Patent ID: 8400105
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: H01M,H02J,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A non-contact charging system comprising: a power transmission terminal; and a power receiving terminal, the power transmission terminal including a charging control unit configured to output an alternating current signal having a voltage based on a charging control signal, a power transmission unit configured to excite a near-electromagnetic field in accordance with the alternating current signal, and a primary-side signal processing unit configured to, when load modulation communication is performed, acquire a reception signal on the basis of a voltage at the power transmission unit and set the charging control signal on the basis of reference information included in the reception signal, the power receiving terminal including a power receiving unit couplable to the near-electromagnetic field, a charging voltage generation unit configured to rectify an alternating current signal outputted by the power receiving unit, a load modulation unit configured to, when the load modulation communication is performed, change a load impedance of the power receiving unit as viewed from the power transmission unit by performing load modulation, an information acquisition unit configured to acquire the reference information including a predetermined optimum charging pattern related to the rechargeable battery, and a secondary-side signal processing unit configured to, when the load modulation communication is performed, control the load modulation unit using the reference information acquired by the information acquisition unit as a transmission signal, wherein the charging voltage generating unit controls a voltage value of the alternating current signal such that a charging voltage for the rechargeable battery is substantially equal to the predetermined optimum charging pattern for the rechargeable battery on the basis of the reference information included in the reception signal, and a charging control function is performed at a power transmission terminal side.