IP Library Granted Patent US 11,539,249
Granted Patent B2
US 11,539,249 · App. 17/412,909 · Granted Dec 27, 2022

Wireless power receiving device, wireless power transmitting device, and method for calibrating power using the same

Inventor: Yongcheol Park (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H02J50/80H02J50/10H02J50/40
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Patent No.
US 11,539,249
App. No.
17/412,909
Granted
Dec 27, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless power transmitter according to one embodiment of the present disclosure transmits wireless power to a wireless power receiver, receives a first received power packet including an estimated received power value indicating a first calibration data point from the wireless power receiver after a negotiation phase, transmits ACK in response to the first received power packet, receives a second received power packet including an estimated received power value indicating a second calibration data point from the wireless power receiver, transmits ACK in response to the second received power packet, receives a new second received power packet including an estimated received power value indicating a third calibration data point from the wireless power receiver, transmits ACK in response to the new second received power packet, and constructs a power calibration curve using the first received power packet, the second received power packet, and the new second received power packet.

Claims (50)

1. In a wireless power transmitter transmitting wireless power to a wireless power receiver, the wireless power transmitter configured to:

receive a first received power packet including a first estimated received power value for a first calibration data point from the wireless power receiver;

transmit ACK in response to the first received power packet;

receive a second received power packet including a second estimated received power value for a second calibration data point from the wireless power receiver;

transmit ACK in response to the second received power packet;

receive a new second received power packet including a third estimated received power value for a third calibration data point from the wireless power receiver;

transmit ACK in response to the new second received power packet; and

construct a power calibration curve based on the first estimated received power value, the second estimated received power value, and the third estimated received power value.

2. The wireless power transmitter of claim 1 , further configured to receive a control error packet including a control error value from the wireless power receiver and transmit ACK in response to the first received power packet, the second received power packet, and the new second received power packet based on the control error value.

3. The wireless power transmitter of claim 1 , further configured to calculate a power loss value of the wireless power transmitted to the wireless power receiver based on the power calibration curve and

detect a foreign object existing between the wireless power transmitter and the wireless power receiver using the power loss value.

4. The wireless power transmitter of claim 1 , wherein the first received power packet, the second received power packet, and the new second received power packet have the same packet structure including a mode field; and

the mode field of the first received power packet has a value different from those of the mode fields of the second received power packet and the new second received power packet.

5. The wireless power transmitter of claim 4 , wherein mode fields of the second received power packet and the new second received power packet have the same value.

6. In a wireless power receiver receiving wireless power from a wireless power transmitter, the wireless power receiver configured to:

transmit a first received power packet including a first estimated received power value for a first calibration data point to the wireless power transmitter;

receive ACK in response to the first received power packet from the wireless power transmitter;

transmit a second received power packet including a second estimated received power value for a second calibration data point to the wireless power transmitter;

receive ACK in response to the second received power packet from the wireless power transmitter;

transmit a new second received power packet including a third estimated received power value for a third calibration data point to the wireless power transmitter; and

receive ACK in response to the new second received power packet from the wireless power transmitter.

7. The wireless power receiver of claim 6 , further configured to continue to transmit the first received power packet until ACK is received in response to the first received power packet from the wireless power transmitter.

8. The wireless power receiver of claim 6 , further configured to continue to transmit the second received power packet until ACK is received in response to the second received power packet from the wireless power transmitter.

9. The wireless power receiver of claim 6 , further configured to continue to transmit the new second received power packet until ACK is received in response to the new second received power packet from the wireless power transmitter.

10. The wireless power receiver of claim 6 , further configured to transmit a control error packet including a control error value to the wireless power transmitter and receive, from the wireless power transmitter, ACK in response to the first received power packet, the second received power packet, and the new second received power packet based on the control error value.

11. The wireless power receiver of claim 6 , further configured to terminate a power calibration protocol by transmitting a received power packet including an estimated received power value for a normal value to the wireless power transmitter.

12. The wireless power receiver of claim 6 , wherein the first received power packet, the second received power packet, and the new second received power packet have the same packet structure including a mode field; and

the mode field of the first received power packet has a value different from those of the mode fields of the second received power packet and the new second received power packet.

13. The wireless power receiver of claim 6 , wherein mode fields of the second received power packet and the new second received power packet have the same value.

14. In a wireless power receiver receiving wireless power from a wireless power transmitter, the wireless power receiver configured to:

transmit a first received power packet including a first estimated received power value for a first calibration data point to the wireless power transmitter;

receive ACK in response to the first received power packet from the wireless power transmitter;

transmit a second received power packet including a second estimated received power value for a second calibration data point to the wireless power transmitter;

receive ACK in response to the second received power packet from the wireless power transmitter; and

based on change of a target operating point, transmit a new second received power packet including a third estimated received power value for a third calibration data point to the wireless power transmitter or transmit a new first received power packet including a new first estimated received power value for anew first calibration data point and a new second received power packet including a new second estimated received power value for a new second calibrated data point to the wireless power transmitter.

15. The wireless power receiver of claim 14 , further configured to do not changing the target operating point;

transmit the new second received power packet including the third estimated received power value for the third calibration data point; and

receive ACK in response to the new second received power packet including the third estimated received power value from the wireless power transmitter.

16. The wireless power receiver of claim 15 , further configured to continue to transmit the new second received power packet including the third estimated received power value until ACK is received in response to the new second received power packet including the third estimated received power from the wireless power transmitter.

17. The wireless power receiver of claim 14 , further configured to change the target operating point;

transmit the new first received power packet;

receive ACK in response to the new first received power packet from the wireless power transmitter;

transmit the new second received power packet including the new second estimated received power value; and

receive ACK in response to the new second received power packet including the new second estimated received power value from the wireless power transmitter.

18. The wireless power receiver of claim 17 , further configured to continue to transmit the new first received power packet until ACK is received in response to the new first received power packet from the wireless power transmitter and

continue to transmit the new second received power packet including the new second estimated received power value until ACK is received in response to the new second received power packet including the new second estimated received power value from the wireless power transmitter.

19. The wireless power receiver of claim 14 , wherein the first received power packet, the second received power packet, the new first received power packet, and the new second received power packet have the same packet structure including a mode field; and

the mode fields of the first received power packet and the new first received power packet have a value different from those of the mode fields of the second received power packet and the new second received power packet.

20. The wireless power receiver of claim 19 , wherein mode fields of the first received power packet and the new first received power packet have the same value, and

mode fields of the second received power packet and the new second received power packet have the same value.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 26, 2021
From: PARK, YONGCHEOL
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 057300/0892 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0122594 · Oct 2, 2019 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17185306 · Feb 25, 2021
Continuation PCTKR2020013484 · Oct 5, 2020
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