# US 11,909,229 B2 · Wireless power transmission receiving circuit, communication method, and wireless power transmission system

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- Number: US 11,909,229 B2
- Document ID: US11909229B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/415,731
- Filed: 2019-12-05
- Published: 2022-03-03
- Granted: 2024-02-20
- Earliest claimed: 2018-12-20
- Assignees: Guangdong Midea White Home Appliance Technology Innovation Center Co., Ltd.; Midea Group Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Guangdong Midea White Home Appliance Technology Innovation Center Co., Ltd.; Midea Group Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Shouliang Gu; Kunren Yin; Yuanyang Zuo; Sanying Yu; Junfeng Hou
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11909229B2

## CPC

- H02J 50/80: involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
- H02J 50/12: of the resonant type
- H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY

## Abstract

A wireless power transmission system includes: an electrical energy-receiving oscillation circuit including an electrical energy-receiving coil L2 and a compensation capacitor C2 connected in series, the electrical energy-receiving coil L2 sensing an alternating magnetic field and generating an induction current accordingly; a rectifier circuit connected to two ends of the electrical energy-receiving oscillation circuit; and a modulation circuit including multiple modulation sub-circuits, each of the modulation sub-circuits being separately connected to the electrical energy-receiving oscillation circuit, and the modulation circuit receiving a drive signal used to select a modulation sub-circuit matching a power level of a load of the wireless power transmission receiving circuit to operate, and the modulation sub-circuits receive, during a communication process, a communication signal and load the communication signal on a carrier signal to perform modulation.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A wireless power transmission receiving circuit, comprising:
an electrical energy-receiving oscillation circuit, comprising an electrical energy-receiving coil and a compensation capacitor connected in series, wherein the electrical energy-receiving coil is configured to induct an alternating magnetic field to generate an induction current;
a rectifier circuit, connected to a first and second end of the electrical energy-receiving oscillation circuit to rectify the induction current into a direct current, enabling the direct current to flow to a load;
a modulation circuit, comprising a plurality of modulation sub-circuits, wherein each of the plurality of modulation sub-circuits is respectively connected to the electrical energy-receiving oscillation circuit, the modulation circuit is configured to receive a drive signal to select a modulation sub-circuit corresponding to a power level of the load of the wireless power transmission receiving circuit for operation, and during communication, the modulation sub-circuit is configured to receive a communication signal and load the communication signal on a carrier signal for modulation,
wherein the carrier signal is provided by the electrical energy-receiving oscillation circuit.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The wireless power transmission receiving circuit according to claim 1, wherein
each of the plurality of modulation sub-circuits comprises two modulation capacitors and a triode, the two modulation capacitors are connected in series and further connected to the electrical energy-receiving oscillation circuit in parallel,
a node between connected ends of the two modulation capacitors is connected to a collector of the triode, an emission set of the triode is connected to the ground, the drive signal and the communication signal are received by a base electrode of the triode;
two modulation capacitors of each of the modulation sub-circuits have a same capacitance value, and the two modulation capacitors of one of the plurality of the modulation sub-circuits are different from those of another one of the plurality of the modulation sub-circuits.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The wireless power transmission receiving circuit according to claim 2, wherein the modulation circuit comprises a first modulation sub-circuit and a second modulation sub-circuit, the first modulation sub-circuit is configured to receive a first drive signal, and the second modulation sub-circuit is configured to receive a second drive signal;
when the power level of the load is a first level, the first drive signal is configured to drive the first modulation sub-circuit to operate; when the power level of the load is a second level, the second drive signal is configured to drive the second modulation sub-circuit to operate; when the power level of the load is a third level, the first drive signal is configured to drive the first modulation sub-circuit to operate and the second signal driving to drive the second modulation sub-circuit to operate.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The wireless power transmission receiving circuit according to claim 1, wherein the rectifier circuit comprises:
a first rectifier sub-circuit, comprising two diodes connected in series, wherein a node between the two diodes of the first rectifier sub-circuit is connected to an output of the electrical energy-receiving oscillation circuit, and a first end of each of the two diodes is connected to two ends of the load respectively;
a second rectifier sub-circuit, comprising another two diodes connected in parallel, wherein a node between the another two diodes of the second rectifier sub-circuit is connected to the first end of the electrical energy-receiving oscillation circuit, and a second end of each of the another two diodes is connected to the two ends of the load respectively;
wherein one end of the load is connected to ground.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A wireless power transmission system comprising a wireless power transmission transmitter circuit according to claim 1, wherein the wireless power transmission receiving circuit is configured to receive electrical energy transmitted from the wireless power transmission transmitter circuit.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The wireless power transmission system according to claim 5, wherein the wireless power transmission transmitter circuit comprises:
an electrical energy-transmitting oscillation circuit, configured to receive the electrical energy to generate the alternating magnetic field to wirelessly charge the wireless power transmission receiving circuit;
a demodulation circuit, connected to the electrical energy-transmitting oscillation circuit, configured to demodulate the carrier signal of a electrical energy-transmitting circuit to acquire the communication signal;
a controller, electrically connected to the demodulation circuit, configured to receive the communication signal to adjust an output power of a power of the wireless power transmission transmitter circuit.

### Claim 7

A communication method of a wireless power transmission receiving circuit comprising:
acquiring a current power level of the wireless power transmission receiving circuit; and
selecting one modulation sub-circuit or combination of a plurality of modulation sub-circuits corresponding to a power level of the wireless power transmission receiving circuit for operation based on the current power level of the wireless power transmission receiving circuit.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The communication method according to claim 7, wherein the wireless power transmission receiving circuit comprises a first modulation sub-circuit and a second modulation sub-circuit, the first modulation sub-circuit is configured to receive a first drive signal, and the second modulation sub-circuit is configured to receive a second drive signal.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The communication method according to claim 8, wherein the selecting of the one modulation sub-circuit or combination of a plurality of modulation sub-circuits corresponding to the power level of the wireless power transmission receiving circuit for operation based on the current power level of the wireless power transmission receiving circuit, comprises:
determining the current power level of the wireless power transmission receiving circuit being a first level, wherein the first drive signal is configured to drive the first modulation sub-circuit to operate.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The communication method according to claim 8, wherein the selecting one modulation sub-circuit or combination of a plurality of modulation sub-circuits corresponding to the power level of the wireless power transmission receiving circuit for operation based on the current power level of the wireless power transmission receiving circuit, comprises:
determining the current power level of the wireless power transmission receiving circuit as a second level, wherein the second drive signal is configured to drive the second modulation sub-circuit to operate.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The communication method according to claim 8, wherein the selecting one modulation sub-circuit or combination of a plurality of modulation sub-circuits corresponding to the power level of the wireless power transmission receiving circuit for operation based on the current power level of the wireless power transmission receiving circuit, comprises:
determining the current power level of the wireless power transmission receiving circuit as a third level, wherein the first drive signal is configured to drive the first modulation sub-circuit to operate and the second drive signal is configured to drive the second modulation sub-circuit to operate.
