Patent Publication Number: US-9431889-B2

Title: Active rectifier with delay locked loop to compensate for reverse current leakage and wireless power receiving apparatus including active rectifier with delay locked loop to compensate for reverse current leakage

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) 
     This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2010-0083311, filed on Aug. 27, 2010, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. 
     BACKGROUND 
     1. Field 
     The following description relates to an active rectifier which may be used for wireless power transmission. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     A resonance power transferring system is one of several wireless power transmission systems, and may include a source device that transmits the resonance power and a target device that receives the resonance power. The resonance power may be wirelessly transmitted from the source device to the target device. 
     When a wireless power receiver corresponding to a target device of the wireless power transmission system uses a passive rectifier, the passive rectifier may rectify alternating current to have a voltage equal to a value obtained by subtracting a voltage drop from a peak voltage of an input, due to the voltage drop caused by a diode included in the rectifier. The rectifier in the wireless power receiver may be an important factor for power transmission efficiency. 
     SUMMARY 
     According to an aspect, an active rectifier may include: a first loop configured to provide voltage when the phase of an input signal is positive; and a second loop configured to provide voltage when the phase of the input signal is negative, wherein the first loop and the second loop include a delay locked loop configured to compensate for reverse current leakage due to a delay of a switch included therein. 
     The input signal may be received from a source resonator through magnetic coupling. 
     The first loop may include: a first switch configured to be turned on when the phase of the input signal is positive, based on a differential signal with respect to the input signal; a first delay switch to be turned on when the phase of the input signal is positive, based on the differential signal with respect to the input signal; a first delay locked loop configured to compensate for a delay, between when a phase of the differential signal is switched from positive to negative and when the first delay switch is turned on; and a capacitor configured to provide a voltage corresponding to substantially the maximum amplitude of the input signal. 
     The first delay switch may include: a comparator configured to receive the differential signal and to output a predetermined voltage when the phase of the differential signal is negative; a voltage buffer configured to store the predetermined voltage outputted from the comparator, and, when the stored voltage becomes a predetermined turn-on voltage, to output the turn-on voltage; and a transistor that is configured to be turned on by the turn-on voltage outputted from the voltage buffer, wherein the first delay locked loop is configured to provide a voltage offset corresponding to a delay occurring due to the comparator and the voltage buffer, and adds the voltage offset to the phase of the differential signal inputted to the comparator. 
     The first delay locked loop may include: a second comparator configured to receive the differential signal, and to output a predetermined voltage when the phase of the differential signal is negative; a delay unit configured to receive the output of the voltage buffer, and to output the received output after adding a predetermined delay of the second comparator to the received output; a phase detecting unit configured to detect a phase difference between an output signal of the second comparator and an output signal of the delay unit; an electric charge pump configured to provide the voltage offset corresponding to the phase difference; and a delay compensation unit configured to add the voltage offset to the phase of the differential signal inputted to the comparator. 
     The second loop may include: a second switch configured to be turned on when the phase of the input signal is negative; a second delay switch configured to be turned on when the phase of the input signal is negative; a second delay locked loop configured to compensate for a delay, between when the phase of the input signal is switched from positive to negative and when the second delay switch is turned on; and a capacitor configured to provide voltage corresponding to the maximum amplitude of the input signal. 
     The second delay switch may include: a comparator configured to receive the input signal, and to output a predetermined voltage when the phase of the input signal is negative; a voltage buffer configured to store the predetermined voltage outputted from the comparator, and, when the stored voltage becomes a predetermined turn-on voltage, to output the turn-on voltage; and a transistor configured to be turned on by the turn-on voltage outputted from the voltage buffer, wherein the second delay locked loop is configured to provide a voltage offset corresponding to a delay occurring due to the comparator and the voltage buffer, and to add the voltage offset to the phase of the input signal inputted to the comparator. 
     The second delay locked loop may include: a second comparator configured to receive the input signal, and to output a predetermined voltage when the phase of the input signal is negative; a delay unit configured to receive the output of the voltage buffer, and to output the received output after adding a predetermined delay of the second comparator to the received output; a phase detecting unit configured to detect a phase difference between an output signal of the second comparator and an output signal of the delay unit; an electric charge pump configured to provide the voltage offset corresponding to the phase difference; and a delay compensation unit configured to add the voltage offset to the phase of the input signal inputted to the comparator. 
     According to another aspect, a wireless power receiver may include: a target resonator configured to receive electromagnetic energy from a source resonator; an active rectifier configured to generate a DC signal by rectifying an AC signal received by the target resonator; and a DC-DC converter to output a rectified voltage by adjusting a signal level of the DC signal, wherein the active rectifier includes a delay locked loop that is configured to compensate for reverse current leakage due to a delay of a switch included in the active rectifier. 
     The active rectifier may include: a first loop configured to provide voltage when phase of the AC signal is positive; and a second loop configured to provide voltage when the phase of the AC signal is negative, wherein the first loop and the second loop include a delay locked loop that is configured to compensates for a reverse current leakage due to a delay of a switch included therein. 
     The first loop may include: a first switch configured to be turned on in a section where the phase of the AC signal is positive, based on a differential signal with respect to the AC signal; a first delay switch configured to be turned on in the section where the phase of the AC signal is positive, based on the differential signal with respect to the AC signal; a first delay locked loop configured to compensate for a delay, between when a phase of the differential signal is switched from positive to negative and when the first delay switch is turned on; and a capacitor configured to provide a DC voltage corresponding to substantially the maximum amplitude of the AC signal. 
     The second loop may include: a second switch configured to be turned on when the phase of the AC signal is negative; a second delay switch configured to be turned on when the phase of the AC signal is negative; a second delay locked loop configured to compensate for a delay, between when the phase of the AC signal switched from positive to negative and when the second delay switch is turned on; and a capacitor configured to provide a DC voltage corresponding to substantially the maximum amplitude of the AC signal. 
     According to yet another aspect, an active rectifier may include: a first circuit configured to provide voltage when the phase of an input signal is positive; and a second circuit configured to provide voltage when the phase of the input signal is negative, wherein the first circuit, the second circuit, or both include a delay locked circuit that is configured to compensate for reverse current leakage therein. 
     The first circuit, the second circuit, or both may include at least one switch and the delay locked circuit of one or both of the first circuit and the second circuit is configured to compensate for reverse current leakage due to a delay of the at least one switch. 
     The at least one switch may include a transistor. And the transistor may include a PMOS or NMOS transistor. 
     The first circuit, the second circuit, or both may include: a switch configured to be turned on when the phase of the input signal is positive, based on a differential signal with respect to the input signal; a delay switch to be turned on when the phase of the input signal is positive, based on the differential signal with respect to the input signal; and a capacitor configured to provide a voltage corresponding to substantially the maximum amplitude of the input signal, wherein the delay locked circuit is configured to compensate for a delay, between when a phase of the differential signal is switched from positive to negative and when the delay switch is turned on. 
     The delay switch may include: a comparator configured to receive the differential signal and to output a predetermined voltage when the phase of the differential signal is negative; a voltage buffer configured to store the predetermined voltage outputted from the comparator, and, when the stored voltage becomes a predetermined turn-on voltage, to output the turn-on voltage; and a transistor configured to be turned on by the turn-on voltage outputted from the voltage buffer, wherein the delay locked circuit is configured to provide a voltage offset corresponding to a delay occurring due to the comparator and the voltage buffer, and to add the voltage offset to the phase of the differential signal inputted to the comparator. 
     The delay locked circuit may include: a second comparator configured to receive the differential signal, and to output a predetermined voltage when the phase of the differential signal is negative; a delay unit configured to receive the output of the voltage buffer, and to output the received output after adding a predetermined delay of the second comparator to the received output; a phase detecting unit configured to detect a phase difference between an output signal of the second comparator and an output signal of the delay unit; an electric charge pump configured to provide the voltage offset corresponding to the phase difference; and a delay compensation unit configured to add the voltage offset to the phase of the differential signal inputted to the comparator. 
     An electronic device may include the active rectifier. 
     Other features and aspects may be apparent from the following detailed description, the drawings, and the claims. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a diagram illustrating a wireless power transmission system. 
         FIG. 2  is a diagram illustrating an active rectifier; 
         FIG. 3  is a diagram illustrating rectification using an active rectifier; 
         FIG. 4  is a diagram illustrating a simulation of the active rectifier of  FIG. 2 ; 
         FIG. 5  is a diagram illustrating an active rectifier having a delay locked loop; 
         FIG. 6  is a diagram illustrating a simulation of the active rectifier of  FIG. 5 ; 
         FIG. 7  is a diagram illustrating a delay locked loop in the active rectifier; 
         FIGS. 8 through 14  are diagrams illustrating various resonators; and 
         FIG. 15  is a diagram illustrating one equivalent circuit of the resonator for wireless power transmission of  FIG. 8 . 
     
    
    
     Throughout the drawings and the detailed description, unless otherwise described, the same drawing reference numerals should be understood to refer to the same elements, features, and structures. The relative size and depiction of these elements may be exaggerated for clarity, illustration, and convenience. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The following detailed description is provided to assist the reader in gaining a comprehensive understanding of the methods, apparatuses and/or systems described herein. Accordingly, various changes, modifications, and equivalents of the systems, apparatuses and/or methods described herein may be suggested to those of ordinary skill in the art. The progression of processing steps and/or operations described is an example; however, the sequence of and/or operations is not limited to that set forth herein and may be changed as is known in the art, with the exception of steps and/or operations necessarily occurring in a certain order. Also, descriptions of well-known functions and constructions may be omitted for increased clarity and conciseness. 
     One or more embodiments may provide an active rectifier that compensates for a reverse current leakage using a delay locked loop. In some embodiments, the active rectifier may be used with a wireless power receiver of a wireless power transmission system. Of course, it will be appreciated that the active rectifier may be used in other electronic devices where power rectification may be required. 
       FIG. 1  illustrates a wireless power transmission system. 
     The wireless power transmitted may be resonance power. As shown in  FIG. 1 , the wireless power transmission system may have a source-target structure including a source and a target. For example, the wireless power transmission system may include a resonance power transmitter  110  corresponding to the source and a resonance power receiver  120  corresponding to the target. 
     The resonance power transmitter  110  may include a source unit  111  and a source resonator  115 . The source unit  111  may be configured to receive energy from an external voltage supplier to generate a resonance power. In some instances, the resonance power transmitter  110  may further include a matching control  113  to perform resonance frequency and/or impedance matching. 
     The source unit  111  may include an alternating current (AC)-to-AC (AC/AC) converter, an AC-to-direct current (DC) (AC/DC) converter, and a (DC/AC) inverter. The AC/AC converter may be configured to adjust, to a desired level, a signal level of an AC signal input from an external device. The AC/DC converter may output a DC voltage at a predetermined level, for instance, by rectifying an AC signal output from the AC/AC converter. The DC/AC inverter may be configured to generate an AC signal (e.g., in a band of a few megahertz (MHz) to tens of MHz) by quickly switching a DC voltage output from the AC/DC converter. Other frequencies of AC power are also possible. 
     The matching control  113  may be configured to set at least one of a resonance bandwidth of the source resonator  115  and an impedance matching frequency of the source resonator  115 . In some implementations, the matching control  113  may include at least one of a source resonance bandwidth setting unit and a source matching frequency setting unit. And the source resonance bandwidth setting unit may set the resonance bandwidth of the source resonator  115 . The source matching frequency setting unit may set the impedance matching frequency of the source resonator  115 . For example, a Q-factor of the source resonator  115  may be determined based on setting of the resonance bandwidth of the source resonator  115  or setting of the impedance matching frequency of the source resonator  115 . 
     The source resonator  115  may be configured to transfer electromagnetic energy to a target resonator  121 . For example, the source resonator  115  may transfer the resonance power to the resonance power receiver  120  through magnetic coupling  101  with the target resonator  121 . Accordingly, the source resonator  115  may be configured to resonate within the set resonance bandwidth. 
     As shown, the resonance power receiver  120  may include the target resonator  121 , a matching control  123  to perform resonance frequency or impedance matching, and a target unit  125  to transfer the received resonance power to a device or a load. 
     The target resonator  121  may be configured to receive the electromagnetic energy from the source resonator  115 . The target resonator  121  may be configured to resonate within the set resonance bandwidth. 
     The matching control  123  may set at least one of a resonance bandwidth of the target resonator  121  and an impedance matching frequency of the target resonator  121 . In some instances, the matching control  123  may include a target resonance bandwidth setting unit, a target matching frequency setting unit, or both. The target resonance bandwidth setting unit may set the resonance bandwidth of the target resonator  121 . The target matching frequency setting unit may set the impedance matching frequency of the target resonator  121 . For example, a Q-factor of the target resonator  121  may be determined based on setting of the resonance bandwidth of the target resonator  121  and/or setting of the impedance matching frequency of the target resonator  121 . 
     The target unit  125  may be configured to transfer the received resonance power to the device or load. The target unit  125  may include an AC/DC converter and a DC/DC converter. The AC/DC converter may generate a DC voltage by rectifying an AC signal transmitted from the source resonator  115  to the target resonator  121 . And the DC/DC converter may supply a rated voltage to a device or the load by adjusting the voltage level of the DC voltage. 
     For example, the AC/DC converter may be configured as an active rectifier utilizing a delay locked loop. 
     In one or more embodiments, the source resonator  115  and the target resonator  121  may be configured as a helix coil structured resonator, a spiral coil structured resonator, a meta-structured resonator, or the like. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , controlling the Q-factor may include setting the resonance bandwidth of the source resonator  115  and the resonance bandwidth of the target resonator  121 , and transferring the electromagnetic energy from the source resonator  115  to the target resonator  121  through magnetic coupling  101  between the source resonator  115  and the target resonator  121 . The resonance bandwidth of the source resonator  115  may be set to be wider or narrower than the resonance bandwidth of the target resonator  121  in some instances. For example, an unbalanced relationship between a BW-factor of the source resonator  115  and a BW-factor of the target resonator  121  may be maintained by setting the resonance bandwidth of the source resonator  115  to be wider or narrower than the resonance bandwidth of the target resonator  121 . 
     For wireless power transmission employing a resonance scheme, the resonance bandwidth may be an important factor. When the Q-factor (e.g., considering a change in a distance between the source resonator  115  and the target resonator  121 , a change in the resonance impedance, impedance mismatching, a reflected signal, and/or the like), is Qt, Qt may have an inverse-proportional relationship with the resonance bandwidth, as given by Equation 1. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
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     In Equation 1, f 0  denotes a central frequency, Δf denotes a change in a bandwidth, Γ S,D  denotes a reflection loss between the source resonator  115  and the target resonator  121 , BW S  denotes the resonance bandwidth of the source resonator  115 , and BW D  denotes the resonance bandwidth of the target resonator  121 . The BW-factor may indicate either 1/BW S  or 1/BW D . 
     Due to one or more external effects, for example, a change in the distance between the source resonator  115  and the target resonator  121 , a change in a location of at least one of the source resonator  115  and the target resonator  121 , and/or the like, impedance mismatching between the source resonator  115  and the target resonator  121  may occur. The impedance mismatching may be a direct cause in decreasing an efficiency of power transfer. When a reflected wave corresponding to a transmission signal that is partially reflected and returned is detected, the matching control  113  may be configured to determine the impedance mismatching has occurred, and may perform impedance matching. The matching control  113  may change a resonance frequency by detecting a resonance point through a waveform analysis of the reflected wave. The matching control  113  may determine, as the resonance frequency, a frequency having the minimum amplitude in the waveform of the reflected wave. 
     The source resonator  115  and/or the target resonator  121  in  FIG. 1  may have a resonator structure illustrated in  FIGS. 8 through 14 . 
       FIG. 2  illustrates an active rectifier  200 . As shown, the active rectifier  200  may include a first loop and a second loop. The first and second loops may be circuitry. The first loop may be configured to provide voltage when a phase of an input AC signal is positive, and the second loop may be configured to provide voltage when the phase of the input AC signal is negative. The first loop may include a first switch  210 , a first delay switch  220 , and a capacitor  270 . In some embodiments, the first switch  210  may include a p-channel metal-oxide semiconductor (PMOS) transistor  212 , and may be turned “on” (or otherwise activated) when the phase of the input AC signal is positive, based on a differential signal with respect to the input AC signal. The first delay switch  220  may be turned “on” in the section when the phase of the AC signal is positive, based on the differential signal with respect to the AC signal. The capacitor  270  may be configured to provide a DC voltage corresponding to substantially the maximum amplitude of the AC signal. 
     The first delay switch  220  may include a comparator  222 , a voltage buffer  224 , and a transistor  226 . The comparator  222  may receive the differential signal and may output a predetermined voltage when the phase of the differential signal is negative. The voltage buffer  224  may be configured to store the predetermined voltage outputted from the comparator  222 , and, when the stored voltage becomes a predetermined turn-on voltage, may output the turn-on voltage. The transistor  226  may be turned “on” based on the turn-on voltage outputted from the voltage buffer  224 . In some embodiments, the transistor  226  may correspond to an n-channel metal-oxide semiconductor (NMOS) transistor. 
     The second loop may include a second switch  240 , a second delay switch  250 , and a capacitor  270 . For example, the second switch  240  may include a PMOS transistor  242 , and may be turned “on” when the phase of the AC signal is negative. The second delay switch  250  may be turned “on” when the phase of the input AC signal is negative. The capacitor  270  may provide a DC voltage corresponding to substantially the maximum amplitude of the AC signal. 
     The second delay switch  250  may include a comparator  252 , a voltage buffer  254 , and a transistor  256 . The comparator  252  may receive the AC signal as an input, and may output a predetermined voltage in the section where the phase of the AC signal is negative. The voltage buffer  254  may store a predetermined voltage outputted from the comparator  252 , and, when the storage voltage becomes a predetermined turn-on voltage, may output the turn-on voltage. The transistor  256  may be turned on or otherwise actuated by the turn-on voltage outputted from the voltage buffer  254 . In some embodiments, the transistor  256  may correspond to an NMOS transistor. 
       FIG. 3  illustrates rectification using an active rectifier. Referring to  FIG. 3 , voltage drop may not occur in the active rectifier. Thus, a voltage V may be rectified to a voltage of (V swing /2)V. V swing  denotes peak-to-peak swing of an inputted AC power. 
     Accordingly, when the voltage drop of the rectifier is removed, efficiency of the rectifier may be maximized. However, unlike conventional passive rectifiers, reverse current leakage may occur in the active rectifier. 
       FIG. 4  illustrates a simulation of the active rectifier of  FIG. 2 . In  FIG. 4 , the circle denotes a portion where reverse current leakage occurs. In the active rectifier  200 , reverse current leakage may cause a delay between a comparator and a voltage buffer. For example, referring to  FIG. 2 , the comparator may include the comparator  222  and/or the comparator  252 , and the voltage buffer may include the voltage buffer  224  and/or the voltage buffer  254 . One or more switches include in the active rectifier may not be turned “off” at the appropriate time due to the delay, and thus reverse current leakage may occur. The switches may be transistors, for instance. As shown in  FIG. 2 , the transistor may be the transistor  226  and/or the transistor  256 . The reverse current leakage may cause power loss and thus, high power conversion efficiency may not be realized. 
     According to one or more embodiments, the reverse current leakage occurring in the active rectifier  220  may be overcome using a delay locked loop of  FIG. 5 . 
       FIG. 5  illustrates an active rectifier  500  having a delay locked loop. 
     As shown, the active rectifier  500  may include a first loop and a second loop. The first and second loops may be circuitry. The first loop may be configured to provide voltage when the phase of an input AC signal is positive, and the second loop may provide voltage when the phase of the input AC signal is negative. One or both of the first loop and the second loop may include a delay locked loop that is configured to compensate for a reverse current leakage caused by a delay of a switch included in the first loop and/or the second loop of the active rectifier. The delay locked loop may be circuitry, for instance. 
     As shown, the first loop may include a first switch  510 , a first delay switch  520 , a first delay locked loop  530 , and a capacitor  570 . For example, the first switch  510  may include a transistor  512 , and may be turned on or otherwise actuated when the phase of the input AC signal is positive, based on a differential signal with respect to the AC signal. Transistor  512  may be a PMOS transistor, for example. The first delay switch  520  may be turned on when the phase of the AC signal is positive, based on the differential signal with respect to the input AC signal. The first delay locked loop  530  may be configured to compensate for a delay, between when a phase of the differential is switched from positive to negative and when the first delay switch  520  is turned on. The capacitor  570  may be configured to provide a DC voltage corresponding to the maximum amplitude of the AC signal. 
     The first delay switch  520  may include a comparator  526 , a voltage buffer  524 , and a transistor  522 . The comparator  526  may receive the differential signal, and may output a predetermined voltage when the phase of the differential signal is negative. The voltage buffer  524  may store the predetermined voltage outputted from the comparator  526 , and, when the stored voltage becomes a predetermined turn-on voltage, may output the turn-on voltage. The transistor  522  and may be turned on based on the turn-on voltage outputted from the voltage buffer  524 . In some instances, transistor  522  may be a NMOS transistor. 
     The first delay locked loop  530  may be configured to generate or provide a voltage offset corresponding to a delay caused by the comparator  526  and the voltage buffer  524 , and add the voltage offset to the phase of the differential signal inputted to the comparator  526 . 
     The second loop may include a second switch  540 , a second delay switch  550 , a second delay locked loop  560 , and a capacitor  570 . For example, the second switch  540  may include a transistor  542 , and may be turned on when the phase of the input AC signal is negative. Transistor  542  may be a PMOS transistor, for example. The second delay switch  550  may be turned on when the phase of the input AC signal is negative. The second delay locked loop  560  may be configured to compensate for a delay, between when the phase of the AC signal is switched from positive to negative and when the second delay switch  550  is turned on. The capacitor  570  may be configured to provide a DC voltage corresponding to substantially the maximum amplitude of the AC signal. 
     The second delay switch  550  may include a comparator  556 , a voltage buffer  554 , and a transistor  552 . The comparator  556  may receive the AC signal as an input, and may output a predetermined voltage in the section when the phase of the AC signal is negative. The voltage buffer  554  may store the predetermined voltage outputted from the comparator  556 , and, when the stored voltage becomes a predetermined turn-on voltage, may output the turn-on voltage. The transistor  552  and may be turned on by the turn-on voltage outputted from the voltage buffer  554 . In some instances, transistor  552  may be a NMOS transistor. The second delay locked loop  560  may generate or provide a voltage offset corresponding to a delay caused by the comparator  556  and the voltage buffer  554 , and may add the voltage offset to the phase of the AC signal inputted to the comparator  556 . 
       FIG. 6  illustrates simulation results of the active rectifier  500  of  FIG. 5 . As will be appreciated, the active rectifier  500  may be configured to substantially compensate for the reverse current leakage using a voltage offset corresponding to a delay that is obtained using a delay locked loop, for example, the delay locked loop  530  and the delay locked loop  560 . 
       FIG. 7  illustrates one embodiment of the second delay locked loop  560  for use in the active rectifier  500  of  FIG. 5 . As shown, the second delay locked loop  560  may include a second comparator  710 , a delay unit  720 , a phase detecting unit  730 , an electric charge pump  740 , and a delay compensation unit  750 . 
     The second comparator  710  may receive an AC signal as an input, and may output a predetermined voltage in a section when the phase of the input AC signal is negative. The delay unit  720  may receive an output of the voltage buffer  554  and may output the received output after adding a predetermined delay corresponding to the second comparator  710  to the received output. The phase detecting unit  730  may be configured to detect a phase difference between an output signal of the second comparator  710  and an output signal of the delay unit  720 , and may transmit the phase difference to the electric charge pump  740 . The electric charge pump  740  may provide a voltage offset corresponding to the phase difference detected from the phase detecting unit  730 . The delay compensation unit  750  may provide, to the comparator  556 , the voltage offset after adding the phase of the AC signal inputted to the comparator  556  to the voltage offset. 
     The first delay locked loop  530  may also be embodied in the same manner as the delay locked loop of  FIG. 7  in some embodiments. 
     Referring again to  FIG. 1 , the source resonator  115  and/or the target resonator  121  may be configured as a helix coil structured resonator, a spiral coil structured resonator, a meta-structured resonator, and the like. 
     An electromagnetic characteristic of many materials found in nature is that they have a unique magnetic permeability or a unique permittivity. Most materials typically have a positive magnetic permeability or a positive permittivity. Thus, for these materials, a right hand rule may be applied to an electric field, a magnetic field, and a pointing vector and thus, the corresponding materials may be referred to as right handed materials (RHMs). 
     On the other hand, a material having a magnetic permeability or a permittivity which is not ordinarily found in nature or is artificially-designed (or man-made) may be referred to herein as a “metamaterial.” Metamaterials may be classified into an epsilon negative (ENG) material, a mu negative (MNG) material, a double negative (DNG) material, a negative refractive index (NRI) material, a left-handed (LH) material, and the like, based on a sign of the corresponding permittivity or magnetic permeability. 
     The magnetic permeability may indicate a ratio between a magnetic flux density occurring with respect to a given magnetic field in a corresponding material and a magnetic flux density occurring with respect to the given magnetic field in a vacuum state. The permittivity indicates a ratio between an electric flux density occurring with respect to a given electric field in a corresponding material and an electric flux density occurring with respect to the given electric field in a vacuum state. The magnetic permeability and the permittivity may determine a propagation constant of a corresponding material in a given frequency or a given wavelength. An electromagnetic characteristic of the corresponding material may be determined based on the magnetic permeability and the permittivity. According to an aspect, the metamaterial may be easily disposed in a resonance state without significant material size changes. This may be practical for a relatively large wavelength area or a relatively low frequency area.  FIG. 8  illustrates a resonator  800  having a two-dimensional (2D) structure. 
     As shown, the resonator  800  having the 2D structure may include a transmission line, a capacitor  820 , a matcher  830 , and conductors  841  and  842 . The transmission line may include, for instance, a first signal conducting portion  811 , a second signal conducting portion  812 , and a ground conducting portion  813 . 
     The capacitor  820  may be inserted or otherwise positioned in series between the first signal conducting portion  811  and the second signal conducting portion  812  so that an electric field may be confined within the capacitor  820 . In various implementations, the transmission line may include at least one conductor in an upper portion of the transmission line, and may also include at least one conductor in a lower portion of the transmission line. Current may flow through the at least one conductor disposed in the upper portion of the transmission line and the at least one conductor disposed in the lower portion of the transmission may be electrically grounded. As shown in  FIG. 8 , the resonator  800  may be configured to have a generally 2D structure. The transmission line may include the first signal conducting portion  811  and the second signal conducting portion  812  in the upper portion of the transmission line, and may include the ground conducting portion  813  in the lower portion of the transmission line. As shown, the first signal conducting portion  811  and the second signal conducting portion  812  may be disposed to face the ground conducting portion  813  with current flowing through the first signal conducting portion  811  and the second signal conducting portion  812 . 
     In some implementations, one end of the first signal conducting portion  811  may be electrically connected (i.e., shorted) to a conductor  842 , and another end of the first signal conducting portion  811  may be connected to the capacitor  820 . One end of the second signal conducting portion  812  may be grounded to the conductor  841 , and another end of the second signal conducting portion  812  may be connected to the capacitor  820 . Accordingly, the first signal conducting portion  811 , the second signal conducting portion  812 , the ground conducting portion  813 , and the conductors  841  and  842  may be connected to each other such that the resonator  800  may have an electrically “closed-loop structure.” The term “closed-loop structure” as used herein, may include a polygonal structure, for example, a circular structure, a rectangular structure, or the like that is electrically closed. 
     The capacitor  820  may be inserted into an intermediate portion of the transmission line. For instance, the capacitor  820  may be inserted into a space between the first signal conducting portion  811  and the second signal conducting portion  812 . The capacitor  820  may be configured, in some instances, as a lumped element, a distributed element, or the like. For example, a distributed capacitor may be configured as a distributed element and may include zigzagged conductor lines and a dielectric material having a relatively high permittivity between the zigzagged conductor lines. 
     When the capacitor  820  is inserted into the transmission line, the resonator  800  may have a property of a metamaterial, as discussed above. For example, the resonator  800  may have a negative magnetic permeability due to the capacitance of the capacitor  820 . If so, the resonator  800  may also be referred to as a mu negative (MNG) resonator. Various criteria may be applied to determine the capacitance of the capacitor  820 . For example, the criteria for enabling the resonator  800  to have the characteristic of the metamaterial may include one or more of the following: a criterion for enabling the resonator  800  to have a negative magnetic permeability in a target frequency, a criterion for enabling the resonator  800  to have a zeroth order resonance characteristic in the target frequency, or the like. The resonator  800 , which may also be referred to as the MNG resonator  800 , may also have a zeroth order resonance characteristic (i.e., having, as a resonance frequency, a frequency when a propagation constant is “0”). If the resonator  800  has a zeroth order resonance characteristic, the resonance frequency may be independent with respect to a physical size of the MNG resonator  800 . Moreover, by appropriately designing (or configuring) the capacitor  820 , the MNG resonator  800  may sufficiently change the resonance frequency without substantially changing the physical size of the MNG resonator  800 . 
     In a near field, for instance, the electric field may be concentrated on the capacitor  820  inserted into the transmission line. Accordingly, due to the capacitor  820 , the magnetic field may become dominant in the near field. In one or more embodiments, the MNG resonator  800  may have a relatively high Q-factor using the capacitor  820  of the lumped element. Thus, it may be possible to enhance power transmission efficiency. For example, the Q-factor indicates a level of an ohmic loss or a ratio of a reactance with respect to a resistance in the wireless power transmission. The efficiency of the wireless power transmission may increase according to an increase in the Q-factor. 
     The MNG resonator  800  may include a matcher  830  for impedance-matching. The matcher  830  may be configured to appropriately determine and adjust the strength of the magnetic field of the MNG resonator  800 . Depending on the configuration, current may flow in the MNG resonator  800  via a connector, or may flow out from the MNG resonator  800  via the connector. The connector may be connected to the ground conducting portion  813  or the matcher  830 . In some instances, the power may be transferred through coupling without using a physical connection between the connector and the ground conducting portion  813  or the matcher  830 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 8 , the matcher  830  may be positioned within the loop formed by the loop structure of the resonator  800 . The matcher  830  may be configured to adjust the impedance of the resonator  800  by changing the physical shape of the matcher  830 . For example, the matcher  830  may include the conductor  831  for the impedance-matching positioned in a location that is separate from the ground conducting portion  813  by a distance h. The impedance of the resonator  800  may be changed by adjusting the distance h. 
     In some instances, a controller may be provided to control the matcher  830  which generates and transmits a control signal to the matcher  830  directing the matcher to change its physical shape so that the impedance of the resonator may be adjusted. For example, the distance h between a conductor  831  of the matcher  830  and the ground conducting portion  813  may be increased or decreased based on the control signal. The controller may generate the control signal based on various factors. 
     As shown in  FIG. 8 , the matcher  830  may be configured as a passive element such as the conductor  831 , for example. Of course in other embodiments, the matcher  830  may be configured as an active element such as a diode, a transistor, or the like. If the active element is included in the matcher  830 , the active element may be driven based on the control signal generated by the controller, and the impedance of the resonator  800  may be adjusted based on the control signal. For example, when the active element is a diode included in the matcher  830 , the impedance of the resonator  800  may be adjusted depending on whether the diode is in an ON state or in an OFF state. 
     In some instances, a magnetic core may be further provided to pass through the MNG resonator  800 . The magnetic core may perform a function of increasing a power transmission distance. 
       FIG. 9  illustrates a resonator  900  having a three-dimensional (3D) structure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 9 , the resonator  900  having the 3D structure may include a transmission line and a capacitor  920 . The transmission line may include a first signal conducting portion  911 , a second signal conducting portion  912 , and a ground conducting portion  913 . The capacitor  920  may be inserted, for instance, in series between the first signal conducting portion  911  and the second signal conducting portion  912  of the transmission link such that an electric field may be confined within the capacitor  920 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 9 , the resonator  900  may have a generally 3D structure. The transmission line may include the first signal conducting portion  911  and the second signal conducting portion  912  in an upper portion of the resonator  900 , and may include the ground conducting portion  913  in a lower portion of the resonator  900 . The first signal conducting portion  911  and the second signal conducting portion  912  may be disposed to face the ground conducting portion  913 . In this arrangement, current may flow in an x direction through the first signal conducting portion  911  and the second signal conducting portion  912 . Due to the current, a magnetic field H(W) may be formed in a −y direction. However, it will be appreciated that the magnetic field H(W) might also be formed in other directions (e.g., a +y direction) in other implementations. 
     In one or more embodiments, one end of the first signal conducting portion  911  may be electrically connected (i.e., shorted) to a conductor  942 , and another end of the first signal conducting portion  911  may be connected to the capacitor  920 . One end of the second signal conducting portion  912  may be grounded to the conductor  941 , and another end of the second signal conducting portion  912  may be connected to the capacitor  920 . Accordingly, the first signal conducting portion  911 , the second signal conducting portion  912 , the ground conducting portion  913 , and the conductors  941  and  942  may be connected to each other, whereby the resonator  900  may have an electrically closed-loop structure. As shown in  FIG. 9 , the capacitor  920  may be inserted or otherwise positioned between the first signal conducting portion  911  and the second signal conducting portion  912 . For example, the capacitor  920  may be inserted into a space between the first signal conducting portion  911  and the second signal conducting portion  912 . The capacitor  920  may include, for example, a lumped element, a distributed element, and the like. In one implementation, a distributed capacitor having the shape of the distributed element may include zigzagged conductor lines and a dielectric material having a relatively high permittivity positioned between the zigzagged conductor lines. 
     When the capacitor  920  is inserted into the transmission line, the resonator  900  may have a property of a metamaterial, in some instances, as discussed above. 
     For example, when the capacitance of the capacitor inserted as the lumped element is appropriately determined, the resonator  900  may have the characteristic of the metamaterial. And when the resonator  900  has a negative magnetic permeability by appropriately adjusting the capacitance of the capacitor  920 , the resonator  900  may also be referred to as an MNG resonator. Various criteria may be applied to determine the capacitance of the capacitor  920 . For example, the criteria may include one or more of the following: a criterion for enabling the resonator  900  to have the characteristic of the metamaterial, a criterion for enabling the resonator  900  to have a negative magnetic permeability in a target frequency, a criterion enabling the resonator  900  to have a zeroth order resonance characteristic in the target frequency, or the like. Based on at least one criterion among the aforementioned criteria, the capacitance of the capacitor  920  may be determined. 
     The resonator  900 , which may also be referred to as the MNG resonator  900 , may have a zeroth order resonance characteristic (i.e., having, as a resonance frequency, a frequency when a propagation constant is “0”). If the resonator  900  has a zeroth order resonance characteristic, the resonance frequency may be independent with respect to a physical size of the MNG resonator  900 . Thus, by appropriately designing (or configuring) the capacitor  920 , the MNG resonator  900  may sufficiently change the resonance frequency without changing the physical size of the MNG resonator  900 . 
     Referring to the MNG resonator  900  of  FIG. 9 , in a near field, the electric field may be concentrated on the capacitor  920  inserted into the transmission line. Accordingly, due to the capacitor  920 , the magnetic field may become dominant in the near field. And, since the MNG resonator  900  having the zeroth-order resonance characteristic may have characteristics similar to a magnetic dipole, the magnetic field may become dominant in the near field. A relatively small amount of the electric field formed due to the insertion of the capacitor  920  may be concentrated on the capacitor  920  and thus, the magnetic field may become further dominant. 
     Also, the MNG resonator  900  may include a matcher  930  for impedance-matching. The matcher  930  may be configured to appropriately adjust the strength of magnetic field of the MNG resonator  900 . The impedance of the MNG resonator  900  may be determined by the matcher  930 . In one or more embodiments, current may flow in the MNG resonator  900  via a connector  940 , or may flow out from the MNG resonator  900  via the connector  940 . And the connector  940  may be connected to the ground conducting portion  913  or the matcher  930 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 9 , the matcher  930  may be positioned within the loop formed by the loop structure of the resonator  900 . The matcher  930  may be configured to adjust the impedance of the resonator  900  by changing the physical shape of the matcher  930 . For example, the matcher  930  may include the conductor  931  for the impedance-matching in a location separate from the ground conducting portion  913  by a distance h. The impedance of the resonator  900  may be changed by adjusting the distance h. 
     In some implementations, a controller may be provided to control the matcher  930 . In this case, the matcher  930  may change the physical shape of the matcher  930  based on a control signal generated by the controller. For example, the distance h between the conductor  931  of the matcher  930  and the ground conducting portion  913  may increase or decrease based on the control signal. Accordingly, the physical shape of the matcher  930  may be changed such that the impedance of the resonator  900  may be adjusted. The distance h between the conductor  931  of the matcher  930  and the ground conducting portion  913  may be adjusted using a variety of schemes. As one example, a plurality of conductors may be included in the matcher  930  and the distance h may be adjusted by adaptively activating one of the conductors. Alternatively or additionally, the distance h may be adjusted by adjusting the physical location of the conductor  931  up and down. For instance, the distance h may be controlled based on the control signal of the controller. The controller may generate the control signal using various factors. As shown in  FIG. 9 , the matcher  930  may be configured as a passive element such as the conductor  931 , for instance. Of course, in other embodiments, the matcher  930  may be configured as an active element such as a diode, a transistor, or the like. When the active element is included in the matcher  930 , the active element may be driven based on the control signal generated by the controller, and the impedance of the resonator  900  may be adjusted based on the control signal. For example, if the active element is a diode included in the matcher  930 , the impedance of the resonator  900  may be adjusted depending on whether the diode is in an ON state or in an OFF state. 
     In some implementations, a magnetic core may be further provided to pass through the resonator  900  configured as the MNG resonator. The magnetic core may perform a function of increasing a power transmission distance. 
       FIG. 10  illustrates a resonator  1000  for a wireless power transmission configured as a bulky type. As used herein, the term “bulky type” may refer to a seamless connection connecting at least two parts in an integrated form. As shown, a first signal conducting portion  1011  and a conductor  1042  may be integrally formed instead of being separately manufactured and thereby be connected to each other. Similarly, the second signal conducting portion  1012  and a conductor  1041  may also be integrally manufactured. 
     When the second signal conducting portion  1012  and the conductor  1041  are separately manufactured and then are connected to each other, a loss of conduction may occur due to a seam  1050 . Thus, in some implementations, the second signal conducting portion  1012  and the conductor  1041  may be connected to each other without using a separate seam (i.e., seamlessly connected to each other). Accordingly, it is possible to decrease a conductor loss caused by the seam  1050 . For instance, the second signal conducting portion  1012  and a ground conducting portion  1013  may be seamlessly and integrally manufactured. Similarly, the first signal conducting portion  1011 , the conductor  1042  and the ground conducting portion  1013  may be seamlessly and integrally manufactured. 
     A matcher  1030  may be provided that is similarly constructed as described herein in one or more embodiments.  FIG. 11  illustrates a resonator  1100  for a wireless power transmission, configured as a hollow type. 
     Referring to  FIG. 11 , one or more of a first signal conducting portion  1111 , a second signal conducting portion  1112 , a ground conducting portion  1113 , and conductors  1141  and  1142  of the resonator  1100  configured as the hollow type structure. As used herein the term “hollow type” refers to a configuration that may include an empty space inside. 
     For a given resonance frequency, an active current may be modeled to flow in only a portion of the first signal conducting portion  1111  instead of all of the first signal conducting portion  1111 , the second signal conducting portion  1112  instead of all of the second signal conducting portion  1112 , the ground conducting portion  1113  instead of all of the ground conducting portion  1113 , and the conductors  1141  and  1142  instead of all of the conductors  1141  and  1142 . When a depth of each of the first signal conducting portion  1111 , the second signal conducting portion  1112 , the ground conducting portion  1113 , and the conductors  1141  and  1142  is significantly deeper than a corresponding skin depth in the given resonance frequency, it may be ineffective. The significantly deeper depth may, however, increase the weight or the manufacturing costs of the resonator  1100  in some instances 
     Accordingly, for the given resonance frequency, the depth of each of the first signal conducting portion  1111 , the second signal conducting portion  1112 , the ground conducting portion  1113 , and the conductors  1141  and  1142  may be appropriately determined based on the corresponding skin depth of each of the first signal conducting portion  1111 , the second signal conducting portion  1112 , the ground conducting portion  1113 , and the conductors  1141  and  1142 . When each of the first signal conducting portion  1111 , the second signal conducting portion  1112 , the ground conducting portion  1113 , and the conductors  1141  and  1142  has an appropriate depth deeper than a corresponding skin depth, the resonator  1100  may become lighter, and manufacturing costs of the resonator  1100  may also decrease. 
     For example, as shown in  FIG. 11 , the depth of the second signal conducting portion  1112  (as further illustrated in the enlarged view region  1160  indicated by a circle) may be determined as “d” mm and d may be determined according to 
             d   =       1       π   ⁢           ⁢   f   ⁢           ⁢   μσ         .           
Here, f denotes a frequency, μ denotes a magnetic permeability, and σ denotes a conductor constant. In one embodiment, when the first signal conducting portion  1111 , the second signal conducting portion  1112 , the ground conducting portion  1113 , and the conductors  1141  and  1142  are made of a copper and they may have a conductivity of 5.8×10 7  siemens per meter (S·m−1), the skin depth may be about 0.6 mm with respect to 10 kHz of the resonance frequency and the skin depth may be about 0.006 mm with respect to 100 MHz of the resonance frequency. A capacitor  1120  and a matcher  1130  may be provided that are similarly constructed as described herein in one or more embodiments.
 
       FIG. 12  illustrates a resonator  1200  for a wireless power transmission using a parallel-sheet. 
     Referring to  FIG. 12 , the parallel-sheet may be applicable to each of a first signal conducting portion  1211  and a second signal conducting portion  1212  included in the resonator  1200 . 
     One or both of first signal conducting portion  1211  and the second signal conducting portion  1212  may not be a perfect conductor and thus, may have an inherent resistance. Due to this resistance, an ohmic loss may occur. The ohmic loss may decrease a Q-factor and also decrease a coupling effect. 
     By applying the parallel-sheet to the first signal conducting portion  1211  and the second signal conducting portion  1212 , it may be possible to decrease the ohmic loss, and to increase the Q-factor and the coupling effect. Referring to the enlarged view portion  1270  indicated by a circle, when the parallel-sheet is applied, each of the first signal conducting portion  1211  and the second signal conducting portion  1212  may include a plurality of conductor lines. The plurality of conductor lines may be disposed in parallel, and may be electrically connected (i.e., shorted) at an end portion of each of the first signal conducting portion  1211  and the second signal conducting portion  1212 . 
     When the parallel-sheet is applied to each of the first signal conducting portion  1211  and the second signal conducting portion  1212 , the plurality of conductor lines may be disposed in parallel. Accordingly, a sum of resistances having the conductor lines may decrease. Consequently, the resistance loss may decrease, and the Q-factor and the coupling effect may increase. 
     A capacitor  1220  and a matcher  1230  positioned on the ground conducting portion  1213  may be provided that are similarly constructed as described herein in one or more embodiments. 
       FIG. 13  illustrates a resonator  1300  for a wireless power transmission, including a distributed capacitor. 
     Referring to  FIG. 13 , a capacitor  1320  included in the resonator  1300  is configured for the wireless power transmission. A capacitor as a lumped element may have a relatively high equivalent series resistance (ESR). A variety of schemes have been proposed to decrease the ESR contained in the capacitor of the lumped element. According to an embodiment, by using the capacitor  1320  as a distributed element, it may be possible to decrease the ESR. As will be appreciated, a loss caused by the ESR may decrease a Q-factor and a coupling effect. 
     As shown in  FIG. 13 , the capacitor  1320  may be configured as a conductive line having the zigzagged structure. 
     By employing the capacitor  1320  as the distributed element, it may be possible to decrease the loss occurring due to the ESR in some instances. In addition, by disposing a plurality of capacitors as lumped elements, it may be possible to decrease the loss occurring due to the ESR. Since a resistance of each of the capacitors as the lumped elements decreases through a parallel connection, active resistances of parallel-connected capacitors as the lumped elements may also decrease whereby the loss occurring due to the ESR may decrease. For example, by employing ten capacitors of 1 pF each instead of using a single capacitor of 10 pF, it may be possible to decrease the loss occurring due to the ESR in some instances. 
       FIG. 14A  illustrates one embodiment of the matcher  830  used in the resonator  800  provided in the 2D structure of  FIG. 8 , and  FIG. 14B  illustrates one embodiment of the matcher  930  used in the resonator  900  provided in the 3D structure of  FIG. 9 . 
       FIG. 14A  illustrates a portion of the 2D resonator including the matcher  830 , and  FIG. 14B  illustrates a portion of the 3D resonator of  FIG. 9  including the matcher  930 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 14A , the matcher  830  may include the conductor  831 , a conductor  832 , and a conductor  833 . The conductors  832  and  833  may be connected to the ground conducting portion  813  and the conductor  831 . The impedance of the 2D resonator may be determined based on a distance h between the conductor  831  and the ground conducting portion  813 , for instance. The distance h between the conductor  831  and the ground conducting portion  813  may be controlled by the controller. The distance h between the conductor  831  and the ground conducting portion  813  may be adjusted using a variety of schemes. For example, the schemes may include one or more of the following: a scheme of adjusting the distance h by adaptively activating one of the conductors  831 ,  832 , and  833 , a scheme of adjusting the physical location of the conductor  831  up and down, or the like. 
     Referring to  FIG. 14B , the matcher  930  may include the conductor  931 , a conductor  932 , a conductor  933  and conductors  941  and  942 . The conductors  932  and  933  may be connected to the ground conducting portion  913  and the conductor  931 . The conductors  932  and  933  may be connected to the ground conducting portion  913  and the conductor  931 . The impedance of the 3D resonator may be determined based on a distance h between the conductor  931  and the ground conducting portion  913 . The distance h between the conductor  931  and the ground conducting portion  913  may be controlled by the controller, for example. Similar to the matcher  830  included in the 2D structured resonator, in the matcher  930  included in the 3D structured resonator, the distance h between the conductor  931  and the ground conducting portion  913  may be adjusted using a variety of schemes. For example, the schemes may include one or more of the following: a scheme of adjusting the distance h by adaptively activating one of the conductors  931 ,  932 , and  933 , a scheme of adjusting the physical location of the conductor  931  up and down, or the like. 
     In some implementations, the matcher may include an active element. Thus, a scheme of adjusting an impedance of a resonator using the active element may be similar as described above. For example, the impedance of the resonator may be adjusted by changing a path of a current flowing through the matcher using the active element. 
       FIG. 15  illustrates one equivalent circuit of the resonator  800  for the wireless power transmission of  FIG. 8 . 
     The resonator  800  of  FIG. 8  for the wireless power transmission may be modeled to the equivalent circuit of  FIG. 15 . In the equivalent circuit depicted in  FIG. 15 , L R  denotes an inductance of the power transmission line, C L  denotes the capacitor  820  that is inserted in a form of a lumped element in the middle of the power transmission line, and C R  denotes a capacitance between the power transmissions and/or ground of  FIG. 8 . 
     In some instances, the resonator  800  may have a zeroth resonance characteristic. For example, when a propagation constant is “0”, the resonator  800  may be assumed to have ω MZR  as a resonance frequency. The resonance frequency ω MZR  may be expressed by Equation 2. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     In Equation 2, MZR denotes a Mu zero resonator. 
     Referring to Equation 2, the resonance frequency ω MZR  of the resonator  800  may be determined by L R /C L . A physical size of the resonator  800  and the resonance frequency ω MZR  may be independent with respect to each other. Since the physical sizes are independent with respect to each other, the physical size of the resonator  800  may be sufficiently reduced. 
     One or more embodiments may provide an active rectifier that compensates for a reverse current leakage using a delay locked loop. In some embodiments, a wireless power receiver may use the active rectifier to remove a voltage drop occurring in a passive rectifier. For example, the wireless power receiver may compensate for reverse current leakage occurring in the active rectifier using a delay locked loop. The compensation, using the delay locked loop, for the reverse current leakage may be performed by changing a compensation value based on a change in an inputted AC voltage. 
     The units described herein may be implemented using hardware components and/or software components in various embodiments. For example, a processing device may be implemented using one or more general-purpose or special purpose computers, such as, for example, a processor, a controller and an arithmetic logic unit, a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable array, a programmable logic unit, a microprocessor or any other device capable of responding to and executing instructions in a defined manner. The processing device may run an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications that run on the OS. The processing device also may access, store, manipulate, process, and create data in response to execution of the software. For purpose of simplicity, the description of a processing device is used as singular; however, one skilled in the art will appreciated that a processing device may include multiple processing elements and multiple types of processing elements. For example, a processing device may include multiple processors or a processor and a controller. In addition, different processing configurations are possible, such a parallel processors. 
     The software may include a computer program, a piece of code, an instruction, or some combination thereof, for independently or collectively instructing or configuring the processing device to operate as desired. Software and data may be embodied permanently or temporarily in any type of machine, component, physical or virtual equipment, computer storage medium or device, or in a propagated signal wave capable of providing instructions or data to or being interpreted by the processing device. The software also may be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the software is stored and executed in a distributed fashion. In particular, the software and data may be stored by one or more computer readable recording mediums. The computer readable recording medium may include any data storage device that can store data which can be thereafter read by a computer system or processing device. Examples of the computer readable recording medium include read-only memory (ROM), random-access memory (RAM), CD-ROMs, magnetic tapes, floppy disks, optical data storage devices. Also, functional programs, codes, and code segments for accomplishing the example embodiments disclosed herein can be easily construed by programmers skilled in the art to which the embodiments pertain based on and using the flow diagrams and block diagrams of the figures and their corresponding descriptions as provided herein. 
     A number of example embodiments have been described above. Nevertheless, it should be understood that various modifications may be made. For example, suitable results may be achieved if the described techniques are performed in a different order and/or if components in a described system, architecture, device, or circuit are combined in a different manner and/or replaced or supplemented by other components or their equivalents. Accordingly, other implementations are within the scope of the following claims.