Patent ID: 9641018
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: H02J

Claim:
1. A power receiving apparatus comprising: a power receiving unit configured to receive power wirelessly transmitted by a power transmission apparatus; a power storage unit configured to store the power received by the power receiving unit; a communication unit configured to perform communication for wireless power transmission from the power transmission apparatus to the power receiving apparatus; a determination unit configured to determine a supply source of power to be used for the communication for wireless power transmission performed by the communication unit so that, the supply source is the power transmission apparatus in a case where an amount of power stored in the power storage unit is less than a predetermined amount of power by which the communication unit can perform the communication for wireless power transmission, and the supply source is the power storage unit in a case where the amount of stored power is equal to or greater than the predetermined amount of power; and a control unit configured to perform control so that the power used for the communication performed by the communication unit is supplied by the supply source determined by the determination unit.