A method of reducing a power consumption of a wireless device according to one embodiment includes performing, by the wireless device, a calibration of wireless communication circuitry of the wireless device in response to establishing a wireless communication connection with a wireless access point, determining, by the wireless device, a number of disconnections between the wireless device and the wireless access point over a predefined period of time, and increasing, by the wireless device, a sleep interval of the wireless communication circuitry of the wireless device in response to determining the number of disconnections between the wireless device and the wireless access point over the predefined period of time is less than a threshold number of disconnections.

A method of reducing a power consumption of a wireless device according to one embodiment includes performing, by the wireless device, a calibration of wireless communication circuitry of the wireless device in response to establishing a wireless communication connection with a wireless access point, determining, by the wireless device, a number of disconnections between the wireless device and the wireless access point over a predefined period of time, and increasing, by the wireless device, a sleep interval of the wireless communication circuitry of the wireless device in response to determining the number of disconnections between the wireless device and the wireless access point over the predefined period of time is less than a threshold number of disconnections.

A method for determining the relative position of a metal object in relation to a user device and to a transmitter antenna of an inductive charging support when charging the user device. The method includes measuring the quality factor of the transmitter antenna, measuring the quality factor of the receiver antenna, and comparing the measured quality factor of the transmitter antenna with a predetermined quality factor threshold of the transmitter antenna and comparing the measured quality factor of the receiver antenna with a predetermined quality factor threshold of the receiver antenna so as to deduce therefrom the relative position of the metal object in relation to the user device and to the transmitter antenna or the absence of an interfering metal object.

A method for determining the relative position of a metal object in relation to a user device and to a transmitter antenna of an inductive charging support when charging the user device. The method includes measuring the quality factor of the transmitter antenna, measuring the quality factor of the receiver antenna, and comparing the measured quality factor of the transmitter antenna with a predetermined quality factor threshold of the transmitter antenna and comparing the measured quality factor of the receiver antenna with a predetermined quality factor threshold of the receiver antenna so as to deduce therefrom the relative position of the metal object in relation to the user device and to the transmitter antenna or the absence of an interfering metal object.

An electronic device includes a display module including a first region exposed to an outside in first and second modes and a second region extending from the first region, where the second region is partially opposite to the first region in the first mode or is partially exposed in the second mode, the second region includes a curved region in the first mode and a flat region extending from the curved region and opposite to the first region, a supporting member disposed below the display module, a case which contains the display module and the supporting member, where the first and second modes are determined based on a sliding motion of the case, and a wireless charging coil which is contained in the case and shielded by the supporting member in the first mode, and does not overlap the supporting member in the second mode.

An electronic device includes a display module including a first region exposed to an outside in first and second modes and a second region extending from the first region, where the second region is partially opposite to the first region in the first mode or is partially exposed in the second mode, the second region includes a curved region in the first mode and a flat region extending from the curved region and opposite to the first region, a supporting member disposed below the display module, a case which contains the display module and the supporting member, where the first and second modes are determined based on a sliding motion of the case, and a wireless charging coil which is contained in the case and shielded by the supporting member in the first mode, and does not overlap the supporting member in the second mode.

An electronic device may include: a resonance circuit which comprises a battery, a coil and a capacitor, and receives power wirelessly; a rectifier which rectifies AC power, provided from the resonance circuit, to DC power; a DC/DC converter which converts and outputs the DC power provided from the rectifier; a charger which charges the battery by using the converted power provided from the DC/DC converter; a first OVP circuit which selectively connects the coil to the capacitor; a second OVP circuit which is connected in parallel to the first OVP circuit; a detection circuit which detects a rectified voltage; a control circuit; and a communication circuit, wherein the control circuit, on the basis that the detected rectified voltage is equal to or greater than a first threshold voltage, controls the first OVP circuit so as to be in an off state so that the coil is not connected to the capacitor, and on the basis that the detected rectified voltage is less than a second threshold voltage, controls the first OVP circuit so that the first OVP circuit is switched from the off state to an on state so that the coil is connected to the capacitor, wherein the second threshold voltage may be smaller than the first threshold voltage.

An electronic device may include: a resonance circuit which comprises a battery, a coil and a capacitor, and receives power wirelessly; a rectifier which rectifies AC power, provided from the resonance circuit, to DC power; a DC/DC converter which converts and outputs the DC power provided from the rectifier; a charger which charges the battery by using the converted power provided from the DC/DC converter; a first OVP circuit which selectively connects the coil to the capacitor; a second OVP circuit which is connected in parallel to the first OVP circuit; a detection circuit which detects a rectified voltage; a control circuit; and a communication circuit, wherein the control circuit, on the basis that the detected rectified voltage is equal to or greater than a first threshold voltage, controls the first OVP circuit so as to be in an off state so that the coil is not connected to the capacitor, and on the basis that the detected rectified voltage is less than a second threshold voltage, controls the first OVP circuit so that the first OVP circuit is switched from the off state to an on state so that the coil is connected to the capacitor, wherein the second threshold voltage may be smaller than the first threshold voltage.

A network device generates first resonant light used to carry information; and the network device sends the first resonant light to a terminal by using a resonant cavity component, where the resonant cavity component of the network device and a resonant cavity component of the terminal form an open resonant cavity. In wireless optical communication, an information transmission rate can be greatly improved by using a resonant light multiplexing technology. This application further discloses a network device and a terminal that can implement the foregoing wireless optical communication method.

An embodiment wireless charging vehicle includes a secondary charging pad configured to generate an induced current by a magnetic field generated to a primary charging pad of a wireless charging station and to charge a battery, a plurality of ultra-wideband (UWB) tags disposed to surround the vehicle, and a UWB controller configured to perform a wireless charging arrangement mode for arranging the secondary charging pad on the primary charging pad by using a sensor value measured by the UWB tags, wherein the UWB controller is configured to calculate a coordinate of the primary charging pad by using a line of sight (LOS) sensor value of a UWB tag having a line of sight from among the UWB tags.