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Granted Patent B2
US 9,620,984 · App. 14/208,844 · Granted Apr 11, 2017

Electric power charge and discharge system

Inventors: Shuhei Nagatsuka (Atsugi, JP); Akihiro Kimura (Takamatsu, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H02J7/025H01M10/44H02J7/0052H02J17/00H04B1/3883Y10T307/696
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Patent No.
US 9,620,984
App. No.
14/208,844
Granted
Apr 11, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electric power charge and discharge system for an electronic device having a battery, by which the electronic device can be used for a long period of time. In a wireless communication device including a wireless driving portion including a first battery and a wireless charging portion including a second battery, the first battery is charged by electric power from a fixed power supply and the second battery is charged by using electromagnetic waves existing in an external space. Further, the first battery and the second battery are discharged alternately, and during a period in which the first battery is discharged, the second battery is charged.

Claims (28)

1. A device comprising:

an antenna;

a wireless charge controlling circuit electrically connected to the antenna;

a first battery electrically connected to the wireless charge controlling circuit;

a connector electrically connected to the first battery; and

an inner circuit electrically connected to the first battery,

wherein the wireless charge controlling circuit is configured to transform a wireless electric power received by the antenna into a voltage capable of charging the first battery,

wherein the first battery is configured to be charged by electric power from the antenna, and

wherein the connector is configured to supply electric power from an external power supply through a cable.

2. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising a second battery electrically connected to the connector.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the inner circuit is electrically connected to the antenna.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first battery is configured to be charged by the electric power from the external power supply through the cable.

5. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising a charge switching circuit electrically connected to the wireless charge controlling circuit, the first battery, and the connector.

6. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising a power supply switching circuit electrically connected to the first battery.

7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first battery is any one of a lithium battery, a lithium polymer battery, and a lithium ion battery.

8. A device comprising:

an antenna;

a wireless charge controlling circuit electrically connected to the antenna;

a first battery electrically connected to the wireless charge controlling circuit; and

a connector electrically connected to the first battery,

wherein the wireless charge controlling circuit is configured to transform a wireless electric power received by the antenna into a voltage capable of charging the first battery,

wherein the first battery is configured to be charged by electric power from the antenna, and

wherein the connector is configured to supply electric power from an external power supply through a cable.

9. The device according to claim 8 , further comprising a second battery electrically connected to the connector.

10. The device according to claim 8 , wherein the first battery is configured to be charged by the electric power from the external power supply through the cable.

11. The device according to claim 8 , further comprising a charge switching circuit electrically connected to the wireless charge controlling circuit, the first battery, and the connector.

12. The device according to claim 8 , further comprising a power supply switching circuit electrically connected to the first battery.

13. The device according to claim 8 , wherein the first battery is any one of a lithium battery, a lithium polymer battery, and a lithium ion battery.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2006-296964 · Oct 31, 2006 · national
Continuity (5)
Continuation 13288316 · Nov 3, 2011
Continuation 13032850 · Feb 23, 2011
Continuation 12893497 · Sep 29, 2010
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