IP Library Granted Patent US 9,819,215
Granted Patent B2
US 9,819,215 · App. 14/802,690 · Granted Nov 14, 2017

Wireless charging system

Inventors: Chuang-Wei Tseng (New Taipei, TW); Che-Hsun Chen (New Taipei, TW); Yu-Ching Chien (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
H02J7/025H02J50/12H04B5/0037
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Patent No.
US 9,819,215
App. No.
14/802,690
Granted
Nov 14, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless charging system uses a transformer to adjust output voltage of the charging antenna to reduce the voltage in the resonant capacitor for a wireless charging coupling.

Claims (18)

1. A wireless charging system comprising:

a DC/AC converting unit providing an AC power, wherein the DC/AC converting unit comprises a DC power supply, a first inductor, a first field effect transistor (FET), a first capacitor, and a controller, a cathode of the DC power supply is grounded, an anode of the DC power supply is electrically coupled to a drain of the first FET through the first inductor, a gate of the first FET is grounded through the controller, a source of the first FET is grounded, a first terminal of the first capacitor is electrically coupled to a node between the first inductor and the first FET, and a second terminal of the first capacitor is grounded;

a transformer having a primary and secondary coil, the transformer obtaining the AC power from the DC/AC converting unit, and enlarging the AC power provided by the DC/AC converting unit according to a ratio of turns between the primary coil and the secondary coil;

a charging antenna obtaining the enlarged AC power from the transformer; and

a receiving antenna receiving power transmission wirelessly from the charging antenna.

2. The wireless charging system of claim 1 , wherein the receiving antenna receives the power transmission via electromagnetic resonant coupling.

3. The wireless charging system of claim 2 , wherein the wireless charging system comprises a matching unit electrically coupled to the charging antenna through the transformer to match impedance with the receiving antenna and adjust resonance frequencies for resonant coupling.

4. The wireless charging system of claim 3 , wherein the wireless charging system further comprises an AC/DC converting unit, the AC/DC converting unit converts the AC power generated by the receiving antenna to a DC power to charge a battery.

5. The wireless charging system of claim 4 , wherein the DC/AC converting unit comprises a second inductor, a second FET, a second capacitor, a cathode of the DC power supply is grounded, the anode of the DC power supply is electrically coupled to a drain of the second FET through the second inductor, a source of the second FET is grounded, a gate of the second FET is grounded through the controller, a first terminal of the second capacitor is electrically coupled to a node between the second inductor and the second FET, and a second terminal of the second capacitor is grounded.

6. An electronic device, comprising:

a DC/AC converting unit providing an AC power, wherein the DC/AC converting unit comprises a DC power supply, a first inductor, a first field effect transistor (FET), a first capacitor, and a controller, a cathode of the DC power supply is grounded, an anode of the DC power supply is electrically coupled to a drain of the first FET through the first inductor, a gate of the first FET is grounded through the controller, a source of the first FET is grounded, a first terminal of the first capacitor is electrically coupled to a node between the first inductor and the first FET, a second terminal of the first capacitor is grounded:

a transformer having a primary and secondary coil, the transformer obtaining the AC power from the DC/AC converting unit, and enlarging the AC power provided by the DC/AC converting unit according to a ratio of turns between the primary coil and the secondary coil;

a charging antenna obtaining the enlarged AC power from the transformer;

a receiving antenna receiving power transmission wirelessly from the charging antenna, and

a matching unit coupling to the charging antenna through the transformer to match impedance with the receiving antenna and adjust resonance frequencies for resonant coupling.

7. The wireless charging system of claim 6 , wherein the receiving antenna receives the power transmission via electromagnetic resonant coupling.

8. The wireless charging system of claim 6 , wherein the wireless charging system further comprises an AC/DC converting unit, the AC/DC converting unit converts the AC power generated by the receiving antenna to a DC power to charge a battery.

9. The wireless charging system of claim 8 , wherein the DC/AC converting unit further comprises a second inductor, a second FET, a second capacitor, a cathode of the DC power supply is grounded, the anode of the DC power supply is electrically coupled to a drain of the second FET through the second inductor, a source of the second FET is grounded, a gate of the second FET is grounded through the controller, a first terminal of the second capacitor is electrically coupled to a node between the second inductor and the second FET, and a second terminal of the second capacitor is grounded.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2018
From: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
To: CLOUD NETWORK TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 045281/0269 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2015
From: TSENG, CHUANG-WEI; CHEN, CHE-HSUN; CHIEN, YU-CHING
To: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036118/0907 →
Continuity (1)
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