IP Library Granted Patent US 10,848,077
Granted Patent B2
US 10,848,077 · App. 16/100,656 · Granted Nov 24, 2020

Power receiving device

View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,848,077
App. No.
16/100,656
Granted
Nov 24, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power receiving device includes a secondary coil, a synchronous rectifier circuit, a smoothing circuit, and a reverse flow suppression circuit. The secondary coil receives the alternate current power wirelessly transmitted from the primary coil. The synchronous rectifier circuit includes a switching element unit that rectifies the alternate current power received by the secondary coil into direct current power. The smoothing circuit smooths the direct current power rectified by the synchronous rectifier circuit. The reverse flow suppression circuit controls the switching element unit. For example, the reverse flow suppression circuit turns off the switching element unit of the synchronous rectifier circuit when a current flowing from the synchronous rectifier circuit to the smoothing circuit is smaller than a predetermined current threshold value.

Claims (28)

1. A power receiving device, comprising:

a secondary coil that receives alternating current power wirelessly transmitted from a primary coil;

a synchronous rectifier circuit including a switching element unit that rectifies the alternating current power received by the secondary coil into direct current power;

a smoothing circuit that smooths the direct current power rectified by the synchronous rectifier circuit; and

a control circuit that controls the switching element unit, wherein

the control circuit turns off the switching element unit of the synchronous rectifier circuit when a current flowing from the synchronous rectifier circuit to the smoothing circuit is smaller than a predetermined threshold value.

2. The power receiving device according to claim 1 , wherein

the control circuit includes:

a resistor provided between the synchronous rectifier circuit and the smoothing circuit; and

a determining circuit that turns off the switching element unit when a current based on a voltage drop of the resistor is smaller than the threshold value.

3. The power receiving device according to claim 2 , wherein

the synchronous rectifier circuit includes:

the switching element unit including a first switching element, a second switching element, a third switching element, and a fourth switching element; and

a drive unit including a first driving circuit that drives the first switching element, a second driving circuit that drives the second switching element, a third driving circuit that drives the third switching element, and a fourth driving circuit that drives the fourth switching element,

a first series circuit in which the first switching element and the third switching element are connected in series and a second series circuit, positioned closer to the smoothing circuit than the first series circuit, in which the second switching element and the fourth switching element are connected in series and the second switching element is disposed on a side of the first switching element and the fourth switching element is disposed on a side of the third switching element are connected in parallel with the smoothing circuit, a full-bridge circuit is formed in which a first terminal, which is a terminal on one side of the secondary coil, is connected to a connection point of the first switching element and the third switching element and a second terminal, which is a terminal on the other side of the secondary coil, is connected to a connection point of the second switching element and the fourth switching element, and the first terminal is connected to the first driving circuit and the fourth driving circuit and the second terminal is connected to the second driving circuit and the third driving circuit.

4. The power receiving device according to claim 1 , wherein

the synchronous rectifier circuit includes:

the switching element unit including a first switching element, a second switching element, a third switching element, and a fourth switching element; and

a drive unit including a first driving circuit that drives the first switching element, a second driving circuit that drives the second switching element, a third driving circuit that drives the third switching element, and a fourth driving circuit that drives the fourth switching element,

a first series circuit in which the first switching element and the third switching element are connected in series and a second series circuit, positioned closer to the smoothing circuit than the first series circuit, in which the second switching element and the fourth switching element are connected in series and the second switching element is disposed on a side of the first switching element and the fourth switching element is disposed on a side of the third switching element are connected in parallel with the smoothing circuit, a full-bridge circuit is formed in which a first terminal, which is a terminal on one side of the secondary coil, is connected to a connection point of the first switching element and the third switching element and a second terminal, which is a terminal on the other side of the secondary coil, is connected to a connection point of the second switching element and the fourth switching element, and the first terminal is connected to the first driving circuit and the fourth driving circuit and the second terminal is connected to the second driving circuit and the third driving circuit.

5. A power receiving device, comprising:

a secondary coil that receives alternating current power wirelessly transmitted from a primary coil;

a synchronous rectifier circuit including a switching element unit that rectifies the alternating current power received by the secondary coil into direct current power; and

a smoothing circuit that smooths the direct current power rectified by the synchronous rectifier circuit, wherein

the synchronous rectifier circuit includes:

the switching element unit including a first switching element, a second switching element, a third switching element, and a fourth switching element; and

a drive unit including a first driving circuit that drives the first switching element, a second driving circuit that drives the second switching element, a third driving circuit that drives the third switching element, and a fourth driving circuit that drives the fourth switching element,

a first series circuit in which the first switching element and the third switching element are connected in series and a second series circuit, positioned closer to the smoothing circuit than the first series circuit, in which the second switching element and the fourth switching element are connected in series and the second switching element is disposed on a side of the first switching element and the fourth switching element is disposed on a side of the third switching element are connected in parallel with the smoothing circuit, a full-bridge circuit is formed in which a first terminal, which is a terminal on one side of the secondary coil, is connected to a connection point of the first switching element and the third switching element and a second terminal, which is a terminal on the other side of the secondary coil, is connected to a connection point of the second switching element and the fourth switching element, and the first terminal is connected to the first driving circuit and the fourth driving circuit and the second terminal is connected to the second driving circuit and the third driving circuit.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2018
From: UETA, KEISUKE
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046616/0484 →