Systems, methods and apparatus for wireless charging are disclosed. A wireless charging device has a plurality of charging cells provided on a first surface and a processor configured to provide a charging current to a first charging coil in a surface of the wireless charging device, determine that an impedance of a resonant circuit has varied from a threshold or setpoint impedance, and restore the threshold or setpoint impedance by modifying frequency of the charging current. The resonant circuit may include the first charging coil. A method for operating the wireless charging device includes providing a charging current to a first charging coil in a surface of the wireless charging device, determining that an impedance of a resonant circuit has varied from a threshold or setpoint impedance, and restoring the threshold or setpoint impedance by modifying frequency of the charging current. The resonant circuit may include the charging coil.

Systems, methods and apparatus for wireless charging are disclosed. A wireless charging device has a plurality of charging cells provided on a first surface and a processor configured to provide a charging current to a first charging coil in a surface of the wireless charging device, determine that an impedance of a resonant circuit has varied from a threshold or setpoint impedance, and restore the threshold or setpoint impedance by modifying frequency of the charging current. The resonant circuit may include the first charging coil. A method for operating the wireless charging device includes providing a charging current to a first charging coil in a surface of the wireless charging device, determining that an impedance of a resonant circuit has varied from a threshold or setpoint impedance, and restoring the threshold or setpoint impedance by modifying frequency of the charging current. The resonant circuit may include the charging coil.

Certain exemplary embodiments can cause an electronic device to charge or be remotely powered via a device. The device comprises multiple software enabled wireless transceivers. The device is constructed to: identify an electronic device in proximity to the device’s wireless AdHoc Meshed Network; automatically add, hand off or remove the electronic device to/across/from the network; and automatically determine a charge or remote power level of the electronic device.

A disclosed wireless power transmitting apparatus comprises: a plate; a transmitting coil that transmits wireless power to a cooking device disposed on the plate; a driving circuit that applies a current to the transmitting coil; a communication module that communicates with the cooking device; and a control unit that controls the driving circuit such that the wireless power is periodically transmitted on the basis of a transmission period of the wireless power determined by discharge characteristics of the cooking device when the cooking device enters a standby mode.

An electronic device includes a plurality of coils, power conversion circuits, demodulation switches, and a processor. The power conversion circuits convert DC power into AC power, and output the AC power to the plurality of coils, respectively. The demodulation switches selectively connect the plurality of coils to ground. The processor selects at least one coil from among the plurality of coils, and controls an on/off state of the demodulation switches to connect or disconnect at least one remaining coil except for the selected at least one coil among the plurality of coils to the ground. The processor controls the power conversion circuits to output the AC power to the selected at least one coil and demodulates a signal of the selected at least one coil to identify information from an external electronic device disposed adjacent to a selected at least one coil based on the demodulation.

An electronic device includes a plurality of coils, power conversion circuits, demodulation switches, and a processor. The power conversion circuits convert DC power into AC power, and output the AC power to the plurality of coils, respectively. The demodulation switches selectively connect the plurality of coils to ground. The processor selects at least one coil from among the plurality of coils, and controls an on/off state of the demodulation switches to connect or disconnect at least one remaining coil except for the selected at least one coil among the plurality of coils to the ground. The processor controls the power conversion circuits to output the AC power to the selected at least one coil and demodulates a signal of the selected at least one coil to identify information from an external electronic device disposed adjacent to a selected at least one coil based on the demodulation.

The embodiments relate to a real-time approximation method and apparatus of a mutual inductance between transmitters and receivers for determining an optimal operating condition in a multiple-receiver wireless power transfer system, and it may be configured to approximate a mutual inductance in the multiple-receiver wireless power transfer system according to a configuration status of the receivers, and determine an operating condition of the multiple-receiver wireless power transfer system based on the mutual inductance. According to the various example embodiments, the inductance may comprise a mutual inductance between the transmitter and the receivers, and a mutual inductance between the receivers.

The embodiments relate to a real-time approximation method and apparatus of a mutual inductance between transmitters and receivers for determining an optimal operating condition in a multiple-receiver wireless power transfer system, and it may be configured to approximate a mutual inductance in the multiple-receiver wireless power transfer system according to a configuration status of the receivers, and determine an operating condition of the multiple-receiver wireless power transfer system based on the mutual inductance. According to the various example embodiments, the inductance may comprise a mutual inductance between the transmitter and the receivers, and a mutual inductance between the receivers.

A wireless charger adapter may include a structural member, a receive inductor coil supported by the structural member, an electrical circuit, and an output. The structural member may be placed in proximate location with a cradle of a wireless charging device inclusive of a transmit inductor coil. The receive inductor coil may inductively receive wireless power signals inductively transferred by the transmit inductor coil of the wireless charging device. The electrical circuit may convert the wireless power signals received by the receive inductor coil into electrical signals and the output may output the electrical signals from the electrical circuit to one or more external devices.

A wireless charger adapter may include a structural member, a receive inductor coil supported by the structural member, an electrical circuit, and an output. The structural member may be placed in proximate location with a cradle of a wireless charging device inclusive of a transmit inductor coil. The receive inductor coil may inductively receive wireless power signals inductively transferred by the transmit inductor coil of the wireless charging device. The electrical circuit may convert the wireless power signals received by the receive inductor coil into electrical signals and the output may output the electrical signals from the electrical circuit to one or more external devices.