US 11,936,202 B2
Hybrid wireless power transmitting system and method therefor
Chun-Kil Jung, Seoul (KR); and Byong-Uk Hwang, Incheon (KR)
Assigned to GE Hybrid Technologies, LLC, Niskayuna, NY (US)
Filed by GE HYBRID TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Niskayuna, NY (US)
Filed on Jun. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/806,426.
Application 17/806,426 is a continuation of application No. 17/321,791, filed on May 17, 2021, granted, now 11,362,544.
Application 17/321,791 is a continuation of application No. 16/994,934, filed on Aug. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,038,378, issued on Jun. 15, 2021.
Application 16/994,934 is a continuation of application No. 15/973,600, filed on May 8, 2018, granted, now 10,778,037, issued on Sep. 15, 2020.
Application 15/973,600 is a continuation of application No. 15/033,449, granted, now 10,014,725, issued on Jul. 3, 2018, previously published as PCT/KR2013/010409, filed on Nov. 15, 2013.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2013-0130959 (KR), filed on Oct. 31, 2013; application No. 10-2013-0135609 (KR), filed on Nov. 8, 2013; application No. 10-2013-0138101 (KR), filed on Nov. 14, 2013; and application No. 10-2013-0138107 (KR), filed on Nov. 14, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0302762 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. H02J 50/12 (2016.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01); H02J 50/40 (2016.01); H02J 50/60 (2016.01); H02J 50/80 (2016.01)
CPC H02J 50/12 (2016.02) [H02J 7/00302 (2020.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02); H02J 50/40 (2016.02); H02J 50/60 (2016.02); H02J 50/80 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for wireless power transfer, comprising:
a first power transmitting unit capable of transmitting a first wireless power signal;
a second power transmitting unit capable of transmitting a second wireless power signal; and
a controller configured to:
transmit both of a first object detection signal associated with the first power transmitting unit and a second object detection signal associated with the second power transmitting unit,
receive a response signal from a wireless power receiving apparatus, wherein the response signal is either a first type in response to the first object detection signal or a second type in response to the second object detection signal,
select, from among the first power transmitting unit and the second power transmitting unit, a selected power transmitting unit based, at least in part, on the response signal, wherein the first power transmitting unit is selected as the selected power transmitting unit when the response signal is the first type, wherein the second power transmitting unit is selected as the selected power transmitting unit when the response signal is the second type, and
cause a transmission of the first wireless power signal or the second wireless power signal to the wireless power receiving apparatus via the selected power transmitting unit.