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US 12,283,838 · App. 17/394,782 · Granted Apr 22, 2025

Reverse wireless charging power management

Inventor: Ross C. Morgan (Bathgate, GB)
Assignee: Cirrus Logic Inc.
H02J7/00712H02J7/00036H02J50/10H02J50/80B60L53/53H02J7/342H04B5/79Y02B70/3225Y04S20/222
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Patent No.
US 12,283,838
App. No.
17/394,782
Granted
Apr 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system includes a wireless transmission module configured to transmit electrical energy to a wireless receiver module via reverse wireless charging, one or more electronic components other than the wireless transmission module, a battery configured to provide electrical energy to the wireless transmission module and the one or more electronic components, and a battery management module coupled to the battery and the wireless transmission module. The battery management module is configured to determine an amount of power demanded by the wireless transmission module and the one or more electronic components from the battery and dynamically vary power transfer from the wireless transmission module to the wireless receiver module as a function of the amount of power demanded by the one or more electronic components.

Claims (28)

1. A system, comprising:

a wireless transmission module configured to transmit electrical energy to a wireless receiver module via reverse wireless charging;

one or more electronic components other than the wireless transmission module;

a battery configured to provide electrical energy to the wireless transmission module and the one or more electronic components; and

a battery management module coupled to the battery and the wireless transmission module and configured to:

determine an amount of power demanded by the wireless transmission module and the one or more electronic components from the battery;

dynamically vary power transfer from the wireless transmission module to the wireless receiver module as a function of the amount of power demanded by the one or more electronic components;

reduce power transfer from the wireless transmission module to the wireless receiver module when the amount of power demanded by the one or more electronic components increases above a configurable power limit; and

cause the wireless transmission module to communicate a message to the wireless receiver module indicating that power transfer from the wireless transmission module to the wireless receiver module is reduced;

wherein responsive to the message, the wireless receiver module prevents disconnection of the wireless power transfer link between the wireless transmission module and the wireless receiver module by disabling a state of the system relating to sudden change in power.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the battery management module is further configured to:

receive telemetry information regarding the battery; and

set the configurable power limit based on the telemetry information.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the telemetry information comprises one or more of a state of charge of the battery, a state of health of the battery, a temperature associated with the battery, a daily depth of discharge of the battery, a charging rate of the battery, a discharging rate of the battery, a storage capacity of the battery, an energy density of the battery, a specific power of the battery, a cell voltage of the battery, a cycle life of the battery, and a round-trip efficiency of the battery.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein responsive to the message, the wireless receiver module prevents communication of an alert to a user of the system.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless receiver module prevents disconnection of the wireless power transfer link between the wireless transmission module and the wireless receiver module by disabling foreign object detection.

6. A method, comprising, in a system including a wireless transmission module configured to transmit electrical energy to a wireless receiver module via reverse wireless charging, one or more electronic components other than the wireless transmission module, and a battery configured to provide electrical energy to the wireless transmission module and the one or more electronic components:

determining an amount of power demanded by the wireless transmission module and the one or more electronic components from the battery;

dynamically varying power transfer from the wireless transmission module to the wireless receiver module as a function of the amount of power demanded by the one or more electronic components;

reducing power transfer from the wireless transmission module to the wireless receiver module when the amount of power demanded by the one or more electronic components increases above a configurable power limit; and

causing the wireless transmission module to communicate a message to the wireless receiver module indicating that power transfer from the wireless transmission module to the wireless receiver module is reduced;

wherein responsive to the message, the wireless receiver module prevents disconnection of the wireless power transfer link between the wireless transmission module and the wireless receiver module by disabling a state of the system relating to sudden change in power.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein responsive to the message, the wireless receiver module prevents communication of an alert to a user of the system.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the wireless receiver module prevents disconnection of the wireless power transfer link between the wireless transmission module and the wireless receiver module by disabling foreign object detection.

9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

receiving telemetry information regarding the battery; and

setting the configurable power limit based on the telemetry information.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the telemetry information comprises one or more of a state of charge of the battery, a state of health of the battery, a temperature associated with the battery, a daily depth of discharge of the battery, a charging rate of the battery, a discharging rate of the battery, a storage capacity of the battery, an energy density of the battery, a specific power of the battery, a cell voltage of the battery, a cycle life of the battery, and a round-trip efficiency of the battery.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2025
From: CIRRUS LOGIC INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.
To: CIRRUS LOGIC, INC.
Reel/Frame 070400/0179 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2021
From: MORGAN, ROSS C.
To: CIRRUS LOGIC INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.
Reel/Frame 057247/0705 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 63221724 · Jul 14, 2021
Provisional Application 63065809 · Aug 14, 2020
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