| CPC H02J 50/40 (2016.02) [H02J 50/80 (2016.02); H02J 7/00034 (2020.01)] | 18 Claims |

|
1. A method for establishing out-band communication in a wireless power transfer system, the method performed by a wireless power transmitter and comprising:
transmitting a plurality of capability information to each of a plurality of wireless power receivers through in-band communication, respectively,
wherein each of the plurality of the capability information includes information for whether the wireless power transmitter supports the out-band communication;
establishing the out-band communication with the plurality of the wireless power receivers based on transmitting the plurality of capability information, respectively; and
exchanging power control information for the plurality of the wireless power receivers with the plurality of the wireless power receivers through the out-band communication,
wherein the exchanging the power control information includes performing renegotiation of a power transfer contract.
|