A handheld device includes an electronic instrument and a capacitive power supply for storing and delivering power to the electronic instrument. The capacitive power supply includes at least one capacitor, and an electronic circuit operable to boost a voltage from the capacitor to a higher voltage for use by the electronic instrument. The capacitive power supply can be rapidly recharged. Some configurations include an accelerometer which permits the handheld device to detect movement and perform various operations responsive to detected movement. A dual charging station is also disclosed.

An electromagnetic connector is disclosed that is configured to form a first magnetic circuit portion comprising a first core member and a first coil disposed of the first core member. The electromagnetic connector is configured to mate with a second electromagnetic connector, where the second electromagnetic connector is configured to form a second magnetic circuit portion comprising a second core member and a second coil disposed of the second core member. The first core member and the second core member are configured to couple the first coil to the second coil with a magnetic circuit formed from the first magnetic circuit portion and the second magnetic circuit portion when the electromagnetic connector is mated with the second electromagnetic connector. The magnetic circuit is configured to induce a signal in the first coil when the second coil is energized.

A transmitter for transmitting wireless power and a wireless power transmitting system having the same in the present invention includes at least one helical or spiral type coil in which one end thereof is in a grounded state and the other end is in the air, wherein the coil wirelessly transmits the power by resonance. The present invention has simpler structure and operates with low frequencies as compared with the existing wireless power transmitting scheme using magnetic resonance, thereby to enhance the efficiency of the power transfer, to reduce the cost for system building, and to easily implement a transmitting section with the multi-channel.

An inductive power transmitter comprises a first primary inductor configured to inductively couple a first secondary inductor and configured to hold a first variable electrical potential. The transmitter also comprises a second primary inductor configured to inductively couple a second secondary inductor that is configured to hold a second variable electrical potential. The primary inductors are arranged in an overlapping fashion on a substrate forming a charging surface. The first primary inductor is connected to a first driver capable of providing the first variable electrical potential, and the second primary inductor is connected to a second driver capable of providing the second variable electrical potential in a first embodiment while a second possibility is that the first primary inductor is connected to a first driver capable of providing the first variable electrical potential, and the second primary inductor comprises capacitor and is not connected to a driver.

A non-contact power supply system supplies power in a non-contact manner between a power transmission coil of a power supply device and a power reception coil of a vehicle. The power supply device side communication unit transmits identification information of the power supply device to the vehicle. The generation unit generates a power pattern list by allocating each piece of the identification information that is received by the vehicle side communication unit to several power patterns based on a prescribed rule. The vehicle side communication unit transmits the power pattern list to the power supply device. The controller causes power to be outputted from the power transmission coil to the power reception coil according to a power pattern which corresponds to the identification information. The determination unit determines establishment of a paired communication based on a comparison the detected power pattern and a power pattern.

A resonator has an increased isolation for stable wireless power transmission. A material that reduces resonance coupling may be disposed in a space between each of a plurality of resonators and a resonator adjacent to each of the plurality of resonators. A material that reduces resonance coupling may be disposed on a plane opposite to a direction in which a resonator resonates. Power at an operating frequency set to be equal to or within a predetermined range of a frequency corresponding to a resonant mode may be injected into a plurality of transmission resonators.

In an inductive energy transfer system, the phase of a signal that is applied to a transmitter coil to transfer energy is adjusted while energy is transferred from the transmitter device to a receiver device. The phase of the signal can be adjusted by changing a state of a DC-to-AC converter from a converting state to a non-converting state. The DC-to-AC converter outputs a signal that is applied to the transmitter coil when the DC-to-AC converter is in a converting state. A signal is not applied to the transmitter coil when the DC-to-AC converter is in a non-converting state.

This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus including a magnetic flux device configured to transmit or receive magnetic flux. In certain configurations, the magnetic flux device can include a first coil with a first layer and second layer, a second coil with a third layer and fourth layer, and a magnetically permeable material with the first coil extending over a first edge of the magnetically permeable material and the second coil extending over a second edge of the magnetically permeable material. In certain other configurations, the magnetic flux device can include a first conductive structure including a first coil and a second coil enclosing a first area and a second area, respectively. The magnetic flux device can further include a second conductive structure with at least a first planar portion of the first conductive structure being substantially coplanar with a second planar portion of the second conductive structure.

The wireless power transmitter includes a substrate; a first blocking unit disposed over the substrate and formed of a metallic material; a second blocking unit over the first blocking unit; and a wireless transmission unit mounted on at least one of the first blocking unit and the second blocking unit, wherein the wireless transmission unit includes: a first wireless transmission unit including a first transmission coil; a second wireless transmission unit including a second transmission coil; and a control unit to control such that AC power is output to a transmission coil of one of the wireless transmission units according to a power transmission scheme.

Provided are wireless power transmitting method and apparatus using dual-loop in-phase feeding. The wireless power transmitting apparatus includes a generator configured to generate a Radio Frequency (RF) signal, an amplifier configured to amplify the generated RF signal, a matching circuit configured to be connected to the amplifier to perform impedance matching, a first resonator configured to comprise a first feeding loop connected to the matching circuit and transmit wireless power using a signal provided through the first feeding loop, and a second resonator configured to comprise a second feeding loop connected to the matching circuit and transmit wireless power using a signal provided through the second feeding loop, wherein the first and second feeding loops are formed in a manner that allows magnetic fields respectively generated by the first and second resonators to be excited in the same direction and in phase.