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US 12,348,059 · App. 18/210,269 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Wireless power transmission method and device therefor

Inventor: Yongcheol Park (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H02J50/80H02J7/02H04L5/0055H02J7/00034H02J7/00045H02J50/10H02J50/60H04B5/79
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Patent No.
US 12,348,059
App. No.
18/210,269
Granted
Jul 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless power transmission method executed by a power transmitter comprising multi-coils, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: detecting a second power receiver while transmitting power to a first power receiver; determining at least one primary coil adequate for power transmission; by using the determined at least one primary coil, determining whether the second power receiver supports a shared mode protocol; and if the second power receiver supports the shared mode protocol, transmitting power to the first and second power receivers according to the shared mode protocol, wherein the shared mode protocol may be a protocol for simultaneously managing information exchanges between the power transmitter and multiple power receivers.

Claims (36)

1. A method for transmitting wireless power, the method performed by a wireless power transmitter and comprising:

receiving, from a wireless power receiver, a control error (CE) based data packet or a received power (RP) based data packet;

transmitting, to the wireless power receiver, a bit pattern requesting permission to communicate based on receiving the CE based data packet or the RP based data packet;

receiving, from the wireless power receiver, a response packet for granting the permission;

transmitting, to the wireless power receiver, a capability data packet providing information for a capability of the wireless power transmitter after receiving the response packet;

receiving, from the wireless power receiver, a renegotiation data packet requesting the wireless power transmitter to proceed to a renegotiation phase;

transmitting, to the wireless power receiver, an acknowledgement (ACK) response related to the wireless power transmitter having switched to the renegotiation phase based on receiving the renegotiation data packet;

receiving, from the wireless power receiver in the renegotiation phase, a first specific request data packet including information for a requested guaranteed power level;

transmitting, to the wireless power receiver in the renegotiation phase, an ACK response to accept the requested guaranteed power level based on receiving the first specific request data packet;

receiving, from the wireless power receiver in the renegotiation phase, a second specific request data packet to end the renegotiation phase; and

transmitting, to the wireless power receiver, an ACK response related to the wireless power transmitter having concluded the renegotiation phase successfully and having switched to a power transfer phase.

2. A wireless power transmitter comprising:

a converter configured to transmit wireless power to a wireless power receiver; and

a controller configured to control the wireless power,

wherein the wireless power transmitter is configured to:

receive, from the wireless power receiver, a control error (CE) based data packet or a received power (RP) based data packet;

transmit, to the wireless power receiver, a bit pattern requesting permission to communicate based on receiving the CE based data packet or the RP based data packet;

receive, from the wireless power receiver, a response packet for granting the permission;

transmit, to the wireless power receiver, a capability data packet providing information for a capability of the wireless power transmitter after receiving the response packet;

receive, from the wireless power receiver, a renegotiation data packet requesting the wireless power transmitter to proceed to a renegotiation phase;

transmit, to the wireless power receiver, an acknowledgement (ACK) response related to the wireless power transmitter having switched to the renegotiation phase based on receiving the renegotiation data packet;

receive, from the wireless power receiver in the renegotiation phase, a first specific request data packet including information for a requested guaranteed power level;

transmit, to the wireless power receiver in the renegotiation phase, an ACK response to accept the requested guaranteed power level based on receiving the first specific request data packet;

receive, from the wireless power receiver in the renegotiation phase, a second specific request data packet to end the renegotiation phase; and

transmit, to the wireless power receiver, an ACK response related to the wireless power transmitter having concluded the renegotiation phase successfully and having switched to a power transfer phase.

3. A method for receiving wireless power, the method performed by a wireless power receiver and comprising:

transmitting, to a wireless power transmitter, a control error (CE) based data packet or a received power (RP) based data packet;

receiving, from the wireless power transmitter, a bit pattern requesting permission to communicate based on transmitting the CE based data packet or the RP based data packet;

transmitting, to the wireless power transmitter, a response packet for granting the permission;

receiving, from the wireless power transmitter, a capability data packet providing information for a capability of the wireless power transmitter after transmitting the response packet;

transmitting, to the wireless power transmitter, a renegotiation data packet requesting the wireless power transmitter to proceed to a renegotiation phase;

receiving, from the wireless power transmitter, an acknowledgement (ACK) response related to the wireless power transmitter having switched to the renegotiation phase based on transmitting the renegotiation data packet;

transmitting, to the wireless power transmitter in the renegotiation phase, a first specific request data packet including information for a requested guaranteed power level;

receiving, from the wireless power transmitter in the renegotiation phase, an ACK response to accept the requested guaranteed power level based on transmitting the first specific request data packet;

transmitting, to the wireless power transmitter in the renegotiation phase, a second specific request data packet to end the renegotiation phase; and

receiving, from the wireless power transmitter, an ACK response related to the wireless power transmitter having concluded the renegotiation phase successfully and having switched to a power transfer phase.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2023
From: PARK, YONGCHEOL
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Continuity (8)
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