Wireless power system with protection from overvoltage conditions

A wireless power system providing protection from overvoltage conditions, the system comprising:

• a wireless power transmitter comprising a Hall effect sensor;
• and
• a wireless power receiver comprising:
• one or more magnets to allow detection of a distance of the wireless power receiver from the wireless power transmitter using the Hall effect sensor, wherein when the detected distance is greater than a determined threshold, the wireless power transmitter is instructed to stop transmitting power;
• the wireless power receiver further comprising one or more transient voltage suppression (TVS) diodes communicatively connected so that when an overvoltage condition occurs in which a determined operating voltage of a protected portion of the receiver is exceeded, the TVS diodes provide a low impedance path for transient current to divert the transient current away from the protected portion of the receiver;
• and
• at least one processor which executes processor-executable instructions to cause the at least one processor to send a reset command to the wireless power transmitter.