Power transmission device, power reception device, power supply system, and power transmission method

A power reception device comprising a power reception coil and a memory, the power reception device performing transmission and reception of information packets to and from a power transmission device having a power transmission coil, while switching between the transmission and reception of the information packets, in order to charge a battery with received power, the power reception device comprising:

• a communication circuit configured to receive an information packet from the power transmission device;
• a packet processing circuit configured to process the received information packet in a memory area of the memory;
• a power reception circuit configured to receive power and to charge the battery with the received power;
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• a switch for switching between the communication circuit and the power reception circuit, to connect the power reception coil to one of the communication circuit and the power reception circuit, wherein
• the communication circuit transmits address information indicating an address configuration of the memory to the power transmission device,
• the packet processing circuit makes a distinction in the information packet between a power transmission packet, the power transmission packet being an information packet related to settings of a power transmission from the power transmission device, and a general packet, the general packet being an information packet other than the power transmission packet, on a basis of an address designation provided to the information packet, and
• the packet processing circuit processes the general packet in a first memory area of the memory, and processes the power transmission packet in a second memory area of the memory.

A power supply system comprising a power transmission device having a power transmission coil and a power reception device having a power reception coil and a memory, the power supply system performing transmission and reception of information packets between the power transmission coil and the power reception coil, while switching between the transmission and reception of the information packets, wherein

• the power transmission device includes:
• a power transmission side communication circuit configured to perform the transmission and reception of the information packets;
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• a power transmission circuit configured to perform the power supply,
• the power reception device includes:
• a power reception side communication circuit configured to perform the transmission and reception of the information packets;
• a packet processing circuit configured to process an information packet in a memory area of the memory;
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• a power reception circuit configured to charge a battery with power received from the power transmission device,
• the power reception side communication circuit of the power reception device transmits address information indicating an address configuration of the memory to the power transmission device,
• the power transmission side communication circuit of the power transmission device provides a power transmission packet, the power transmission packet being an information packet related to settings of a power transmission, with an address designation to designate a second memory area of the memory, and provides a general packet, the general packet being an information packet other than the power transmission packet, with another address designation to designate a first memory area of the memory, on a basis of the address information, and
• the packet processing circuit of the power reception device makes a distinction of the information packet received by the power reception side communication circuit between the power transmission packet and the general packet on a basis of the address designation or the other address destination, and processes the general packet in the first memory area and processes the power transmission packet in the second memory area.

A power transmission method for a power transmission device that includes a power transmission coil, a communication circuit, and a power transmission circuit, the power transmission device performing transmission and reception of information packets to and from a power reception device having a power reception coil and a memory, while switching between the transmission and reception of the information packets, wherein

• the communication circuit performs the steps of:
• receiving address information indicating an address configuration of the memory from the power reception device;
• providing a power transmission packet, the power transmission packet being an information packet related to the settings of a power transmission, with an address designation to designate a second memory area of the memory, and providing a general packet, the general packet being an information packet other than the power transmission packet, with another address designation to designate a first memory area of the memory, on a basis of the address information;
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• transmitting the general packet and the power transmission packet having the address designation or the other address destination to the power reception device, and
• the power transmission circuit performs the step of performing the power transmission, after the transmission and reception of the power transmission packets.