# US 2017/0288448 A1 · Wireless Chargeable Device, an Apparatus for Controlling Wireless Charging of a Wireless Chargeable Device and Method for Controlling Wireless Charging of a Wireless Chargeable Device

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- Number: US 2017/0288448 A1
- Document ID: US20170288448A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/437,621
- Filed: 2017-02-21
- Published: 2017-10-05
- Earliest claimed: 2016-04-01
- Assignees: Intel IP Corporation
- Applicants: Intel IP Corporation
- Inventors: Christian Kranz; Markus Hammes; Christoph Schultz
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170288448A1

## CPC

- H04B 5/79: for data transfer in combination with power transfer
- H02J 50/12: of the resonant type
- H04B: TRANSMISSION
- H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY

## Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a wireless-chargeable device and an apparatus for controlling a magnetic field strength of a magnetic field generated by an electromagnet. The wireless-chargeable device includes an electromagnet (102) and a control circuit (104). The control circuit (104) is configured to control a magnetic field strength generated by an electro-magnet for alignment of a power-receiving coil (106) of the wireless-chargeable device with respect to a power-transmitting coil of a wireless power supply device.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A wireless-chargeable device comprising:
An electromagnet; and
A control circuit configured to control a magnetic field strength generated by the electromagnet for alignment of a power-receiving coil of the wireless-chargeable device with respect to a power-transmitting coil of a wireless power supply device.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The wireless-chargeable device according to claim 1, wherein the control circuit is configured to detect a presence of the wireless power supply device in proximity of the wireless-chargeable device, and wherein the control circuit is configured to control the magnetic field strength based on the detected presence.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The wireless-chargeable device according to claim 2, wherein the control circuit is configured to increase the magnetic field strength or to activate the electromagnet based on the detected presence.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The wireless-chargeable device according to claim 1, wherein the control circuit is configured to determine information related to a power transmission between the wireless power supply device and the wireless-chargeable device, and wherein the control circuit is configured to control the magnetic field strength based on the information related to the power transmission.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The wireless-chargeable device according to claim 4, wherein the control circuit is configured to monitor the power transmission between the wireless power supply device and the wireless-chargeable device to obtain the information related to the power transmission.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The wireless-chargeable device according to claim 4, wherein the control circuit is configured to determine a quality of the power transmission based on the information related to the power transmission, and wherein the control circuit is configured to control the magnetic field strength based on the quality of the power transmission.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The wireless-chargeable device according to claim 6, wherein the control circuit is configured to increase the magnetic field strength or to activate the electromagnet if the quality of the power transmission is below a lower threshold.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The wireless-chargeable device according to claim 6, wherein the control circuit is configured to decrease the magnetic field strength or to deactivate the electromagnet if the quality of the power transmission is above an upper threshold.

### Claim 9 (depends on 4)

The wireless-chargeable device according to claim 4, wherein the control circuit is configured to detect a state of the power transmission based on the information related to the power transmission, and wherein the control circuit is configured to control the magnetic field strength based on the state of the power transmission.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The wireless-chargeable device according to claim 9, wherein the control circuit is configured to decrease the magnetic field strength, to deactivate the electromagnet or to control the magnetic field strength to emit an inverted field to repel the wireless power supply device if the state of the power transmission indicates that the power transmission has stopped.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The wireless-chargeable device according to claim 9, wherein the control circuit is configured to control the magnetic field strength to decrease the magnetic field strength or to deactivate the electromagnet if the state of the power transmission indicates that the power transmission has been initialized.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The wireless-chargeable device according to claim 1, wherein the control circuit is further configured to determine a compatibility information of the wireless-chargeable device and the wireless power supply device, and wherein the control circuit is configured to control the magnetic field strength based on the determined compatibility of the wireless-chargeable device and the wireless power supply device.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The wireless-chargeable device according to claim 12, wherein the control circuit is configured to control the magnetic field strength to emit an inverted field to repel the wireless power supply device, if the determined compatibility information indicates that the wireless-chargeable device and the wireless power supply device are incompatible.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The wireless-chargeable device according to claim 1, wherein the control circuit is configured to provide an oscillating current for the electromagnet to generate a sound or vibration.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The wireless-chargeable device according to claim 14, wherein the control circuit is further configured to determine a compatibility information of the wireless-chargeable device and the wireless power supply device, wherein the control circuit is configured to provide the oscillating current, if the determined compatibility information indicates that the wireless-chargeable device and the wireless power supply device are incompatible.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

The wireless-chargeable device according to claim 1, further comprising the power-receiving coil, wherein the power-receiving coil is configured to receive a power for charging the wireless chargeable device induced by an electro-magnetic field generated by the wireless power supply device.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The wireless-chargeable device according to claim 15, wherein the control circuit is configured to monitor at least one electrical parameter of the power-receiving coil, wherein the control circuit is configured to detect a presence of a wireless power supply device in a proximity of the wireless-chargeable device based on the at least one electrical parameter.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The wireless-chargeable device according to claim 17, wherein the least one electrical parameter of the power-receiving coil is one of the group of a voltage, a voltage change, a current, a current change, a resonance frequency and a change in a resonance frequency.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The wireless-chargeable device according to claim 17, wherein the control circuit is configured to control the magnetic field strength based on the detected presence.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The wireless-chargeable device according to claim 15, wherein a resonance frequency of the power-receiving coil is lower than a resonance frequency of the electromagnet.

### Claim 21

An apparatus for controlling wireless charging of a wireless-chargeable device, wherein the apparatus comprises a control circuit configured to control a magnetic field strength generated by an electromagnet for alignment of a power-receiving coil of a wireless-chargeable device with respect to a power-transmitting coil of a wireless power supply device.

### Claim 22

A method for controlling wireless charging of a wireless-chargeable device, wherein the method comprises controlling a magnetic field strength generated by an electromagnet for alignment of a power-receiving coil of a wireless-chargeable device with respect to a power-transmitting coil of a wireless power supply device.

### Claim 23 (depends on 22)

A machine readable storage medium including program code, when executed, to cause a machine to perform the method of claim 22.
