Wireless power systems with magnetic alignment systems
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsMatthew J Chabalko, Zaki Moussaoui
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AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsMatthew J Chabalko, Zaki Moussaoui
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A wireless power system has electronic devices that mate with each other to transfer wireless power. Each device may have a wireless power coil. Alignment magnets may be used to magnetically attach devices to each other so that the coils in the devices are aligned with respect to each other for wireless power transfer. The system may include first, second, and third devices. The first and third devices may have fixed alignment magnets with poles of opposite magnetic polarity that allow the first and third devices to be attached to each other so that their coils are aligned. The second device may have a reconfigurable alignment magnet that is operable in a first mode in which the second device is magnetically attached to the first device and a second mode in which the second device is magnetically attached to the third device.
An electronic device operable to magnetically attach to a first device with a first magnetic alignment structure and to magnetically attach to a second device with a second magnetic alignment structure that is configured to magnetically attach to the first magnetic alignment structure, the electronic device comprising:
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