).
- the message field of the GRQ/cap may include a header value (0x31) of the performance packet (CAP).
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may transmit a capability packet (CAP) to the wireless power receiver 200 (S1235).
- CAP capability packet
- the wireless power receiver 200 may transmit a GRQ packet (GRQ/xcap) requesting the capability packet (CAP) of the wireless power transmitter 100 to the wireless power transmitter 100 ( S1240).
- GRQ/xcap may include a header value (0x32) of the performance packet (XCAP).
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may transmit a capability packet (XCAP) to the wireless power receiver 200 ( S1245 ).
- XCAP capability packet
- FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a message field of a capability packet (CAP) of a wireless power transmitter according to an embodiment.
- CAP capability packet
- the capability packet (CAP) may have a header value of 0x31, and referring to FIG. 19 , may include a message field of 3 bytes.
- a 1-bit authentication (AR) flag and a 1-bit out-of-band (OB) flag may be included in the message field of the capability packet (CAP).
- the authentication flag AR indicates whether the wireless power transmitter 100 supports the authentication function. For example, if the value of the authentication flag AR is '1', it indicates that the wireless power transmitter 100 supports an authentication function or operates as an authentication responder, and the value of the authentication flag AR If this is '0', it may indicate that the wireless power transmitter 100 does not support the authentication function or cannot operate as an authentication responder.
- the out-band (OB) flag indicates whether the wireless power transmitter 100 supports out-band communication. For example, if the value of the out-band (OB) flag is '1', the wireless power transmitter 100 indicates out-band communication, and if the value of the out-band (OB) flag is '0', the wireless power transmitter 100 may indicate that out-band communication is not supported.
- the wireless power receiver 200 may receive the performance packet (CAP) of the wireless power transmitter 100 and check whether the wireless power transmitter 100 supports the authentication function and whether the out-band communication is supported.
- CAP performance packet
- the wireless power receiver 200 uses at least one specific request data packet (SRQ) in the negotiation phase or renegotiation phase in relation to power to be provided in the power transfer phase.
- Contract) elements can be updated (S1250), and an ACK/NAK can be received for this (S1255).
- the wireless power receiver 200 transmits SRQ/en to the wireless power transmitter 100 ( S1260 ), and receives an ACK from the wireless power transmitter 100 . It can be done (S1265).
- the power transfer phase 840 is part of a protocol in which actual power is transmitted to the load of the wireless power receiver 200 .
- power transfer may be performed according to the conditions of the power transfer contract generated in the negotiation phase 830 .
- the wireless power receiver 200 may control the power level by transmitting control error (CE) data for measuring a deviation between the target and the actual operating point of the wireless power receiver 200 to the wireless power transmitter 100 . have.
- CE control error
- the wireless power transmitter 100 and the wireless power receiver 200 aim to zero control error data, at which point the system operates at the target power level.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 and the wireless power receiver 200 may exchange information for facilitating FOD.
- the wireless power receiver 200 regularly reports the amount of power it receives (received power level) to the wireless power transmitter 100, and the wireless power transmitter 100 determines whether a foreign substance is detected. The receiver 200 may be notified.
- a method that may be used for FOD in the power delivery phase may correspond to, for example, power loss calculation.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 compares the received power level reported by the wireless power receiver 200 with the amount of transmission power (transmission power level), and when the difference exceeds a threshold value, the wireless power receiver 200 ) can be signaled (whether or not a foreign object has been monitored).
- the wireless power transmitter 100 or the wireless power receiver 200 may request renegotiation of the power transmission contract during the power transmission phase.
- An example of a changed situation in which a renegotiation of a power transmission contract may be made may be as follows.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 can no longer maintain the current power level due to the increased operating temperature (or vice versa, i.e. the wireless power receiver 200 operates at a higher power level after it has cooled down sufficiently when you can).
- the wireless power transmitter 100 and the wireless power receiver 200 may initiate a data transport stream to exchange application level data throughout the power transfer phase 840 .
- the wireless power receiver 200 may want to verify the credentials of the wireless power transmitter 100 in order to check whether the wireless power transmitter 100 can be trusted to safely operate at a high power level. Having the proper credentials can mean passing compliance tests.
- the operation between the wireless power transmitter 100 and the wireless power receiver 200 in the power transfer phase 840 has been schematically described.
- the protocol in the power transfer phase 840 will be described separately from the case of the baseline protocol and the case of the extended protocol.
- FIG. 14 schematically illustrates a flow diagram of a data flow for a power transfer phase 840 in the baseline protocol.
- the wireless power receiver 200 may transmit CE to the wireless power transmitter 100 ( S1410 ).
- the wireless power receiver 200 may generally transmit the CE data packet several times per second.
- the wireless power receiver 200 may transmit a received power (RP) data packet (RP8 in the baseline protocol) to the wireless power transmitter 100 generally once every 1.5 seconds (S1420).
- RP received power
- the wireless power receiver 200 may transmit a charge status (CHS) data packet to the wireless power transmitter 100 ( S1430 ).
- CHS charge status
- CE data packets can provide feedback on the desired power level.
- the CE data packet may include a control error value, where the control error value may be a signed integer value that is a relative measurement value for the deviation between the actual operating point and the target operating point of the wireless power receiver 200 . . If the control error value at this time is a positive value, it indicates that the actual operating point is below the target operating point, and it is possible to request the wireless power transmitter 100 to increase the power signal. If the control error value is a negative value, it indicates that the actual operating point is above the target operating point, and the wireless power transmitter 100 may be requested to reduce the power signal.
- the RP8 data packet may report the received power level.
- the RP8 data packet may be included only in the baseline protocol.
- the CHS data packet can provide the charge level of the battery at the load.
- 15 schematically illustrates a flow diagram of a data flow for a power transfer phase 840 in the extended protocol.
- the wireless power receiver 200 may transmit CE to the wireless power transmitter 100 ( S1510 ).
- the wireless power receiver 200 may generally transmit the CE data packet several times per second.
- the wireless power receiver 200 may transmit a received power (RP) data packet (RP in the extended protocol) to the wireless power transmitter 100 generally once every 1.5 seconds (S1515).
- RP received power
- control error packet (CE) and the received power packet (RP) are data packets that must be repeatedly transmitted/received according to a timing constraint required for wireless power control.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may control the level of wireless power transmitted based on the control error packet CE and the received power packet RP received from the wireless power receiver 200 .
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may respond to the received power packet (RP) with a bit pattern such as ACK, NAK, ATN (S1520).
- the wireless power transmitter 100 responds with a NAK to the received power packet RP/0 having a mode value of 0, it means that the wireless power receiver 200 should reduce power consumption.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 responds with an ACK
- the wireless power receiver 200 transmits the received power packet (RP/1 or RP/2) It means that the power correction value included in RP/2) has been accepted.
- a received power packet (RP/1 or RP/2) having a mode value of 1 or 2
- the wireless power receiver 200 sends a received power packet (RP/1 or RP/2) It means that the power correction value included in RP/2) was not accepted.
- the received power packet (RP/1) having a mode value of 1 as described above may mean a first calibration data point, and the received power packet (RP/2) having a mode value of 2 is additional calibration data. It may mean an additional calibration data point.
- the wireless power receiver may transmit a plurality of additional power correction values by transmitting a received power packet (RP/2) having a mode value of 2 to the wireless power transmitter several times, and the wireless power transmitter may transmit the received RP/1 and several
- the calibration procedure can be performed based on the RP/2 of the dog.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 When the wireless power transmitter 100 responds with the ATN to the received power packet (RP), it means that the wireless power transmitter 100 requests permission for communication. That is, the wireless power transmitter 100 may transmit an ATN (attention) response pattern to request the right to transmit the data packet in response to the RP data packet. In other words, the wireless power transmitter 100 may transmit the ATN to the wireless power receiver 200 in response to the RP data packet, and may request the wireless power receiver 200 to transmit the data packet.
- ATN attention
- the wireless power receiver 200 may transmit a charge status (CHS) data packet to the wireless power transmitter 100 ( S1525 ).
- CHS charge status
- the wireless power transmitter 100 and the wireless power receiver 200 initiate renegotiation for an element in a power transmission contract (generally guaranteed load power), a data stream response (DSR) data packet, CAP data Packets and NEGO data packets can be exchanged.
- a power transmission contract generally guaranteed load power
- DSR data stream response
- the wireless power receiver 200 may transmit a DSR data packet to the wireless power transmitter 100 ( S1530 ), and the wireless power transmitter 100 may transmit a CAP to the wireless power receiver 200 ( S1535 ).
- the wireless power receiver 200 transmits a NEGO data packet to the wireless power transmitter 100 (S1540), and the wireless power transmitter 100 transmits an ACK to the wireless power receiver 200 in response to the NEGO data packet. There is (S1545).
- i) 0x00-DSR/nak indicates that the last received data packet of the wireless power transmitter 100 is rejected.
- iii) 0x55-DSR/nd indicates that the last received data packet of the wireless power transmitter 100 was not expected.
- the CAP data packet provides information on the function of the wireless power transmitter 100 . Specific details are the same as described above.
- the NEGO data packet may request the wireless power transmitter 100 to proceed to the renegotiation phase.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 and the wireless power receiver 200 may use auxiliary data transport (ADC), auxiliary data transport (ADT), and DSR data packets to exchange application level data.
- ADC auxiliary data transport
- ADT auxiliary data transport
- DSR DSR data packets
- the wireless power receiver 200 may transmit ADC/ADT to the wireless power transmitter 100 ( S1550 ), and the wireless power transmitter 100 responds to this.
- ACK/NAK may be transmitted to the wireless power receiver 200 (S1555).
- the wireless power receiver 200 may transmit the DSR to the wireless power transmitter 100 (S1560), and the wireless power transmitter may transmit the ADC/ADT to the wireless power receiver (S1565).
- the data transport stream serves to transfer application level data from the data stream initiator to the data stream responder.
- the application level data can be largely divided into i) an authentication application, and ii) a proprietary (general purpose) application.
- messages/information related to the authentication application may be organized as follows.
- a message used in an authentication procedure is called an authentication message.
- the authentication message is used to carry information related to authentication.
- the authentication request is sent by the authentication initiator, and the authentication response is sent by the authentication responder.
- the wireless power transmitter and the receiver may be authentication initiators or authentication responders. For example, when the wireless power transmitter is the authentication initiator, the wireless power receiver becomes the authentication responder, and when the wireless power receiver is the authentication initiator, the wireless power transmitter becomes the authentication responder.
- the authentication request message includes GET_DIGESTS, GET_CERTIFICATE, and CHALLENGE.
- the wireless power receiver 200 may request a desired number of digests at a time.
- This request can be used to read a segment of the target certificate chain.
- This request can be used to initiate the authentication of the power transmitter product device.
- the authentication response message includes DIGESTS, CERTIFICATE, CHALLENGE_AUTH, and ERROR.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may use the DIGESTS response to send a certificate chain summary and report a slot containing a valid certificate chain summary.
- This response may be used by the wireless power transmitter 100 to send the requested segment of the certificate chain.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 may respond to the CHALLENGE request using CHALLENGE_AUTH.
- This response may be used to transmit error information in the power transmitter.
- the authentication message may be called an authentication packet, authentication data, and authentication control information.
- messages such as GET_DIGEST and DIGESTS may be referred to as GET_DIGEST packets, DIGEST packets, and the like.
- the wireless power receiver 200 and the wireless power transmitter 100 may transmit application level data through a data transport stream.
- Application-level data delivered through a data transport stream may be composed of a sequence of data packets having the following structure.
- 16 illustrates an application-level data stream between the wireless power transmitter 100 and the wireless power receiver 200 according to an example.
- a data stream may include an auxiliary data control (ADC) data packet and/or an auxiliary data transport (ADT) data packet.
- ADC auxiliary data control
- ADT auxiliary data transport
- the ADC data packet is used to open the data stream.
- the ADC data packet may indicate the type of message included in the stream and the number of data bytes.
- An ADT data packet is a sequence of data containing an actual message.
- ADC/end data packets are used to signal the end of the stream. For example, the maximum number of data bytes in a data transport stream may be limited to 2047.
- ACK or NAC NAC
- CE control error packet
- DSR DSR
- authentication-related information or other application-level information may be transmitted/received between the wireless power transmitter and the receiver.
- FIG. 17 illustrates a power control control method according to an embodiment.
- the wireless power transmitter 100 and the wireless power receiver 200 may control the amount of transmitted power by concurrently communicating with power transmission/reception.
- the wireless power transmitter and the wireless power receiver operate at a specific control point.
- the control point represents a combination of voltage and current provided from an output of the wireless power receiver when power transfer is performed.
- the wireless power receiver selects a desired control point - a desired output current/voltage, a temperature at a specific location of the mobile device, and additionally an actual control point currently operating. ) to determine
- the wireless power receiver may calculate a control error value using a desired control point and an actual control point, and transmit it to the wireless power transmitter as a control error packet.
- the wireless power transmitter may control power transfer by setting/controlling a new operating point - amplitude, frequency, and duty cycle - using the received control error packet. Therefore, the control error packet is transmitted/received at regular time intervals in the strategy delivery step, and as an embodiment, the wireless power receiver sets the control error value to a negative number when trying to reduce the current of the wireless power transmitter, and a control error when trying to increase the current. It can be transmitted by setting the value to a positive number. As described above, in the induction mode, the wireless power receiver can control power transfer by transmitting a control error packet to the wireless power transmitter.
- resonant mode In resonant mode, it can operate in a different way than in inductive mode.
- one wireless power transmitter In the resonance mode, one wireless power transmitter must be able to simultaneously serve a plurality of wireless power receivers.
- the wireless power transmitter transmits basic power in common, and the wireless power receiver attempts to control the amount of power received by controlling its own resonance frequency.
- the method described with reference to FIG. 17 is not completely excluded even in such a resonance mode operation, and additional transmission power control may be performed by the method of FIG. 17 .
- the wireless charging method there is a magnetic induction method using a magnetic induction phenomenon between a primary coil and a secondary coil, and a magnetic resonance method in which magnetic resonance is achieved using a frequency of several tens of kHz to several MHz bands to transmit power.
- the wireless charging standard for the magnetic resonance method is led by a council called A4WP
- the magnetic induction method is led by the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC).
- WPC Wireless Power Consortium
- the WPC is designed to transmit and receive various status information and commands related to the wireless charging system in-band.
- the presence of foreign substances between the wireless power transmitter and the wireless power receiver may be a risk for wireless charging between the wireless power transmitter and the wireless power receiver.
- the wireless power transfer system provides a protocol for detecting foreign substances, and the WPC provides a calibration procedure and measurement of a quality factor (Q-factor).
- the wireless power transmitter may schematically grasp the insertion of foreign substances based on power loss during wireless power transfer.
- the wireless power receiver may transmit RP/1 to the wireless power transmitter. Also, in state 11-1, the wireless power receiver may transmit CE to the wireless power transmitter.
- the wireless power transmitter When the wireless power transmitter receives the RP/1 from the wireless power receiver, it enters state 13-1. In state 13-1, the wireless power transmitter may transmit an ACK to the wireless power receiver.
- the wireless power receiver When the wireless power receiver receives the above ACK, it enters state 11-2. In state 11-2, the wireless power receiver may transmit RP/2 to the wireless power transmitter, and may also transmit CE to the wireless power transmitter.
- the wireless power transmitter When the wireless power transmitter receives the RP/2 from the wireless power receiver, it enters state 13-2. In state 13-2, the wireless power transmitter may transmit an ACK to the wireless power receiver.
- the wireless power receiver When the wireless power receiver receives the above ACK, it enters state 11-3. In state 11-3, the wireless power receiver may additionally transmit RP/2 to the wireless power transmitter, or may transmit RP/0 and RP/4. In addition, even in this state, the wireless power receiver may transmit CE to the wireless power transmitter.
- the wireless power receiver may send a light load information (RP/1), a heavy load information (RP/2) packet to the wireless power transmitter, and the wireless power transmitter can perform calibration based on this data.
- RP/1 light load information
- RP/2 heavy load information
- the wireless power transmitter may estimate the power loss during charging based on the above correction data and the power information (e.g. RP/0 or RP/4) value sent from the wireless power receiver.
- the power information e.g. RP/0 or RP/4
- the wireless power transmitter may determine that there is an FO and stop charging.
- 19 to 20 show examples of measurement/calculation of quality factors.
- the quality factor in FIGS. 19 to 20, that is, the Q-factor is wL/R, and corresponds to a property value used to find a resistance (R) component in a given inductance (L) and frequency (w) condition. do.
- the above quality factor may be a value used for foreign object detection (FOD) between the wireless power transmitter and the wireless power receiver.
- the wireless power receiver may memorize the value of its reference Q factor in advance, and transmit the value of the reference Q factor to the wireless power transmitter through a packet in the negotiation phase.
- the value of the reference Q factor may be transmitted from the wireless power receiver to the wireless power transmitter through, for example, FOD/xx (e.g. FOD/rf, FOD/qf) in the negotiation phase.
- the wireless power transmitter can measure the Q-factor by generating a small signal before wireless charging (ie, before power delivery). In addition, the wireless power transmitter may determine whether the FOD is FOD by comparing the Q factor value measured by the wireless power transmitter with a value reported by the wireless power receiver (eg, a reference Q-factor value).
- the wireless power transmitter and/or the wireless power receiver perform FOD with an incorrect reference value. And, due to this, the wireless power transmitter and / or the wireless power receiver is at the risk of IOP failure due to pulse positive FOD (False Positive FOD), and heating due to pulse negative FOD (False Negative FOD) be exposed to risk.
- the present specification intends to provide a method for promptly and accurately determining whether an FO is inserted in wireless power transmission by measuring a quality factor even during wireless power transmission.
- 21 is a flowchart of a method of performing measurement of a slot quality factor on a slot while wireless power is transmitted, according to an embodiment of the present specification.
- the wireless power transmitter may receive information for detecting whether a foreign object (FO) exists from the wireless power receiver ( S2110 ).
- the information for detecting whether the FO received by the wireless power transmitter exists may be the FOD state information (eg, FOD/rf, FOD/qf) described above.
- the FOD status information received by the wireless power transmitter may include type information and FOD support data. If the type information indicates 0, the FOD status information is FOD/qf, and if the type information indicates 1, FOD status information. may be FOD/rf.
- FOD support data may be determined according to a value included in type information.
- the FOD support data may include a reference quality factor
- the FOD support data may include a reference resonance frequency. have.
- the wireless power transmitter may detect whether an FO exists before wireless power transmission based on the information (S2120).
- the wireless power transmitter may have a quality factor measured by the wireless power transmitter, a resonance frequency measured by the wireless power transmitter, a reference quality factor received from the wireless power receiver, and/or a reference resonance frequency received from the wireless power receiver. It is possible to detect/determine the presence of an FO based on
- the wireless power transmitter may transmit wireless power to the wireless power receiver based on detecting that the FO does not exist ( S2130 ).
- the wireless power transmitter may calculate the slot quality factor on the slot while wireless power is transmitted ( S2140 ).
- the wireless power receiver may detect whether an FO is inserted between the wireless power transmitter and the wireless power receiver and/or whether the alignment between the wireless power transmitter and the wireless power receiver is changed based on the measurement of the above slot quality factor. .
- the wireless power transmitter and/or the wireless power receiver may reduce the transmitted power.
- the wireless power transmitter and/or wireless power receiver may lower the power delivery contract within the EPP when detecting FO during wireless power delivery.
- lowering the power transfer contract from EPP to BPP is not excluded from the scope of rights.
- the slot may mean a period in which the TX stops driving the coil and the voltage is attenuated. That is, the slot may be a section in which the wireless power transmitter stops driving the coil and creates a closed loop state during charging. To put it another way, the slot may mean a period in which charging is temporarily stopped.
- FIG. 22 schematically shows an example of a coil for the creation of a slot.
- the wireless power transmitter may drive the charging coil.
- the wireless power transmitter may close the 'QB_Low' and 'QA_Low' switches while the coil is being driven. That is, the wireless power transmitter may create a slot by closing the 'QB_Low' and 'QA_Low' switches while the coil is being driven.
- the length of the section of the slot may be determined according to the frequency and the number of waveforms.
- the section length of the slot may be determined to a section in which approximately 10 or more waveforms in which the voltage of the coil is attenuated at the natural frequency occur.
- the length of the interval of the above slot may be determined based on, for example, an interval of about 100us to 200us.
- the wireless power transmitter may calculate a quality factor on the slot, that is, the slot quality factor. And, a method of calculating the slot quality factor will be described with reference to the drawings as follows.
- the wireless power transmitter stops driving the coil
- the voltage at the coil of the wireless power transmitter is attenuated within the slot section.
- the slot section as shown in the figure, autonomous resonance occurs in the coil of the wireless power transmitter, and the slot quality factor can be estimated from the attenuation ratio of this waveform.
- the waveform in the slot that is, the voltage of the TX coil in the slot section
- a formula for example, it may be as follows.
- the wireless power transmitter can calculate the slot quality factor by measuring the voltage envelope of the resonant capacitor (cap) of the wireless power transmitter in the slot section, and the 'coil_V' part in FIG. This may correspond to the measurement point.
- the envelope may be expressed as, for example, the following equation.
- the wireless power transmitter may estimate an exponential function of the envelope, and the wireless power transmitter may calculate a quality factor (Q factor) as an attenuation ratio of the exponential function.
- Q factor quality factor
- the wireless power transmitter is a quality factor (e.g. 'pre-power Q-factor')
- a value of the slot quality factor (e.g. 'slotted Q-factor') having the same value as the value can be obtained.
- the wireless power transmitter may determine the presence or absence of FO by comparing the Q value measured before the charging entry and the slot Q value measured after the charging entry.
- the coil voltage and the coil current are sinusoidal waves, and both (ie, voltage and current) have a phase difference of 90 degrees. This will be described with reference to the drawings as follows.
- the value of the current when the value of the voltage is the maximum value, the value of the current has 0. This is because, as described above, the voltage of the coil and the current of the coil in the wireless power transmitter are sinusoidal waves, and both (ie, voltage and current) have a phase difference of 90 degrees.
- 25 schematically illustrates an example of creating a slot at a point where energy is zero.
- the wireless power transmitter may generate a slot when the voltage of the coil in the wireless power transmitter corresponds to the maximum point.
- 26 schematically illustrates an example of creating a slot at a point where energy is non-zero.
- a normal attenuation waveform does not occur in the coil of the wireless power transmitter, and voltage is irregularly generated in the coil of the wireless power transmitter.
- the wireless power transmitter cannot estimate the voltage envelope in the slot section, and it is difficult for the wireless power transmitter to calculate the quality factor in the slot section.
- the wireless power transmitter compares the Q value measured before the charging entry with the slot Q value measured after the charging entry to FO It can be judged whether there is
- a Q-factor value measured before charging starts and a Q-factor value measured in a slot created during charging may be compared.
- the two types of Q-factors have approximate values.
- the Q-factor values of the two types have a difference, and if a difference is greater than a certain value (threshold), it may be determined that there is a foreign material.
- the presence or absence of an FO can be determined.
- a threshold value eg, 10%
- the difference between the two is less than (or less than) a threshold value (eg, 10%)
- the threshold eg, 10%
- FIG. 27 schematically shows an example of a foreign material (FO) insertion experiment after starting charging.
- the wireless power transmitter may determine that the FO is not inserted.
- the wireless power transmitter may determine that the FO is inserted.
- the above determination can be applied not only to RX model E, but also to RX model S, RX model L, and RX model A.
- a threshold value eg, 10%
- the difference between the two is less than (or less than) a threshold value (eg, 10%)
- the difference between the two is a threshold value (eg, 10% )
- the wireless power transmitter may determine the FO existence possibility as a probability according to the degree of difference in the Q values and adjust the amount of safe charging.
- the wireless power transmitter may adjust the amount of charge depending on whether the Q measurement function (i.e. Slot Q) is supported during charging.
- Q measurement function i.e. Slot Q
- the current Qi can adjust the charging amount as follows, considering that the FOD function and the charging amount are different depending on the specification version of the Qi.
- the wireless power transmitter and/or the wireless power receiver performs wireless power transfer based on the Qi version (Qi v1.1) supporting only the FOD related to power loss detection
- the wireless power transmitter is 5W It can only support power transfer of
- the Qi version (Qi v1) in which the wireless power transmitter and/or the wireless power receiver supports not only FOD related to power loss detection, but also FOD related to pre-power quality factor before power transmission.
- the wireless power transmitter can support up to 15W of power transfer.
- a wireless power transmitter and/or a wireless power receiver may perform a FOD related to power loss detection, a FOD related to a pre-power quality factor, as well as a quality factor in power transmission.
- the wireless power transmitter can support up to 15W or more of power transfer.
- the existence of the FO may be determined based on a plurality of threshold values. That is, the charging operation may be controlled based on the quality factor measurement and the amount of change between the measured quality factors (the quality factor before charging and the slot quality factor) based on a plurality of threshold values.
- the reason for using a plurality of threshold values (or criteria) is as follows.
- the amount of Q value change according to the movement of RX in the charging region is only about 10%.
- the amount of change in Q value when FO is inserted in the charging region is about 20 - 60%.
- the wireless power transmitter may determine that there is an FO. However, if the amount of change in Q value is, for example, 10 - 20%, the wireless power transmitter determines whether the amount of change in Q value is the amount of change caused by the insertion of the FO or the amount of change caused by the movement of the wireless power receiver hard to do
- the present specification by providing a plurality of threshold values (that is, by dividing a section according to the amount of Q change into three or more sections), whether the amount of Q change occurs due to the insertion of the FO or the movement of the wireless power receiver.
- a plurality of threshold values that is, by dividing a section according to the amount of Q change into three or more sections
- it provides a configuration that performs different levels of FO response operations according to the amount of Q value change and the policies of RX and TX.
- the wireless power transmitter Based on the amount of change between the value of the slot quality factor and the value of the quality factor calculated by the wireless power transmitter before delivery of the wireless power is greater than or equal to a first threshold (eg, 20%), the wireless power transmitter determines that the FO is inserted, and And it is possible to stop the transmission of wireless power. That is, when the amount of change between the values of the quality factor is 20% or more, the possibility of inserting the FO is high, so the wireless power transmitter may determine the insertion of the FO.
- a first threshold eg, 20%
- the wireless power transmitter wirelessly powers wireless power based on the policy of the wireless power transmitter or wireless power receiver.
- transmission can be controlled. That is, if the amount of change between the values of the quality factor is 10 - 20%, whether the FO is inserted or not is ambiguous. In this case, the wireless power transfer performs a corresponding operation based on the policy of the wireless power transmitter and/or the wireless power receiver.
- the wireless power transmitter may determine that the FO is not inserted and continue to transmit the wireless power. That is, when the amount of change between the values of the quality factor is less than 10%, since the possibility of insertion of the FO is low, the wireless power transmitter may determine that there is no insertion of the FO.
- the second threshold eg, 10%
- the following example may be provided. That is, as an example of more precisely classifying a section in which the FO is inserted or not, the following example may be provided.
- the wireless power transmitter can determine whether the amount of change in the value of the quality factor measured before power transmission and the value of the slot quality factor measured after power transmission is greater than or equal to a first threshold (eg, 20%). There is (S2810).
- the wireless power transmitter may determine the existence of the FO and stop the charging operation (S2820).
- the wireless power transmitter determines whether the amount of change in the value of the quality factor measured before power transfer and the value of the slot quality factor measured after power transfer is greater than or equal to the second threshold (eg, 15%) can be determined (S2830).
- the wireless power transmitter may determine the FO existence possibility and perform a first charging operation (S2840).
- the wireless power transmitter determines whether the amount of change in the value of the quality factor measured before power transfer and the value of the slot quality factor measured after power transfer is greater than or equal to the third threshold (eg, 10%) can be determined (S2850).
- the third threshold eg, 10%
- the wireless power transmitter may determine the FO existence possibility and perform a second charging operation (S2860).
- the wireless power transmitter may determine that the FO does not exist, and continue the existing wireless power transfer operation (S2870).
- the example described in FIG. 28 may be expressed as a table as follows.
- an example of the FO correspondence policy of TX and/or RX may be as follows. For example, in the case of a wireless power transmitter and/or wireless power receiver product in which safety is prioritized, charging may be stopped when it is 10% or more. In addition, in the case of products that provide safety preparation, that is, TX and RX products to which heat response and cooling designs are applied, charging can be continued when the Q value changes by around 10%.
- 29 schematically illustrates an example of a protocol for the creation of a slot.
- the wireless power transmitter may receive an RP packet (RP/x) from the wireless power receiver after entering the power transfer phase.
- the RP packet may correspond to information indicating the amount of received power of the wireless power receiver, and a specific example thereof is as described above.
- the RP packet may trigger a single power slot. That is, the wireless power transmitter may generate a slot after receiving the RP packet based on receiving the RP packet.
- the time point at which the wireless power transmitter creates the slot may be a time point corresponding to a predetermined time (eg, 't_lag') after the wireless power transmitter receives the RP packet from the wireless power receiver. That is, the wireless power transmitter may generate a slot after a predetermined time (eg, 't_lag') after the wireless power receiver transmits the RP packet.
- a predetermined time eg, 't_lag'
- t slot _start may mean a start time of a slot satisfying a condition in which coil energy is 0.
- the wireless power transmitter may generate a slot in a situation (t slot _start ) in which the coil energy of the wireless power transmitter is 0 after a predetermined time (eg, 't_lag') after reception of the RP packet.
- t slot _start a situation in which the coil energy of the wireless power transmitter is 0 after a predetermined time (eg, 't_lag') after reception of the RP packet.
- the wireless power transmitter may determine a point at which energy is 0 after t_lag as a start time of t_slot, that is, t slot _start .
- the wireless power transmitter can measure the voltage or current of the TX coil in real time to implement the corresponding function.
- the RP packet affects the waveform because it forms the amplitude modulation of the charging waveform with ASK communication.
- t_lag may mean a time required for the charging waveform to be stabilized after the RP packet.
- t_lag may have a value of 1 ms or more and 10 ms or less.
- the slot period may have a length of, for example, about 100 us, and this time corresponds to an insignificant time compared to t_lag, t_response, and t_settling. Accordingly, even if the slot interval exists between the reception of the RP packet and the transmission of the response, it may not significantly affect the wireless power transmission.
- the wireless power transmitter is additionally t settling time elapsed in t response . Afterwards, a response (ACK, NAK, ND) may be transmitted.
- FIG. 30 is a flowchart of a method of wireless power delivery performed by a wireless power transmitter according to an embodiment of the specification.
- the wireless power transmitter may receive information for detecting whether a foreign object (FO) exists from the wireless power receiver ( S3010 ).
- the wireless power transmitter may detect whether the FO exists before wireless power transmission based on the information (S3020).
- the wireless power transmitter may transmit the wireless power to the wireless power receiver based on detecting that the FO does not exist (S3030).
- the wireless power transmitter may calculate the slot quality factor on the slot while transmitting the wireless power (S3040).
- the slot quality factor is a quality factor used to determine whether an FO is inserted while transmitting the wireless power
- the starting point of the slot is the maximum value of the voltage of the coil in the wireless power transmitter. and may be a point at which the value of the current of the coil is 0.
- the wireless power transmitter may stop driving the coil during the slot period, and the wireless power transmitter may calculate the slot quality factor based on the attenuation ratio of the waveform to the voltage during the slot period. .
- the existence of the FO may be determined based on the amount of change between the value of the slot quality factor and the value of the quality factor calculated by the wireless power transmitter before the wireless power is transmitted.
- the wireless power transmitter may determine that the FO is inserted and stop the wireless power transmission.
- the wireless power transmitter may adjust the wireless power transmission based on a policy of the wireless power transmitter or the wireless power receiver.
- the wireless power transmitter may determine that the FO is not inserted and continue to transmit the wireless power.
- the wireless power transmitter receives a received power (RP) packet from the wireless power receiver and transmits a response to the RP to the wireless power receiver, the slot between the reception of the RP packet and transmission of the response can be located
- the starting point of the slot is located after a first time from the reception of the RP packet
- the first time may be a time at which the shaking of the charging waveform caused by the reception of the RP packet is stabilized.
- the transmission of the response may be located after a second time from the slot, and the second time may be a time at which the fluctuation of the charging waveform caused by the slot is stabilized.
- a wireless power transmitter may be provided.
- the wireless power transmitter may include a power converter related to wireless power delivery to the wireless power receiver and a communicator/controller related to communicating with the wireless power receiver and controlling the wireless power delivery.
- the communicator/controller receives information for detecting whether a foreign object (FO) exists from the wireless power receiver, and detects whether the FO exists before the wireless power is transmitted based on the information and transmits the wireless power to the wireless power receiver based on detecting that the FO does not exist, and calculates a slot quality factor on a slot while the wireless power is delivered.
- FO foreign object
- the slot quality factor is a quality factor used to determine whether an FO is inserted while transmitting the wireless power
- the starting point of the slot is the maximum value of the voltage of the coil in the wireless power transmitter. and may be a point at which the value of the current of the coil is 0.
- 31 is a flowchart of a method for receiving wireless power performed by a wireless power receiver according to an embodiment of the present specification.
- the wireless power receiver may transmit information for detecting whether a foreign object (FO) exists to the wireless power transmitter ( S3110 ).
- the wireless power receiver may receive the wireless power from the wireless power transmitter based on detecting that the FO does not exist (S3120).
- a slot quality factor is calculated on a slot while the wireless power is received, and the slot quality factor is a quality factor used to determine whether an FO is inserted while transmitting the wireless power, and the slot
- the starting point may be a point at which the value of the voltage of the coil in the wireless power transmitter is the maximum value and the value of the current of the coil is 0.
- the coil is stopped during the period of the slot, and the slot quality factor may be calculated based on the attenuation ratio of the waveform to the voltage during the period of the slot.
- the existence of the FO may be determined based on the amount of change between the value of the slot quality factor and the value of the quality factor calculated by the wireless power transmitter before receiving the wireless power.
- the reception of the wireless power may be adjusted based on a policy of the wireless power transmitter or the wireless power receiver.
- the FO is not inserted and the reception of the wireless power may be continued.
- the wireless power receiver transmits a received power (RP) packet to the wireless power transmitter and receives a response to the RP from the wireless power transmitter, and the slot is between the transmission of the RP packet and the reception of the response.
- RP received power
- the starting point of the slot is located after a first time from the transmission of the RP packet
- the first time may be a time at which the shaking of the charging waveform caused by the RP packet is stabilized.
- the reception of the response may be located after a second time from the slot, and the second time may be a time at which the fluctuation of the charging waveform caused by the slot is stabilized.
- a wireless power receiver may be provided.
- the wireless power receiver may include a power pickup related to receiving wireless power from the wireless power transmitter and a communication/controller related to communicating with the wireless power transmitter and controlling reception of the wireless power.
- the communication/controller is configured to transmit information for detecting whether a foreign object (FO) exists to the wireless power transmitter, and receives the wireless power from the wireless power transmitter based on detecting that the FO does not exist can be configured to
- a slot quality factor is calculated on a slot while the wireless power is received, and the slot quality factor is a quality factor used to determine whether an FO is inserted while transmitting the wireless power, and the slot
- the starting point may be a point at which the value of the voltage of the coil in the wireless power transmitter is the maximum value and the value of the current of the coil is 0.
- the wireless power transmitter (and/or the wireless power receiver) may calculate a quality factor in a section called a slot even during wireless power transfer.
- the wireless power transmitter (and/or wireless power receiver) can determine whether the FO is inserted as quickly as possible during wireless power transfer. Through this, the wireless power transmitter (and/or the wireless power receiver) may perform an operation such as stopping wireless power transmission even when an FO is inserted during wireless power transmission, and thus the stability of power transmission may be increased.
- the wireless power transmitter creates a slot in a situation where the current becomes 0 and the voltage is maximum. Due to this, the wireless power transmitter can create a slot at a point where energy is 0 (because the current value is 0), and voltage attenuation of the coil in the wireless power transmitter stably occurs during the slot period.
- the wireless power transmitter can accurately measure/calculate the quality factor on the slot (without the additional help of the wireless power receiver).
- the wireless power transmitter can accurately determine whether the FO is inserted during wireless power transfer. And, since the wireless power transmitter can perform wireless power transmission based on the above confirmation, it is possible to provide more stable power transmission.
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Description
PDU Type | Packet Name |
0000 | ADV_IND |
0001 | ADV_DIRECT_IND |
0010 | ADV_NONCONN_IND |
0011 | SCAN_REQ |
0100 | SCAN_RSP |
0101 | CONNECT_REQ |
0110 | ADV_SCAN_IND |
0111-1111 | Reserved |
Q 변화량 | 대응 동작 |
10% 이하 | FO 없음으로 판단 |
10 - 15% | FO 존재 가능성, RX, TX FO 대응 정책에 따라 충전 량 조절, 충전 중단 등 대응 동작 수행 |
15 - 20% | FO 존재 가능성, 효율 확인 등 추가적인 FOD 수행 결과에 따라 충전 량 조절, 충전 중단 등 대응 동작 수행 |
20% 이상 | FO 존재 확신, 충전 중단 |
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- 무선 전력 전송 시스템에서 무선 전력 전송기에 의해 수행되는 무선 전력을 전달하는 방법에 있어서,무선 전력 수신기로부터 FO(foreign object)가 존재하는지 여부를 감지하기 위한 정보를 수신하고;상기 정보에 기반하여 무선 전력의 전달 이전에 상기 FO가 존재하는지 여부를 감지하고;상기 FO가 존재하지 않음을 감지함에 기반하여 상기 무선 전력 수신기에게 상기 무선 전력을 전달하고; 및상기 무선 전력을 전달하는 동안 슬롯 상에서 슬롯 품질 인자의 계산을 수행하되,상기 슬롯 품질 인자는 상기 무선 전력을 전달하는 동안 FO가 삽입되었는지 여부를 판단하기 위해 사용되는 품질 인자이고, 및상기 슬롯의 시작 지점은 상기 무선 전력 전송기에서의 코일의 전압의 값이 최대 값이고 상기 코일의 전류의 값이 0인 지점인 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 무선 전력 전송기는 상기 슬롯의 구간 동안 상기 코일의 구동을 중지하고,상기 무선 전력 전송기는 상기 슬롯의 구간 동안에서의 전압에 대한 파형의 감쇄 비에 기반하여 상기 슬롯 품질 인자를 계산하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 슬롯 품질 인자의 값과 상기 무선 전력의 전달 전에 상기 무선 전력 전송기에 의해 계산된 품질 인자의 값 간의 변화 량에 기반하여 FO의 존재 여부가 결정되는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제3항에 있어서, 상기 변화 량이 제1 문턱 값 이상임에 기반하여, 상기 무선 전력 전송기는 상기 FO가 삽입되었음을 결정하고 및 상기 무선 전력의 전달을 중단하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제4항에 있어서, 상기 변화 량이 제2 문턱 값 이상이고 상기 제1 문턱 값 미만임에 기반하여, 상기 무선 전력 전송기는 상기 무선 전력 전송기 또는 상기 무선 전력 수신기의 정책에 기반하여 상기 무선 전력의 전달을 조절하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제5항에 있어서, 상기 변화 량이 상기 제2 문턱 값 미만임에 기반하여, 상기 무선 전력 전송기는 상기 FO가 삽입되지 않음을 결정하고 상기 무선 전력의 전달을 계속하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 무선 전력 전송기는 상기 무선 전력 수신기로부터 RP(received power) 패킷을 수신하고 상기 RP에 대한 응답을 상기 무선 전력 수신기에게 전송하고,상기 슬롯은 상기 RP 패킷의 수신 및 상기 응답의 전송 사이에 위치하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제7항에 있어서, 상기 슬롯의 시작 지점은 상기 RP 패킷의 수신으로부터 제1 시간 이후 위치하고,상기 제1 시간은 상기 RP 패킷의 수신으로 인해 야기되는 충전 파형의 흔들림이 안정화되는 시간인 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제8항에 있어서, 상기 응답의 전송은 상기 슬롯으로부터 제2 시간 이후 위치하고,상기 제2 시간은 상기 슬롯으로 인해 야기되는 충전 파형의 흔들림이 안정화되는 시간인 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 무선 전력 전송기는,무선 전력 수신기로 무선 전력을 전달하는 것에 관련된 전력 변환기; 및상기 무선 전력 수신기와 통신하고 상기 무선 전력의 전달을 제어하는 것에 관련된 커뮤니케이션기/컨트롤기를 포함하되,상기 커뮤니케이션기/컨트롤기는,상기 무선 전력 수신기로부터 FO(foreign object)가 존재하는지 여부를 감지하기 위한 정보를 수신하도록 구성되고;상기 정보에 기반하여 상기 무선 전력의 전달 이전에 상기 FO가 존재하는지 여부를 감지하도록 구성되고;상기 FO가 존재하지 않음을 감지함에 기반하여 상기 무선 전력 수신기에게 상기 무선 전력을 전달하도록 구성되고; 및상기 무선 전력을 전달하는 동안 슬롯 상에서 슬롯 품질 인자의 계산을 수행하도록 구성되되,상기 슬롯 품질 인자는 상기 무선 전력을 전달하는 동안 FO가 삽입되었는지 여부를 판단하기 위해 사용되는 품질 인자이고, 및상기 슬롯의 시작 지점은 상기 무선 전력 전송기에서의 코일의 전압의 값이 최대 값이고 상기 코일의 전류의 값이 0인 지점인 것을 특징으로 하는 무선 전력 전송기.
- 무선 전력 전송 시스템에서 무선 전력 수신기에 의해 수행되는 무선 전력을 수신하는 방법에 있어서,무선 전력 전송기에게 FO(foreign object)가 존재하는지 여부를 감지하기 위한 정보를 전송하고; 및상기 FO가 존재하지 않음이 감지됨에 기반하여 상기 무선 전력 전송기로부터 상기 무선 전력을 수신하되,상기 무선 전력이 수신되는 동안 슬롯 상에서 슬롯 품질 인자의 계산이 수행되고,상기 슬롯 품질 인자는 상기 무선 전력을 전달하는 동안 FO가 삽입되었는지 여부를 판단하기 위해 사용되는 품질 인자이고, 및상기 슬롯의 시작 지점은 상기 무선 전력 전송기에서의 코일의 전압의 값이 최대 값이고 상기 코일의 전류의 값이 0인 지점인 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제11항에 있어서, 상기 슬롯의 구간 동안 상기 코일의 구동이 중지되고,상기 슬롯 품질 인자는 상기 슬롯의 구간 동안에서의 전압에 대한 파형의 감쇄 비에 기반하여 계산되는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제11항에 있어서, 상기 슬롯 품질 인자의 값과 상기 무선 전력의 수신 전에 상기 무선 전력 전송기에 의해 계산된 품질 인자의 값 간의 변화 량에 기반하여 FO의 존재 여부가 결정되는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제13항에 있어서, 상기 변화 량이 제1 문턱 값 이상임에 기반하여, 상기 FO가 삽입되었음이 결정되고 및 상기 무선 전력의 수신이 중단되는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제14항에 있어서, 상기 변화 량이 제2 문턱 값 이상이고 상기 제1 문턱 값 미만임에 기반하여, 상기 무선 전력 전송기 또는 상기 무선 전력 수신기의 정책에 기반하여 상기 무선 전력의 수신이 조절되는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제15항에 있어서, 상기 변화 량이 상기 제2 문턱 값 미만임에 기반하여, 상기 FO가 삽입되지 않음이 결정되고 상기 무선 전력의 수신이 계속되는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제11항에 있어서, 상기 무선 전력 수신기는 상기 무선 전력 전송기에게 RP(received power) 패킷을 전송하고 상기 RP에 대한 응답을 상기 무선 전력 전송기로부터 수신하고,상기 슬롯은 상기 RP 패킷의 전송 및 상기 응답의 수신 사이에 위치하는 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제17항에 있어서, 상기 슬롯의 시작 지점은 상기 RP 패킷의 전송으로부터 제1 시간 이후 위치하고,상기 제1 시간은 상기 RP 패킷으로 인해 야기되는 충전 파형의 흔들림이 안정화되는 시간인 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 제18항에 있어서, 상기 응답의 수신은 상기 슬롯으로부터 제2 시간 이후 위치하고,상기 제2 시간은 상기 슬롯으로 인해 야기되는 충전 파형의 흔들림이 안정화되는 시간인 것을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- 무선 전력 수신기는,무선 전력 전송기로부터 무선 전력을 수신하는 것에 관련된 전력 픽업기; 및상기 무선 전력 전송기와 통신하고 상기 무선 전력의 수신을 제어하는 것에 관련된 커뮤니케이션/컨트롤기를 포함하되,상기 커뮤니케이션기/컨트롤기는,상기 무선 전력 전송기에게 FO(foreign object)가 존재하는지 여부를 감지하기 위한 정보를 전송하도록 구성되고; 및상기 FO가 존재하지 않음이 감지됨에 기반하여 상기 무선 전력 전송기로부터 상기 무선 전력을 수신하도록 구성되되,상기 무선 전력이 수신되는 동안 슬롯 상에서 슬롯 품질 인자의 계산이 수행되고,상기 슬롯 품질 인자는 상기 무선 전력을 전달하는 동안 FO가 삽입되었는지 여부를 판단하기 위해 사용되는 품질 인자이고, 및상기 슬롯의 시작 지점은 상기 무선 전력 전송기에서의 코일의 전압의 값이 최대 값이고 상기 코일의 전류의 값이 0인 지점인 것을 특징으로 하는 무선 전력 수신기.
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