Patent Publication Number: US-9837826-B2

Title: Resonating apparatus with increased isolation for stable wireless power transmission

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application claims the benefit under 35 USC 119(a) of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2013-0111090 filed on Sep. 16, 2013, 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 a wireless power transmission system. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     Wireless power is energy that is transmitted from a wireless power transmitter to a wireless power receiver via magnetic coupling. A wireless power charging system includes a source device and a target device. The source device wirelessly transmits power, and the target device wirelessly receives power. The source device may be referred to as a wireless power transmitter, and the target device may be referred to as a wireless power receiver. 
     The source device includes a source resonator, and the target device includes a target resonator. Magnetic coupling or resonance coupling occurs between the source resonator and the target resonator. 
     SUMMARY 
     This Summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This Summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter. 
     In one general aspect, a resonating apparatus for wireless power transmission includes a plurality of resonators separated from each other on a same plane; and a material configured to reduce resonance coupling among the plurality of resonators. 
     The material may be disposed between each of the plurality of resonators and an adjacent resonator of the plurality of resonators. 
     The material may be disposed on a plane opposite to a direction in which the plurality of resonators are configured to resonate. 
     The material may include either one or both of a magnetic material and a conductor. 
     In another general aspect, a resonating apparatus includes a plurality of resonators disposed on a same plane; wherein at least one of the plurality of resonators is disposed to overlap a portion of an adjacent resonator of the plurality of resonators to reduce resonance coupling with the adjacent resonator. 
     The plurality of resonators may be disposed to reduce resonance coupling between each of the plurality of resonators and an adjacent resonator of the plurality of resonators based on a characteristic that a direction of a magnetic field of an overlapping area in each of the plurality of resonators in which each of the plurality of resonators overlaps the adjacent resonator is opposite to a direction of a magnetic field of a non-overlapping area in each of the plurality of resonators in which each of the plurality of resonators does not overlap the adjacent resonator. 
     The plurality of resonators may be disposed to minimize an H-field surface integral value of each of the plurality of resonators. 
     At least one of the plurality of resonators may be divided into two areas having mutual fluxes in opposite directions, the two areas being disposed to cause absolute values of the mutual fluxes of the two areas to be equal to one another or within a predetermined range of one another. 
     The plurality of resonators may include at least three resonators. 
     In another general aspect, a transmission resonating apparatus includes a plurality of transmission resonators disposed on a same plane, each of the plurality of transmission resonators being configured to form a resonant mode with an adjacent transmission resonator among the plurality of transmission resonators; and a feeder configured to inject power into the plurality of transmission resonators at an operating frequency set to decrease coupling between each of the plurality of transmission resonators and the adjacent transmission resonator based on the resonant mode. 
     A difference between the operating frequency and a frequency corresponding to the resonant mode is than or equal to a predetermined value. 
     The resonant mode may include either one or both of an even mode in which a magnetic field generated in each of the plurality of transmission resonators and a magnetic field generated in the adjacent transmission resonator have a same direction, and an odd mode in which the magnetic field generated in each of the plurality of transmission resonators and the magnetic field generated in the adjacent transmission resonator have opposite directions. 
     The resonant mode may be the even mode; and a difference between the operating frequency and a frequency corresponding to the even mode may be less than or equal to a predetermined value. 
     The resonant mode may be the odd mode; and a difference between the operating frequency and a frequency corresponding to the odd mode may be less than or equal to a predetermined value. 
     The plurality of transmission resonators may be connected in parallel with each other; and the feeder may be connected in series with the plurality of transmission resonators connected in parallel with each other to inject power at the set operating frequency into the plurality of transmission resonators. 
     The plurality of transmission resonators may be connected in series with each other; and the feeder may be connected in parallel with the plurality of transmission resonators connected in series with each other to inject power at the set operating frequency into the plurality of transmission resonators. 
     The feeder may be further configured to inject power at the set operating frequency into the plurality of transmission resonators via inductive coupling. 
     In another general aspect, a resonating apparatus includes a plurality of resonators disposed in a same plane and configured so that each of the plurality of resonators is able to generate a magnetic field independently without being influenced by any other magnetic field generated by any other one of the plurality of resonators. 
     The resonating apparatus may further include an isolating material; and the plurality of resonators may be disposed so that the isolating material isolates each of the plurality of resonators from a magnetic field generated by every other one of the plurality of resonators. 
     Each of the plurality of resonators may include a non-overlapping area in which the resonator does not overlap any other one of the plurality of resonators, and an overlapping area in which the resonator overlaps every other one of the plurality of resonators that is adjacent to the resonator; and a size of the non-overlapping area and a size of the overlapping area may be selected to minimize an H-field surface field integral of the resonator. 
     Other features and aspects will be apparent from the following detailed description, the drawings, and the claims. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  illustrates an example of a wireless power and reception transmission system. 
         FIGS. 2A and 2B  illustrate examples of a distribution of a magnetic field in a feeder and a resonator. 
         FIGS. 3A and 3B  illustrate an example of a wireless power transmitter. 
         FIG. 4A  illustrates an example of a distribution of a magnetic field inside a resonator produced by feeding a feeder. 
         FIG. 4B  illustrates examples of equivalent circuits of a feeder and a resonator. 
         FIG. 5  illustrates an example of an electric vehicle charging system. 
         FIGS. 6A, 6B, 7A, and 7B  illustrate examples of applications using a wireless power receiver and a wireless power transmitter. 
         FIG. 8  illustrates an example of a wireless power receiver and a wireless power transmitter. 
         FIG. 9  illustrates an example of a wireless power transmission system including a wireless power transmitter including a feeder and a plurality of transmission resonators, and a wireless power receiver including a plurality of reception resonators. 
         FIG. 10  illustrates an example of a wireless power transmission system including a wireless power transmitter in which a plurality of feeders are respectively connected to a plurality of transmission resonators, and a wireless power receiver including a plurality of reception resonators. 
         FIG. 11  illustrates an example of a structure in which each of a plurality of transmission resonators is strongly coupled to adjacent ones of the plurality of transmission resonators. 
         FIG. 12  illustrates an example of a structure in which a plurality of resonators are weakly coupled to each other through either one or both of a magnetic material and a conductor. 
         FIGS. 13A and 13B  illustrate another example of a structure in which a plurality of resonators are weakly coupled to each other through either one or both of a magnetic material and a conductor. 
         FIG. 14  illustrates an example of a structure in which resonators in a plurality of overlapping resonators are weakly coupled to each other. 
         FIG. 15  illustrates an example of resonant modes generated by each of a plurality of transmission resonators and an adjacent transmission resonator. 
         FIGS. 16 through 18  illustrate examples of methods of connecting a plurality of transmission resonators to a feeder. 
         FIG. 19  illustrates an example of a configuration of a wireless power transmitter and a wireless power receiver. 
     
    
    
     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. However, various changes, modifications, and equivalents of the methods, apparatuses and/or systems described herein will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art. The sequences of operations described herein are merely examples, and are not limited to those set forth herein, but may be changed as will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art, with the exception of operations necessarily occurring in a certain order. Also, descriptions of functions and constructions that are well known to one of ordinary skill in the art may be omitted for increased clarity and conciseness. 
     Throughout the drawings and the detailed description, the same reference numerals refer to the same elements. The drawings may not be to scale, and the relative size, proportions, and depiction of elements in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity, illustration, and convenience. 
     Schemes of performing communication between a source and a target include an in-band communication scheme and an out-of-band communication scheme. The in-band communication scheme is communication performed between the source and the target in the same frequency band that is used for power transmission. The out-of-band communication scheme is communication performed between the source and the target in a frequency band that is different from a frequency band used for power transmission. 
       FIG. 1  illustrates an example of a wireless power transmission and reception system. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , the wireless power transmission system and reception includes a source  110  and a target  120 . The source  110  is a device configured to supply wireless power, and may be any electronic device capable of supplying power, such as, for example, a pad, a terminal, a table personal computer (PC), a television (TV), a medical device, or an electric vehicle. The target  120  is a device configured to receive wireless power, and may be any electronic device requiring power to operate, such as, for example, a pad, a terminal, a tablet PC, a TV, a smart watch, a medical device, an electric vehicle, a washing machine, a radio, or a lighting system. 
     The source  110  includes a variable switching mode power supply (SMPS)  111 , a power amplifier (PA)  112 , a matching network  113 , a transmission (TX) controller  114 , such as, for example, TX control logic, a communication unit  115 , and a power detector  116 . 
     The variable SMPS  111  generates a direct current (DC) voltage by switching an alternating current (AC) voltage having a frequency of tens of hertz (Hz) output from a power supply. The variable SMPS  111  may output a fixed DC voltage having a predetermined level, or may output an adjustable DC voltage having an adjustable level under the control of the TX controller  114 . 
     The power detector  116  detects an output current and an output voltage of the variable SMPS  111 , and provides, to the TX controller  114 , information on the detected output current and the detected output voltage. Also, the power detector  116  detects an input current and an input voltage of the power amplifier  112 . 
     The power amplifier  112  generates power by converting a DC voltage having a predetermined level supplied to the power amplifier  112  by the variable SMPS  111  to an AC voltage using a switching pulse signal having a frequency of a few megahertz (MHz) to tens of MHz. For example, the power amplifier  112  may convert the DC voltage supplied to the power amplifier  112  to an AC voltage having a reference resonant frequency F Ref , and may generate communication power used for communication, and/or charging power used for charging. The communication power and the charging power may be used in a plurality of targets. 
     The communication power may be a low power of 0.1 milliwatt (mW) to 1 mW. The charging power may be a high power of 1 mW to 200 W that is consumed by a load of a target. As used herein, the term “charging” refers to supplying power to a unit or element configured to charge a battery or other rechargeable device with power. Additionally, the term “charging” may refer to supplying power to a unit or element configured to consume power. The units or elements may be, for example, a battery, a display, a sound output circuit, a main processor, or any of various types of sensors. 
     As used herein, the term “reference resonant frequency” refers to a resonant frequency nominally used by the source  110 , and the term “tracking frequency” refers to a resonant frequency used by the source  110  that has been adjusted based on a preset scheme. 
     The TX controller  114  detects a reflected wave of the communication power or the charging power, and detects mismatching that occurs between a target resonator  133  and a source resonator  131  based on the detected reflected wave. To detect the mismatching, for example, the TX controller  114  may detect an envelope of the reflected wave, a power amount of the reflected wave, or any other characteristic of the reflected wave that is affected by mismatching. 
     The matching network  113  compensates for impedance mismatching between the source resonator  131  and the target resonator  133  to achieve optimal matching under the control of the TX controller  114 . The matching network  113  includes a plurality of switches each connected to a capacitor or an inductor, and the switches are controlled by the TX controller  114  to achieve optimal matching. 
     The TX controller  114  calculates a voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) based on a voltage level of the reflected wave and a level of an output voltage of the source resonator  131  or the power amplifier  112 . For example, when the VSWR is greater than a predetermined value, the TX controller  114  detects that there is mismatching between the source resonator  131  and the target resonator  133 . 
     When the TX controller  114  detects that the VSWR is greater than the predetermined value, the TX controller  114  may compute a wireless power transmission efficiency for each of N tracking frequencies, determine a tracking frequency F Best  providing the best wireless power transmission efficiency among the N tracking frequencies, and change the reference resonant frequency F Ref  to the tracking frequency F Best . The N tracking frequencies may be set in advance. 
     The TX controller  114  may adjust a frequency of the switching pulse signal used by the power amplifier  112 . The frequency of the switching pulse signal may be determined under the control of the TX controller  114 . For example, by controlling the frequency of the switching pulse signal used by the power amplifier  112 , the TX controller  114  may generate a modulated signal to be transmitted to the target  120 . In other words, the TX controller  114  may transmit a variety of data to the target  120  using in-band communication. The TX controller  114  may also detect a reflected wave, and may demodulate a signal received from the target  120  based on an envelope of the detected reflected wave. 
     The TX controller  114  may generate a modulated signal for in-band communication using various methods. For example, the TX controller  114  may generate the modulated signal by turning on or off a switching pulse signal used by the power amplifier  112 , by performing delta-sigma modulation or by any other modulation method known to one of ordinary skill in the art. Additionally, the TX controller  114  may generate a pulse-width modulated (PWM) signal having a predetermined envelope. 
     The communication unit  115  may perform out-of-band communication using a separate communication channel. The communication unit  115  may include a communication module, such as a ZigBee module, a Bluetooth module, or any other communication module known to one of ordinary skill in the art that the communication unit  115  may use to transmit and receive data  140  to and from the target  120  via the out-of-band communication. 
     The source resonator  131  transfers electromagnetic energy  130  to the target resonator  133 . For example, the source resonator  131  transfers the communication power or the charging power to the target  120  via magnetic coupling with the target resonator  133 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , the target  120  includes a matching network  121 , a rectifier  122 , a DC/DC converter  123 , a communication unit  124 , a reception (RX) controller  125 , such as, for example, RX control logic, a voltage detector  126 , and a power detector  127 . 
     The target resonator  133  receives the electromagnetic energy  130  from the source resonator  131 . For example, the target resonator  133  receives the communication power or the charging power from the source  110  via magnetic coupling with the source resonator  131 . Additionally, the target resonator  133  may receive a variety of data from the source  110  via the in-band communication. 
     The matching network  121  matches an input impedance viewed from the source  110  to an output impedance viewed from a load of the target  120 . The matching network  121  may be configured to have at least one capacitor and at least one inductor. 
     The rectifier  122  generates a DC voltage by rectifying an AC voltage received by the target resonator  133 . 
     The DC/DC converter  123  adjusts a level of the DC voltage generated by the rectifier  122  based on a voltage required by the load. As an example, the DC/DC converter  123  may adjust the level of the DC voltage output from the rectifier  122  to a level in a range of 3 volts (V) to 10 V. 
     The voltage detector  126  detects a voltage of an input terminal of the DC/DC converter  123 , and the power detector  127  detects a current and a voltage of an output terminal of the DC/DC converter  123 . The detected voltage of the input terminal  126  may be used by the RX controller  125  to calculate a wireless power transmission efficiency of power received from the source  110 . The detected current and the detected voltage of the output terminal may be used by the RX controller  125  to calculate an amount of power actually transferred to the load. The TX controller  114  of the source  110  may calculate an amount of power that needs to be transmitted by the source  110  to the target  120  based on an amount of power required by the load and the amount of power actually transferred to the load. 
     If the amount of power actually transferred to the load calculated by the RX controller  125  is transmitted to the source  110  by the communication unit  124 , the TX controller  114  may calculate an amount of power that needs to be transmitted to the target  120 , and may control either one or both of the variable SMPS  111  and the power amplifier  112  to generate an amount of power that will enable the calculated amount of power to be transmitted by the source  110 . 
     The communication unit  124  performs in-band communication to transmit and receive data to and from the source  110  using a resonant frequency. During the in-band communication, the RX controller  125  demodulates a received signal by detecting a signal between the target resonator  133  and the rectifier  122 , or detecting an output signal of the rectifier  122 . In other words, the RX controller  125  may demodulate a message received using the in-band communication. 
     Additionally, the RX controller  125  adjusts an impedance of the target resonator  133  using the matching network  121  to modulate a signal to be transmitted to the source  110 . For example, the RX controller  125  may adjust the matching network  121  to increase the impedance of the target resonator  133  so that a reflected wave may be detected by the TX controller  114  of the source  110 . Depending on whether the reflected wave is detected, the TX controller  114  may detect a first value, for example, a binary number “0,” or a second value, for example, a binary number “1.” For example, when the reflected wave is detected, the TX controller  114  may detect “0”, and when the reflected wave is not detected, the TX controller  114  may detect “1”. Alternatively, when the reflected wave is detected, the TX controller  114  may detect “1”, and when the reflected wave is not detected, the TX controller  114  may detect “0”. 
     The communication unit  124  of the target  120  may transmit a response message to the communication unit  115  of the source  110 . For example, the response message may include any one or any combination of a product type of the target  120 , manufacturer information of the target  120 , a model name of the target  120 , a battery type of the target  120 , a charging scheme of the target  120 , an impedance value of a load of the target  120 , information on characteristics of the target resonator  133  of the target  120 , information on a frequency band used by the target  120 , an amount of a power consumed by the target  120 , an identifier (ID) of the target  120 , product version information of the target  120 , standard information of the target  120 , and any other information about the target  120 . 
     The communication unit  124  may perform out-of-band communication using a separate communication channel. For example, the communication unit  124  may include a communication module, such as a ZigBee module, a Bluetooth module, or any other communication module known to one of ordinary skill in the art that the communication unit  124  may use to transmit and receive the data  140  to and from the source  110  via the out-of-band communication. 
     The communication unit  124  may receive a wake-up request message from the source  110 , and the power detector  127  may detect an amount of power received by the target resonator  133 . The communication unit  124  may transmit to the source  110  information on the detected amount of the power received by the target resonator  133 . The information on the detected amount of the power may include, for example, an input voltage value and an input current value of the rectifier  122 , an output voltage value and an output current value of the rectifier  122 , an output voltage value and an output current value of the DC/DC converter  123 , and any other information about the detected amount of the power received by the target resonator  133 . 
     The TX controller  114  may set a resonance bandwidth of the source resonator  131 . Based on the set resonance bandwidth of the source resonator  131 , a Q-factor Q S  of the source resonator  131  may be determined. For example, the TX controller  114  may set the resonance bandwidth of the source resonator  131  to be wider or narrower than the resonance bandwidth of the target resonator  133 . 
     The RX controller  125  may set a resonance bandwidth of the target resonator  133 . Based on the set resonance bandwidth of the target resonator  133 , a Q-factor Q D  of the target resonator  133  may be determined. For example, the RX controller  125  may set the resonance bandwidth of the target resonator  133  to be wider or narrower than the resonance bandwidth of the source resonator  131 . 
     The source  110  and the target  120  may communicate with each other to share information about the resonance bandwidths of the source resonator  131  and the target resonator  133 . For example, when a power higher than a reference value is requested by the target  120 , the Q-factor Q S  of the source resonator  131  may be set to a value greater than 100. Conversely, a power lower than the reference value is requested by the target  120 , the Q-factor Q S  of the source resonator  131  may be set to a value less than 100. 
     In a resonance-based wireless power transmission, the resonance bandwidth may be an important factor. A Q-factor Qt of energy coupling between the source resonator  131  and the target resonator  133  is affected by a change in a distance between the source resonator  131  and the target resonator  133 , a change in a resonance impedance, impedance mismatching, a reflected signal, or a change in any other factor affecting a Q-factor. Qt is inversely proportional to the resonance bandwidth as expressed by the following Equation 1. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
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     In Equation 1, f 0  denotes a center frequency, Δf denotes a bandwidth, Γ S,D  denotes a reflection loss between the source resonator  131  and the target resonator  133 , BW S  denotes a resonance bandwidth of the source resonator  131 , and BW D  denotes a resonance bandwidth of the target resonator  133 . 
     In a wireless power transmission, a wireless power transmission efficiency U may be expressed by the following Equation 2. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
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     In Equation 2, κ denotes a coupling coefficient of energy coupling between the source resonator  131  and the target resonator  133 , Γ S  denotes a reflection coefficient of the source resonator  131 , Γ D  denotes a reflection coefficient of the target resonator  133 , ω 0  denotes a resonant frequency of the source resonator  133  and the target resonator  133 , M denotes a mutual inductance between the source resonator  131  and the target resonator  133 , R S  denotes an impedance of the source resonator  131 , R D  denotes an impedance of the target resonator  133 , Q S  denotes a Q-factor of the source resonator  131 , Q D  denotes a Q-factor of the target resonator  133 , and Q κ  denotes a Q-factor of energy coupling between the source resonator  131  and the target resonator  133 , and is the same as Qt discussed above in connection with Equation 1. 
     As can be seen from Equation 2, the Q-factors Q S  and Q D  have a great effect on the wireless power transmission efficiency U. 
     Accordingly, the Q-factors Q S  and Q D  may be set to high values to increase the wireless power transmission efficiency U. However, even when Q-factors Q S  and Q D  are set to extremely high values, the wireless power transmission efficiency U may be reduced due to a change in the coupling coefficient κ of energy coupling, a change in a distance between the source resonator  131  and the target resonator  133 , a change in a resonance impedance, impedance mismatching, or a change in any other factor affecting the wireless power transmission efficiency U. 
     If the resonance bandwidths BW S  and BW D  of the source resonator  131  and the target resonator  133  are set to be very narrow to increase the wireless power transmission efficiency U, impedance mismatching between the source resonator  131  and the target resonator  133  may easily occur due to even insignificant external influences. In terms of impedance mismatching, Equation 1 may be rewritten as the following Equation 3. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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     In an example in which an unbalanced relationship of a bandwidth of an impedance matching frequency or a resonance bandwidth between the source resonator  131  and the target resonator  133  is maintained, a decrease in the wireless power transmission efficiency U may be prevented. The decrease in the wireless power transmission efficiency U may be a result of a change in the coupling coefficient κ of energy coupling, a change in the distance between the source resonator  131  and the target resonator  133 , a change in the resonance impedance, impedance mismatching, or any other factor affecting the wireless power transmission efficiency U. 
     According to Equation 1 through Equation 3, when the bandwidth of the impedance matching frequency or the resonance bandwidth between the source resonator  131  and the target resonator  133  remains unbalanced, the Q-factors Q S  and Q D  of the source resonator  131  and the Q-factor of the target resonator  133  may remain unbalanced. 
     In  FIG. 1 , the source  110  may wirelessly transmit a wake-up power to be used to wake up the target  120 , and may broadcast a configuration signal to configure a wireless power transmission network. The source  110  may receive, from the target  120 , a search frame including a reception sensitivity value of the configuration signal in the target  120 , allow the target  120  to join the wireless power transmission network, and transmit an identifier to the target  120  to identify the target  120  in the wireless power transmission network. The source  110  may generate charging power through a power control, and wirelessly transmit the charging power to the target  120 . 
     In addition, the target  120  may receive a wake-up power from at least one of a plurality of sources. The target  120  may activate a communication function using the wake-up power. The target  120  may receive a configuration signal to configure a wireless power transmission network from each of the plurality of sources. As an example, the target  120  may select one of the plurality of sources, such as the source  110  in  FIG. 1 , based on a reception sensitivity of the configuration signal in the target  120 , and wirelessly receive power from the selected source  110 . 
     In the following description of  FIGS. 2A through 4B , unless otherwise indicated, the term “resonator” may refer to both a source resonator and a target resonator. The resonator of  FIGS. 2A through 4B  may be used as the resonators described with respect to  FIGS. 1 and 5 through 19 . 
       FIGS. 2A and 2B  illustrate examples of a distribution of a magnetic field in a feeder and a resonator. 
     When a resonator receives power supplied through a separate feeder, magnetic fields are generated in both the feeder and the resonator. 
     A source resonator and a target resonator may each have a dual loop structure including an external loop and an internal loop. 
       FIG. 2A  illustrates an example of a structure of a wireless power transmitter in which a feeder  210  and a resonator  220  do not have a common ground. Referring to  FIG. 2A , when input current flows into the feeder  210  through a terminal labeled “+” and out of the feeder  210  through a terminal labeled “−”, a magnetic field  230  is generated by the input current. A direction  231  of the magnetic field  230  inside the feeder  210  is into the plane of  FIG. 2A , and is opposite to a direction  233  of the magnetic field  230  outside the feeder  210 , which is out of the plane of  FIG. 2A . The magnetic field  230  generated by the feeder  210  induces a current in the resonator  220 . A direction of the induced current in the resonator  220  is opposite to a direction of the input current in the feeder  210  as indicated by the dashed lines with arrowheads in  FIG. 2A . 
     The induced current in the resonator  220  generates a magnetic field  240 . Directions of the magnetic field generated by the induced current are the same at all positions inside the resonator  220 , and are out of the plane of  FIG. 2A . Accordingly, a direction  241  of the magnetic field  240  generated by the resonator  220  inside the feeder  210  is the same as a direction  243  of the magnetic field  240  generated by the resonator  220  outside the feeder  210 . 
     Consequently, when the magnetic field  230  generated by the feeder  210  and the magnetic field  240  generated by the resonator  220  are combined, a strength of the total magnetic field decreases inside the feeder  210 , but increases outside the feeder  210 . Accordingly, when power is supplied to the resonator  220  via the feeder  210  configured as illustrated in  FIG. 2A , the strength of the total magnetic field decreases in the portion of the resonator  220  inside the feeder  210 , but in the portion of the resonator  220  outside the feeder  210 . When a distribution of the magnetic field in the resonator  220  is random or not uniform, it may be difficult to perform impedance matching because an input impedance may frequently vary. Additionally, when the strength of the total magnetic field increases, a wireless power transmission efficiency increases. Conversely, when the strength of the total magnetic field decreases, the wireless power transmission efficiency decreases. Accordingly, the wireless power transmission efficiency may be reduced on average. 
       FIG. 2B  illustrates an example of a structure of a wireless power transmitter in which a resonator  250  and a feeder  260  have a common ground. The resonator  250  includes a capacitor  251 . The feeder  260  receives an RF signal via a port  261 . When the RF signal is input to the feeder  260 , an input current is generated in the feeder  260 . The input current flowing in the feeder  260  generates a magnetic field, and a current is induced in the resonator  250  by the magnetic field. Also another magnetic field is generated by the induced current flowing in the resonator  250 . In this example, a direction of the input current flowing in the feeder  260  is opposite to a direction of the induced current flowing in the resonator  250 . Accordingly, in a region between the resonator  250  and the feeder  260 , a direction  271  of the magnetic field generated by the input current is the same as a direction  273  of the magnetic field generated by the induced current, and thus the strength of the total magnetic field increases in the region between the resonator  250  and the feeder  260 . Conversely, inside the feeder  260 , a direction  281  of the magnetic field generated by the input current is opposite to a direction  283  of the magnetic field generated by the induced current, and thus the strength of the total magnetic field decreases inside the feeder  260 . Therefore, the strength of the total magnetic field decreases in the portion of the resonator  250  inside the feeder  260 , i.e., in a center of the resonator  250 , but increases in the portion of the resonator  250  outside the feeder  260 , i.e., near an outer periphery of the resonator  260 . 
     An input impedance may be adjusted by adjusting an internal area of the feeder  260 . The input impedance is an impedance viewed in a direction from the feeder  260  to the resonator  250 . When the internal area of the feeder  260  increases, the input impedance increases. Conversely, when the internal area of the feeder  260  decreases, the input impedance decreases. However, if the magnetic field is randomly or not uniformly distributed in the resonator  250 , the input impedance may vary based on a location of a target even if the internal area of the feeder  260  has been adjusted to adjust the input impedance to match the output impedance of a power amplifier for a specific location of the target. Accordingly, a separate matching network may be needed to match the input impedance to the output impedance of the power amplifier. For example, when the input impedance increases, a separate matching network may be needed to match the increased input impedance to a relatively low output impedance of the power amplifier. 
     As an example, when a receiving resonator has the same configuration as the transmitting resonator  250 , and when a feeder of the receiving resonator has the same configuration as the feeder  260 , a separate matching network may be needed because a direction of a current flowing in the receiving resonator is opposite to a direction of an induced current flowing in the feeder of the receiving resonator. 
       FIGS. 3A and 3B  illustrate an example of a wireless power transmitter. 
     Referring to  FIG. 3A , the wireless power transmitter includes a resonator  310  and a feeder  320 . The resonator  310  includes a capacitor  311 . The feeder  320  is electrically connected to both ends of the capacitor  311 . 
       FIG. 3B  illustrates the structure of the wireless power transmitter of  FIG. 3A  in greater detail. The resonator  310  includes a first transmission line (not identified by a reference numeral in  FIG. 3B , but formed by various elements in  FIG. 3B  as discussed below), a first conductor  341 , a second conductor  342 , and at least one capacitor  350 . 
     The capacitor  350  is connected in series between a first signal conducting portion  331  and a second signal conducting portion  332  in the first transmission line, causing an electric field to be concentrated in the capacitor  350 . In general, a transmission line includes at least one conductor disposed in an upper portion of the first transmission line, and at least one conductor disposed in a lower portion of the first transmission line. A 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 line may be electrically grounded. In the example in  FIG. 3B , a conductor disposed in the upper portion of the first transmission line is separated into two portions that will be referred to as the first signal conducting portion  331  and the second signal conducting portion  332 , and a conductor disposed in the lower portion of the first transmission line will be referred to as a first ground conducting portion  333 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 3B , the resonator  310  has a generally two-dimensional (2D) structure. The first transmission line includes the first signal conducting portion  331  and the second signal conducting portion  332  disposed in the upper portion of the first transmission line, and the first ground conducting portion  333  disposed in the lower portion of the first transmission line. The first signal conducting portion  331  and the second signal conducting portion  332  are disposed to face the first ground conducting portion  333 . A current flows through the first signal conducting portion  331  and the second signal conducting portion  332 . 
     Additionally, one end of the first signal conducting portion  331  is connected to one end of the first conductor  341 , the other end of the first signal conducting portion  331  is connected to one end of the capacitor  350 , and the other end of the first conductor is connected to one end of the first grounding portion  333 . One end of the second signal conducting portion  332  is connected to one end of the second conductor  342 , the other end of the second signal conducting portion  332  is connected to the other end of the capacitor  350 , and the other end of the second conductor  342  is connected to the other end of the first grounding portion  333 . Accordingly, the first signal conducting portion  331 , the second signal conducting portion  332 , the first ground conducting portion  333 , the first conductor  341 , and the second conductor  342  are connected to each other, causing the resonator  310  to have an electrically closed loop structure. The term “loop structure” includes a polygonal structure, a circular structure, a rectangular structure, or any other geometrical structure that is closed, i.e., a geometrical structure that does not have any opening in its perimeter. The expression “having a loop structure” indicates a circuit that is electrically closed. 
     The capacitor  350  is inserted into an intermediate portion of the first transmission line. In the example in  FIG. 3B , the capacitor  350  is inserted into a space between the first signal conducting portion  331  and the second signal conducting portion  332 . The capacitor  350  may be a lumped element capacitor, a distributed element capacitor, or any other type of capacitor known to one of ordinary skill in the art. For example, a distributed element capacitor may include zigzagged conductor lines and a dielectric material having a high permittivity disposed between the zigzagged conductor lines. 
     The capacitor  350  inserted into the first transmission line may cause the resonator  310  to have a characteristic of a metamaterial. A metamaterial is a material having an electromagnetic characteristic that is not found in nature, and thus may have an artificially designed structure. All materials existing in nature have a magnetic permeability and a permittivity. Most materials have a positive magnetic permeability and a positive permittivity. 
     In the case of most materials, a right-hand rule may be applied to an electric field, a magnetic field, and a Poynting vector, so the corresponding materials may be referred to as right-handed materials (RHMs). However, a metamaterial having a magnetic permeability and/or a permittivity not found in nature 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, or any other metamaterial classification known to one of ordinary skill in the art based on a sign of the permittivity of the metamaterial and a sign of the magnetic permeability of the metamaterial. 
     If the capacitor  350  is lumped element capacitor and the capacitance of the capacitor  350  is appropriately determined, the resonator  310  may have a characteristic of a metamaterial. If the resonator  310  is caused to have a negative magnetic permeability by appropriately adjusting the capacitance of the capacitor  350 , the resonator  310  may also be referred to as an MNG resonator. Various criteria may be applied to determine the capacitance of the capacitor  350 . For example, the various criteria may include a criterion for enabling the resonator  310  to have the characteristic of the metamaterial, a criterion for enabling the resonator  310  to have a negative magnetic permeability at a target frequency, a criterion for enabling the resonator  310  to have a zeroth-order resonance characteristic at the target frequency, and any other suitable criterion. Based on any one criterion or any combination of the aforementioned criteria, the capacitance of the capacitor  350  may be appropriately determined. 
     The resonator  310 , hereinafter referred to as the MNG resonator  310 , may have a zeroth-order resonance characteristic of having a resonant frequency when a propagation constant is 0. When the resonator  310  has a zeroth-order resonance characteristic, the resonant frequency is independent of a physical size of the MNG resonator  310 . By changing the capacitance of the capacitor  350 , the resonant frequency of the MNG resonator  310  may be changed without changing the physical size of the MNG resonator  310 . 
     In a near field, the electric field is concentrated in the capacitor  350  inserted into the first transmission line, causing the magnetic field to become dominant in the near field. The MNG resonator  310  has a relatively high Q-factor when the capacitor  350  is a lumped element capacitor, and thereby increasing a wireless power transmission efficiency. 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. As will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art, the wireless power transmission efficiency will increase as the Q-factor increases. 
     Although not illustrated in  FIG. 3B , a magnetic core passing through the MNG resonator  310  may be provided to increase a wireless power transmission distance. 
     Referring to  FIG. 3B , the feeder  320  includes a second transmission line (not identified by a reference numeral in  FIG. 3B , but formed by various elements in  FIG. 3B  as discussed below), a third conductor  371 , a fourth conductor  372 , a fifth conductor  381 , and a sixth conductor  382 . 
     The second transmission line includes a third signal conducting portion  361  and a fourth signal conducting portion  362  disposed in an upper portion of the second transmission line, and a second ground conducting portion  363  disposed in a lower portion of the second transmission line. The third signal conducting portion  361  and the fourth signal conducting portion  362  are disposed to face the second ground conducting portion  363 . A current flows through the third signal conducting portion  361  and the fourth signal conducting portion  362 . 
     Additionally, one end of the third signal conducting portion  361  is connected to one end of the third conductor  371 , the other end of the third signal conducting portion  361  is connected to one end of the fifth conductor  381 , and the other end of the third signal conducting portion is connected to one end of the second ground conducting portion  363 . One end of the fourth signal conducting portion  362  is connected to one end of the fourth conductor  372 , the other end of the fourth signal conducting portion  362  is connected to one end of the sixth conductor  382 , and the other end of the fourth conductor is connected to the other end of the second ground conducting portion  363 . The other end of the fifth conductor  381  is connected to the first signal conducting portion  331  at or near where the first signal conducting portion  331  is connected to one end of the capacitor  350 , and the other end of the sixth conductor  382  is connected to the other end of the second signal conducting portion  332  at or near where the second signal conducting portion  332  is connected to the other end of the capacitor  250 . Thus, the fifth conductor  381  and the sixth conductor  382  are connected in parallel with both ends of the capacitor  350 . The fifth conductor  381  and the sixth conductor  382  may be used as input ports to receive an RF signal as an input. 
     Accordingly, the third signal conducting portion  361 , the fourth signal conducting portion  362 , the second ground conducting portion  363 , the third conductor  371 , the fourth conductor  372 , the fifth conductor  381 , the sixth conductor  382 , and the resonator  310  are connected to each other, causing the resonator  310  and the feeder  320  to have an electrically closed loop structure. The term “loop structure” includes a polygonal structure, a circular structure, a rectangular structure, and any other geometrical structure that does not have any opening in its perimeter. The expression “having a loop structure” indicates a structure that is electrically closed. 
     If an RF signal is input to the fifth conductor  381  or the sixth conductor  382 , an input current flows in the feeder  320  and the resonator  310 , generating a magnetic field that induces a current in the resonator  310 . A direction of the input current flowing in the feeder  320  is the same as a direction of the induced current flowing in the resonator  310 , thereby causing a strength of the total magnetic field in the resonator  310  to increase inside the feeder  320 , but decrease outside the feeder  320 . 
     An input impedance is determined by an area of a region between the resonator  310  and the feeder  320 . Accordingly, a separate matching network used to match the input impedance to an output impedance of a power amplifier may not be needed. However, even if matching network is used, the input impedance may be adjusted by adjusting a size of the feeder  320 , and accordingly a structure of the matching network may be simplified. The simplified structure of the matching network reduces a matching loss of the matching network. 
     The second transmission line, the third conductor  371 , the fourth conductor  372 , the fifth conductor  381 , and the sixth conductor  382  of the feeder  320  may have the same structure as the resonator  310 . For example, if the resonator  310  has a loop structure, the feeder  320  may also have a loop structure. In another example, if the resonator  310  has a circular structure, the feeder  320  may also have a circular structure. 
       FIG. 4A  illustrates an example of a distribution of a magnetic field inside a resonator produced by feeding a feeder.  FIG. 4A  more simply illustrates the resonator  310  and the feeder  320  of  FIGS. 3A and 3B , and the names and the reference numerals of the various elements in  FIGS. 3A and 3B  will be used in the following description of  FIG. 4A  for ease of description. 
     A feeding operation may be an operation of supplying power to a source resonator in a wireless power transmission, or an operation of supplying AC power to a rectifier in the wireless power transmission.  FIG. 4A  illustrates a direction of an input current flowing in the feeder  320 , and a direction of an induced current induced in the resonator  310 . Additionally,  FIG. 4A  illustrates a direction of a magnetic field generated by the input current of the feeder  320 , and a direction of a magnetic field generated by the induced current of the source resonator  310 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 4A , the fifth conductor  381  or the sixth conductor  382  of the feeder  320  of  FIG. 3A  may be used as an input port  410 . In the example in  FIG. 3A , the sixth conductor  382  is being used as the input port  410 . The input port  410  receives an RF signal as an input. The RF signal may be output from a power amplifier. The power amplifier may increase or decrease an amplitude of the RF signal based on a power requirement of a target. The RF signal received by the input port  410  is represented in  FIG. 4A  as an input current flowing in the feeder  320 . The input current flows in a clockwise direction in the feeder  320  along the second transmission line of the feeder  320 . The fifth conductor  381  and the sixth conductor  382  of the feeder  320  are electrically connected to the resonator  310 . More specifically, the fifth conductor  381  of the feeder  320  is connected to the first signal conducting portion  331  of the resonator  310 , and the sixth conductor  382  of the feeder  320  is connected to the second signal conducting portion  332  of the resonator  310 . Accordingly, the input current flows in both the resonator  310  and the feeder  320 . The input current flows in a counterclockwise direction in the resonator  310 . The input current flowing in the resonator  310  generates a magnetic field, and the magnetic field induces a current in the resonator  310 . The induced current flows in a clockwise direction in the resonator  310 . The induced current in the resonator  310  supplies energy to the capacitor  311  of the resonator  310 , and also generates a magnetic field. In this example, the input current flowing in the feeder  320  and the resonator  310  of  FIG. 3A  is indicated by the solid lines with arrowheads in  FIG. 4A , and the induced current flowing in the resonator  310  is indicated by the dashed lines with arrowheads in  FIG. 4A . 
     A direction of a magnetic field generated by a current is determined based on the right-hand rule. As illustrated in  FIG. 4A , inside the feeder  320 , a direction  421  of the magnetic field generated by the input current flowing in the feeder  320  is the same as a direction  423  of the magnetic field generated by the induced current flowing in the resonator  310 . Accordingly, the strength of the total magnetic field increases inside the feeder  320 . 
     In contrast, in a region between the feeder  320  and the resonator  310 , a direction  433  of a magnetic field generated by the input current flowing in the feeder  320  is opposite to a direction  431  of a magnetic field generated by the induced current flowing in the resonator  310 . Accordingly, the strength of the total magnetic field decreases in the region between the feeder  320  and the resonator  310 . 
     Typically, in a resonator having a loop structure, a strength of a magnetic field decreases in the center of the resonator, and increases near an outer periphery of the resonator. However, referring to  FIG. 4A , since the feeder  320  is electrically connected to both ends of the capacitor  311  of the resonator  310 , the direction of the induced current in the resonator  310  is the same as the direction of the input current in the feeder  320 . Since the induced current in the resonator  320  flows in the same direction as the input current in the feeder  320 , the strength of the total magnetic field increases inside the feeder  320 , and decreases outside the feeder  320 . As a result, due to the feeder  320 , the strength of the total magnetic field increases in the center of the resonator  310  having the loop structure, and decreases near an outer periphery of the resonator  310 , thereby compensating for the normal characteristic of the resonator  310  having the loop structure in which the strength of the magnetic field decreases in the center of the resonator  310 , and increases near the outer periphery of the resonator  310 . Thus, the strength of the total magnetic field may be constant inside the resonator  310 . 
     A wireless power transmission efficiency of transmitting power from a source resonator to a target resonator is proportional to the strength of the total magnetic field generated in the source resonator. In other words, when the strength of the total magnetic field increases in the center of the source resonator, the wireless power transmission efficiency also increases. 
       FIG. 4B  illustrates an example of equivalent circuits of a feeder and a resonator. 
     Referring to  FIG. 4B , a feeder  440  and a resonator  450  may be represented by the equivalent circuits in  FIG. 4B . The feeder  440  is represented as an inductor having an inductance L f , and the resonator  450  is represented as a series connection of an inductor having an inductance L coupled to the inductance L f  of the feeder  440  by a mutual inductance M, a capacitor having a capacitance C, and a resistor having a resistance R. An example of an input impedance Z in  viewed in a direction from the feeder  440  to the resonator  450  may be expressed by the following Equation 4. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     In Equation 4, M denotes a mutual inductance between the feeder  440  and the resonator  450 , ω denotes a resonant frequency between the feeder  440  and the resonator  450 , and Z denotes an impedance viewed in a direction from the resonator  450  to a target. 
     As can be seen from Equation 4, the input impedance Z in  is proportional to the square of the mutual inductance M. Accordingly, the input impedance Z in  may be adjusted by adjusting the mutual inductance M between the feeder  440  and the resonator  450 . The mutual inductance M depends on an area of a region between the feeder  440  and the resonator  450 . The area of the region between the feeder  440  and the resonator  450  may be adjusted by adjusting a size of the feeder  440 , thereby adjusting the mutual impedance M and the input impedance Z in . Since the input impedance Z in  may be adjusted by adjusting the size of the feeder  440 , and it may be unnecessary to use a separate matching network to perform impedance matching with an output impedance of a power amplifier. 
     If the resonator  450  and the feeder  440  are included in a wireless power receiver, a magnetic field may be distributed as illustrated in  FIG. 4A . The resonator  450  may operate as a target resonator  450 . For example, the target resonator  450  may receive wireless power from a source resonator via magnetic coupling with the source resonator. The received wireless power induces a current in the target resonator  450 . The induced current in the target resonator  450  generates a magnetic field, which induces a current in the feeder  440 . If the target resonator  450  is connected to the feeder  440  as illustrated in  FIG. 4A , the induced current in the target resonator  450  will flow in the same direction as the induced current in the feeder  440 . Accordingly, for the reasons discussed above, the strength of the total magnetic field will increase inside the feeder  440 , but will decrease in a region between the feeder  440  and the target resonator  450 . 
       FIG. 5  illustrates an example of an electric vehicle charging system. 
     Referring to  FIG. 5 , an electric vehicle charging system  500  includes a source system  510 , a source resonator  520 , a target resonator  530 , a target system  540 , and an electric vehicle battery  550 . 
     The electric vehicle charging system  500  may have a structure similar to the structure of the wireless power transmission system of  FIG. 1 . The source system  510  and the source resonator  520  in the electric vehicle charging system  500  operate as a source. Additionally, the target resonator  530  and the target system  540  in the electric vehicle charging system  500  operate as a target. 
     In one example, the source system  510  includes a variable SMPS, a power amplifier, a matching network, a TX controller, a communication unit, and a power detector similar to those of the source  110  of  FIG. 1 . In one example, the target system  540  includes a matching network, a rectifier, a DC/DC converter, a communication unit, an RX controller, a voltage detector, and a power detector similar to those of the target  120  of  FIG. 1 . 
     The electric vehicle battery  550  is charged by the target system  540 . 
     The electric vehicle charging system  500  may use a resonant frequency in a band of a few kilohertz (kHz) to tens of MHz. 
     The source system  510  generates power based on a type of the electric vehicle being charged, a capacity of the electric vehicle battery  550 , and a charging state of the electric vehicle battery  550 , and wirelessly transmits the generated power to the target system  540  via magnetic coupling between the source resonator  520  and the target resonator  530 . 
     The source system  510  may control an alignment of the source resonator  520  and the target resonator  530 . For example, when the source resonator  520  and the target resonator  530  are not aligned with each other, the TX controller of the source system  510  may transmit a message to the target system  540  to control the alignment of the source resonator  520  and the target resonator  530 . 
     For example, when the target resonator  530  is not located in a position enabling maximum magnetic coupling, the source resonator  520  and the target resonator  530  are not properly aligned with each other. When an electric vehicle does not stop at a proper position to accurately the source resonator  520  and the target resonator  530  with each other, the source system  510  may instruct a position of the electric vehicle to be adjusted to control the source resonator  520  and the target resonator  530  to be aligned with each other. However, this is merely an example, and other methods of aligning the source resonator  520  and the target resonator  530  with each other may be used. 
     The source system  510  and the target system  540  may transmit and receive an ID of an electric vehicle and exchange various messages by communicating with each other. 
     The descriptions of  FIG. 1 through 4B  are also applicable to the electric vehicle charging system  500 . However, the electric vehicle charging system  500  may use a resonant frequency in a band of a few kHz to tens of MHz, and may transmit power that is equal to or higher than tens of watts to charge the electric vehicle battery  550 . 
       FIGS. 6A, 6B, 7A, and 7B  illustrate examples of applications using a wireless power receiver and a wireless power transmitter. 
       FIG. 6A  illustrates an example of wireless power charging between a pad  610  and a mobile terminal  620 , and  FIG. 6B  illustrates an example of wireless power charging between pads  630  and  640  and hearing aids  650  and  660 . 
     In the example in  FIG. 6A , a wireless power transmitter is mounted in the pad  610 , and a wireless power receiver is mounted in the mobile terminal  620 . The pad  610  is used to charge a single mobile terminal, namely the mobile terminal  620 . 
     In the example in  FIG. 6B , two wireless power transmitters are respectively mounted in the pads  630  and  640 . The hearing aids  650  and  660  may be used for a left ear and a right ear, respectively. In this example, two wireless power receivers are respectively mounted in the hearing aids  650  and  660 . 
       FIG. 7A  illustrates an example of wireless power charging between an electronic device  710  that is implanted into a human body and a mobile terminal  720 .  FIG. 7B  illustrates an example of wireless power charging between a hearing aid  730  and a mobile terminal  740 . 
     In the example in  FIG. 7A , a wireless power transmitter and a wireless power receiver are mounted in the mobile terminal  720 , and a wireless power receiver is mounted in the electronic device  710  implanted in the human body. The electronic device  710  is charged by receiving power from the mobile terminal  720 . 
     In the example in  FIG. 7B , a wireless power transmitter and a wireless power receiver are mounted in the mobile terminal  740 , and a wireless power receiver is mounted in the hearing aid  730 . The hearing aid  730  is charged by receiving power from the mobile terminal  740 . Low-power electronic devices, such as Bluetooth earphones, may also be charged by receiving power from the mobile terminal  740 . 
       FIG. 8  illustrates an example of a wireless power transmitter and a wireless power receiver. 
     A wireless power transmitter  810  of  FIG. 8  may be mounted in the pad  610  of  FIG. 6A , the pads  630  and  640  of  FIG. 6B , the mobile terminal  720  of  FIG. 7A , and the mobile terminal  740  of  FIG. 7B . 
     A wireless power receiver  820  of  FIG. 8  may be mounted in the mobile terminal  620  of  FIG. 6A , the hearing aids  650  and  660  of  FIG. 6B , the electronic device  710  and the mobile terminal  720  of  FIG. 7A , and the mobile terminal  740  of  FIG. 7B . 
     The wireless power transmitter  810  has a configuration similar to the configuration of the source  110  of  FIG. 1 . For example, the wireless power transmitter  810  may include a unit configured to transmit power via magnetic coupling. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 8 , the wireless power transmitter  810  includes a signal generator, a power amplifier, a communication and tracking unit  811 , a micro control unit (MCU), and a source resonator. The signal generator generates a signal having a resonant frequency of the source resonator. The communication and tracking unit  811  communicates with the wireless power receiver  820 , and controls an input impedance and a resonant frequency to maintain a wireless power transmission efficiency. The communication and tracking unit  811  and the MCU may perform functions similar to the functions performed by the communication unit  115  and the TX controller  114  of  FIG. 1 . 
     The wireless power receiver  820  has a configuration similar to the configuration of the target  120  of  FIG. 1 . For example, the wireless power receiver  820  may include a unit configured to wirelessly receive power and charge a battery with the received power. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 8 , wireless power receiver  820  includes a target resonator, a rectifier, a DC/DC converter, and a charger, a battery, and a communication and control unit  823 . 
     The communication and control unit  823  communicates with the wireless power transmitter  810 , and performs an operation to protect a device powered by the wireless power receiver  820  from overvoltage and overcurrent. 
     The wireless power receiver  820  may include a hearing device  821 . The hearing device  821  may be powered by the battery. The hearing device  821  may include a microphone, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a processor, a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), and a receiver. In particular, the hearing device  821  may have the same configuration as a hearing aid. 
     Hereinafter, the source resonator will be referred to as a transmission resonator, and the target resonator will be referred to as a reception resonator. 
       FIG. 9  illustrates an example of a wireless power transmission system including a wireless power transmitter  910  including a feeder  911  and a plurality of transmission resonators  912 , and a wireless power receiver  920  including a plurality of reception resonators.  FIG. 10  illustrates an example of a wireless power transmission system including a wireless power transmitter  1010  in which a plurality of feeders  1011  are respectively connected to a plurality of transmission resonators  1012 , and a wireless power receiver  1020  including a plurality of reception resonators. 
     With a development of information technology (IT), various portable electronic devices have been released, and a number of terminals owned and carried by each individual is likely to increase. Since these portable electronic devices have become diverse and complex, an issue of charging the portable electronic devices has arisen. In addition, although wireless data transmission for home appliances has been implemented, use of a power cable is required due to power requirements. 
     In light of this, wireless power transmission technology may be needed to supply power without a power cable. The wireless power transmission technology may enable easier supply of power compared to a currently used wired charging system. By using the wireless power transmission technology, power may be shared between devices without an internal power source and a power cable. In addition, environmental pollution caused by the internal power source, for example, used batteries, may be prevented. 
     Referring to  FIG. 9 , by using wireless power transmission, a plurality of wireless power receivers  920  may be charged simultaneously using a single wireless power transmitter  910 . The plurality of wireless power receivers  920  may include, for example, a number of devices and various types of devices. For stable power supply despite a change in a location of a wireless power receiver  920  and a change in a distance from the wireless power receiver  920 , the wireless power transmitter  910  includes the plurality of transmission resonators  912 . In this example, strong coupling may occur between adjacent ones of the transmission resonators  912 . Similar to an array antenna, the plurality of transmission resonators  912  may have a reduced isolation due to the strong coupling between the adjacent ones of the transmission resonators  912 . The plurality of transmission resonators  912  having a reduced isolation with respect to the adjacent ones of the transmission resonators  912  may not be able to perform stable power transmission to the wireless power receiver  920 . 
     As described above,  FIG. 9  illustrates the wireless power transmission system including the wireless power transmitter  910  including the plurality of transmission resonators  912 , and the wireless power receiver  920  including the plurality of reception resonators. For example, resonant frequencies of the transmission resonators  912  may be represented by f 1 , f 2 , f 3 , . . . , f n . The resonant frequencies may be the same as or different from one another. Resonant frequencies of the reception resonators may be represented by f t . 
     A feeder  911  may have various configurations, for example, N configurations corresponding to N transmission resonators  912 . In this example, N is an integer greater than or equal to 1. For example, a single feeder  911  may be provided as shown in  FIG. 9 , or a plurality of feeders  1011  may be provided as shown in  FIG. 10 . The feeder  911  injects power having an operating frequency f s  into the transmission resonators  912 . The feeder  911  may include the matching network  113  of  FIG. 1 . 
     In general, strong resonance coupling may occur between adjacent ones of the transmission resonators  912 . In  FIG. 9 , K 12  and K 23  denote strengths of resonance coupling occurring between the adjacent ones of the transmission resonators  912 . As the strengths of resonance coupling increase, the isolation between the adjacent ones of the transmission resonators  912  decreases. 
     The strengths K 12  and K 23  of the resonance coupling between the adjacent ones of the transmission resonators  912  may be much greater than strengths K 1  and K 2  of resonance coupling between the transmission resonators  912  and reception resonators of the wireless power receiver  920 . When the isolation decreases due to the increase in the strengths of resonance coupling between the adjacent ones of the transmission resonators  912 , each of the plurality of transmission resonators  912  may not be able to operate independently by generating a magnetic field that is not influenced by any other magnetic field generated by any other one of the plurality of transmission resonators  912 . Thus, the plurality of transmission resonators  912  having a relatively low isolation may not be able to perform stable power transmission to the reception resonators. 
     Unless the problem of low isolation is resolved, an amount of dissipated within the wireless power transmitter  910  due to the resonance coupling between the adjacent ones of the transmission resonators  912  may be greater than an amount of power transmitted to the wireless power receiver  920 . Thus, when power is dissipated in the wireless power transmitter  910 , a wireless power transmission efficiency may decrease, and it may be difficult to transmit power to a desired wireless power receiver  920 . 
     The above description provided with reference to  FIG. 9  is also applicable to  FIG. 10 , and thus a duplicated description will be omitted for conciseness. 
     By using the examples of structures and arrangements of  FIGS. 11 through 14 , an isolation of a plurality of resonators may be increased. Also, by using the examples of operating frequency control and arrangements of  FIGS. 15 through 18 , an isolation of a plurality of resonators may be increased. In these examples, a resonator may be a transmission resonator or a reception resonator. 
       FIG. 11  illustrates an example of a structure in which each of a plurality of transmission resonators  1110 ,  1120 ,  1130 , and  1140  is strongly coupled to adjacent ones of the plurality of transmission resonators  1110 ,  1120 ,  1130 , and  1140 . In this example, an overall wireless power transmission efficiency of a wireless power transmission system decreases. By using the examples of structures and arrangements of  FIGS. 12 through 14 , an isolation among the plurality of resonators  1110 ,  1120 ,  1130 , and  1140  in a resonating apparatus  1100  may be increased. The plurality of resonators  1110 ,  1120 ,  1130 , and  1140  may be transmission resonators or reception resonators included in the resonating apparatus  1100 , which may be a transmission resonating apparatus or a reception resonating apparatus. 
       FIG. 12  illustrates an example of a structure in which a plurality of resonators  1210 ,  1220 ,  1230 , and  1240  are weakly coupled to each other through either one or both of a magnetic material and a conductor, and  FIGS. 13A and 13B  illustrate another example of a structure in which a plurality of resonators  1310 ,  1320 ,  1330 , and  1340  are weakly coupled to each other through either one or both of a magnetic material and a conductor. The either one or both of a magnetic material and a conductor constitute an isolating material that reduces resonance coupling between adjacent resonators of the plurality of resonators, thereby increasing an isolation between the adjacent resonators. The isolating material may eliminate resonance coupling between the adjacent resonators, thereby isolating each of the plurality of resonators from a magnetic field generated by every other one of the plurality of resonators, and enabling each of the plurality of resonators to generate a magnetic field independently without being influenced by any other magnetic field generated by any other resonator. 
     A resonating apparatus  1200  including the plurality of resonators  1210 ,  1220 ,  1230 , and  1240  and a resonating apparatus  1300  including the plurality of resonators  1310 ,  1320 ,  1330 , and  1340  may be applicable to an apparatus including a battery, for example, a portable electronic device, and an apparatus not including a battery and thus requiring wireless power supply in homes, offices, and factories. The resonating apparatuses  1200  and  1300  may be transmission resonating apparatuses or reception resonating apparatuses. 
       FIG. 12  illustrates an example of a structure in which a material  1250  that reduces resonance coupling between the plurality of resonators  1210 ,  1220 ,  1230 , and  1240  is inserted in a space between adjacent resonators among the plurality of resonators  1210 ,  1220 ,  1230 , and  1240 . The material  1250  may include either one or both of a magnetic material and a conductor. The magnetic material may include, for example, ferrite. 
     By disposing the material  1250  including either one or both of the magnetic material and the conductor in the space between the adjacent resonators among the plurality of resonators  1210 ,  1220 ,  1230 , and  1240 , an effect of a magnetic field generated by the adjacent resonators on wireless power transmission may be decreased. The material  1250  may be inserted in a space between each of the plurality of resonators  1210 ,  1220 ,  1230 , and  1240  and each one of the plurality of resonators  1210 ,  1220 ,  1230 , and  1240  that is adjacent to each of the plurality of resonators  1210 ,  1220 ,  1230 , and  1240 . 
     For example, the material  1250  may be disposed in a space between the first resonator  1210  and the second resonator  1220 , in a space between the second resonator  1220  and the fourth resonator  1240 , in a space between the third resonator  1230  and the fourth resonator  1240 , and in a space between the first resonator  1210  and the third resonator  1230 . 
     When mutual effects of magnetic fields on the plurality of resonators  1210 ,  1220 ,  1230 , and  1240  decrease, a strength of resonance coupling will decrease, and thus an isolation of the plurality of resonators  1210 ,  1220 ,  1230 , and  1240  included in the resonating apparatus  1200  will increase. 
       FIGS. 13A and 13B  illustrate an example of a structure in which a material that reduces resonance coupling among the plurality of resonators  1310 ,  1320 ,  1330 , and  1340  is inserted on planes  1351 ,  1352 ,  1353 , and  1354  opposite to directions in which the plurality of resonators  1310 ,  1320 ,  1330 , and  1340  resonate. The material may include either one or both of a magnetic material and a conductor. The magnetic material may include, for example, ferrite. 
     In the example in  FIG. 13A , the material is disposed separately for each of the plurality of resonators  1310 ,  1320 ,  1330 , and  1340 . The material is disposed on the plane  1351  opposite to a resonance direction of the first resonator  1310 , on the plane  1352  opposite to a resonance direction of the second resonator  1320 , on the plane  1353  opposite to a resonance direction of the third resonator  1330 , and on the plane  1354  opposite to a resonance direction of the fourth resonator  1340 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 13B , the plurality of resonators  1310 ,  1320 ,  1330 , and  1340  resonate in a direction  1316 . When the first resonator  1310  is a transmission resonator, the first resonator  1310  resonates with a reception resonator  1360  in the direction  1316  for wireless power transmission. The reception resonator  1360  receives power wirelessly from the first resonator  1310 . In this example, the material is disposed on the plane  1351  opposite to the direction  1316  in which the first resonator  1310  resonates to transmit power wirelessly to the reception resonator  1360 . 
     In another example, in a case where the reception resonator  1360  is one of a plurality of reception resonators, the material may be disposed on a plane (not shown) opposite to a direction in which the resonator  1360  resonates to receive power wirelessly from the first resonator  1310 . 
       FIG. 14  illustrates an example of a structure in which resonators in a plurality of overlapping resonators  1410 ,  1420 ,  1430 , and  1440  are weakly coupled to each other. 
     By overlapping a resonator and a portion of an adjacent resonator, a strength of resonance coupling between the resonator and the adjacent resonator may be reduced based on a characteristic that a direction of a magnetic field inside a conducting wire is opposite to a direction of a magnetic field outside the conducting wire. 
     The plurality of resonators  1410 ,  1420 ,  1430 , and  1440  are disposed to provide reduced resonance coupling between each of the plurality of resonators  1410 ,  1420 ,  1430 , and  1440  and an adjacent resonator based on a characteristic that a direction of a magnetic field of an overlapping area is opposite to a direction of a magnetic field of a non-overlapping area in each of the plurality of resonators  1410 ,  1420 ,  1430 , and  1440 . In this example, at least three resonators may be provided. 
     Referring to  FIG. 14 , at least one of the plurality of resonators  1410 ,  1420 ,  1430 , and  1440  is disposed over an internal portion and an external portion of an adjacent resonator. In this example, a resonator may be divided into an area not overlapping the adjacent resonator, and an area overlapping the adjacent resonator. 
     For example, the first resonator  1410  includes an area  1411  not overlapping adjacent resonators, an area  1412  overlapping the second resonator  1420 , an area  1413  overlapping the third resonator  1430 , and an area  1414  overlapping the second resonator  1420 , the third resonator  1430 , and the fourth resonator  1440 . The fourth resonator  1440  includes an area  1444  not overlapping adjacent resonators, an area  1414  overlapping the first resonator  1410 , the second resonator  1420 , and the third resonator  1430 , an area  1424  overlapping the second resonator  1420 , and an area  1434  overlapping the third resonator  1430 . The second resonator  1420  includes an area  1422  not overlapping adjacent resonators, an area  1412  overlapping the first resonator  1410 , an area  1414  overlapping the first resonator  1410 , the third resonator  1430 , and the fourth resonator  1440 , and an area  1424  overlapping the fourth resonator  1440 . The third resonator  1430  includes an area  1433  not overlapping adjacent resonators, an area  1413  overlapping the first resonator  1410 , an area  1414  overlapping the first resonator  1410 , the second resonator  1420 , and the fourth resonator  1440 , and an area  1434  overlapping the fourth resonator  1440 . 
     In this example, mutual fluxes between two adjacent resonators may be expressed by the following Equation 5.
 
Φ=μ∫ S     H     in   ·d S +μ∫   S     H     out   ·d S     (5)
 
     In Equation 5, Φ denotes a magnetic flux measured in webers (Wb), μ denotes a magnetic permeability measured in henries per meter (H/m),  H   in  and  H   out  denote a strength of a magnetic field in each resonator measured in amperes per meter (A/m),  S  denotes a surface through which the magnetic field passes, and d S  denotes an infinitesimal element of the surface  S .  H   in  denotes a strength of a magnetic field in an area in which each resonator does not overlap an adjacent resonator, and  H   out  denotes a strength of a magnetic field in an area in which each resonator overlaps an adjacent resonator. 
     In Equation 5, directions of  H   in  and  H   out  are opposite to each other. In this example, when absolute values of integrals of the two fields  H   in  and  H   out  are equal to one another, mutual fluxes and coupling between the two resonators are zero, and thus isolation characteristics may be improved. 
     A resonating apparatus  1400  may be designed to minimize an H-field, for example, to minimize a surface integral value of a magnetic field, generated by a magnetic field  H   in  in an area in which each resonator does not overlap an adjacent resonator and a magnetic field  H   out  in an area in which each resonator overlaps an adjacent resonator. The resonating apparatus  1400  may be designed to enable mutual fluxes of adjacent resonators to have opposite directions and substantially equal values. 
     At least one of the plurality of resonators  1410 ,  1420 ,  1430 , and  1440  may be divided into two areas having mutual fluxes in opposite directions, and absolute values of the mutual fluxes of the two areas may be equal to each other or within a predetermined range of each other. 
       FIG. 15  illustrates an example of resonant modes generated by each of a plurality of transmission resonators and an adjacent transmission resonator. An independent transmission resonator may have a unique resonant frequency, for example, f 0 . However, when at least two transmission resonators are coupled to each other, each transmission resonator may form a resonant mode corresponding to an even mode or an odd mode. 
     The even mode is a resonant mode in which currents and magnetic fields generated between transmission resonators have the same directions. The odd mode is a resonant mode in which currents and magnetic fields generated between transmission resonators have opposite directions. For example, referring to  FIG. 15 , a resonant frequency corresponding to the even mode and a resonant frequency corresponding to the odd mode may be expressed by f 0 (1−K/2) and f 0 (1+K/2) based on a coupling coefficient K, wherein phases of f 0 (1−K/2) and f 0 (1+K/2) in the even mode are the same as each other, and phases of f 0 (1−K/2) and f 0 (1+K/2) in the odd mode are opposite to each other. Thus, by supplying power to a first transmission resonator at an operating frequency equal to or within a predetermined range of a frequency corresponding to the even mode, and supplying power to a second transmission resonator adjacent to the first transmission resonator at an operating frequency equal to or within a predetermined range of a frequency corresponding to the odd mode, resonance coupling between the first transmission resonator and the adjacent second transmission resonator may be decreased. 
     An operating frequency of a transmission resonating apparatus may be set using methods of connecting a plurality of resonators to a feeder as shown in  FIGS. 16 through 18 . 
       FIGS. 16 through 18  illustrate examples of methods of connecting a plurality of transmission resonators to a feeder.  FIG. 16  illustrates an example of a transmission resonating apparatus  1610  including a plurality of transmission resonators  1612  to which an inductive coupling feeding method is applied,  FIG. 17  illustrates an example of a series feeding method and a transmission resonating apparatus  1710  including a plurality of transmission resonators  1712  connected in parallel, and  FIG. 18  illustrates an example of a parallel feeding method and a transmission resonating apparatus  1810  including a plurality of transmission resonators  1812  connected in series. 
     Referring to  FIG. 16 , a feeder  1611  injects power having a set operating frequency f s  into the plurality of transmission resonators  1612  via inductive coupling. Referring to  FIG. 17 , the plurality of transmission resonators  1712  are connected in parallel with each other, and a feeder  1711  is connected in series with the plurality of transmission resonators  1712  to inject power having a set operating frequency f s  into the plurality of transmission resonators  1712 . Referring to  FIG. 18 , the plurality of transmission resonators  1812  are connected in series with each other, and a feeder  1811  is connected in parallel with the plurality of transmission resonators  1812  to inject power having a set operating frequency f s  into the plurality of transmission resonators  1812 . 
     Using the connecting methods of  FIGS. 16 through 18 , the operating frequency f s  of the transmission resonating apparatuses  1610 ,  1710 , and  1810  may be set to a frequency that differs from a frequency corresponding to one of the resonant modes described above by an amount that is less than or equal to a predetermined value, rather than being set to a unique resonant frequency, for example, f 0 , of the transmission resonators  1612 ,  1712 , and  1812 . 
     When the resonant mode is an even mode, a difference between the operating frequency and a frequency corresponding to the even mode is set to be less than or equal to the predetermined value. When the resonant mode is an odd mode, a difference between the operating frequency and a frequency corresponding to the odd mode is set to be less than or equal to the predetermined value. For example, the operating frequency may be set to be within a range of ±5% of the frequency corresponding to the even mode or the odd mode. 
       FIG. 19  illustrates an example of a configuration of a wireless power transmitter and a wireless power receiver. The wireless power transmitter may be a transmission resonating apparatus  1910 , and the wireless power receiver may be a reception resonating apparatus  1920 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 19 , the transmission resonating apparatus  1910  includes a feeder  1911  and a plurality of transmission resonators  1912 . The plurality of transmission resonators  1912  transmit power wirelessly via resonance coupling with a reception resonator  1922  included in the reception resonating apparatus  1920 . 
     The plurality of transmission resonators  1912  may be disposed to be separated from each other on a same plane. The transmission resonating apparatus  1910  may be designed to provide reduced resonance coupling among the plurality of transmission resonators  1912  using a material that reduces the resonance coupling among the plurality of transmission resonators  1912 . In another example, when a plurality of reception resonators  1922  is provided, the reception resonating apparatus  1920  may be designed so that a material that reduces resonance coupling among the plurality of reception resonators  1922  is disposed, similar to the plurality of transmission resonators  1912 . 
     The plurality of transmission resonators  1912  may be disposed on a same plane. At least one of the plurality of transmission resonators  1912  may be disposed to overlap a portion of an area of an adjacent transmission resonator to provide reduced resonance coupling with the adjacent transmission resonator. In another example, when a plurality of reception resonators  1922  are provided, the reception resonating apparatus  1920  may be designed so that at least one of the plurality of reception resonators  1922  overlaps a portion of an area of an adjacent reception resonator to provide reduced resonance coupling with the adjacent reception resonator, similar to the plurality of transmission resonators  1912 . 
     The plurality of transmission resonators  1912  may be disposed on a same plane, and each of the plurality of transmission resonators  1912  may form a resonant mode with an adjacent transmission resonator. 
     The feeder  1911  may inject power into the plurality of transmission resonators  1912  at an operating frequency set to provide reduced coupling between each of the plurality of transmission resonators  1912  and an adjacent transmission resonator based on a resonant mode. A difference between the operating frequency and a frequency corresponding to the resonant mode may be set to be minimized. The difference between the operating frequency and the frequency corresponding to the resonant mode may be set to be less than or equal to a predetermined value, for example, within a range of ±5%. 
     According to the examples described above, an isolation of a transmission resonating apparatus including a plurality of transmission resonators and an isolation of a reception resonating apparatus including a plurality of reception resonators may increase. The increase in the isolation may enable each resonator to generate a magnetic field independently without being influenced by any other magnetic field generated by any other resonator. 
     The TX controller  114 , the communication units  115  and  124 , and the RX controller  125  in  FIG. 1  and the MCU, the communication and tracking unit  811 , and the communication and control unit  823  in  FIG. 8  that perform the various operations described with respect to  FIGS. 1 through 8  may be implemented using one or more hardware components, one or more software components, or a combination of one or more hardware components and one or more software components. 
     A hardware component may be, for example, a physical device that physically performs one or more operations, but is not limited thereto. Examples of hardware components include resistors, capacitors, inductors, power supplies, frequency generators, operational amplifiers, power amplifiers, low-pass filters, high-pass filters, band-pass filters, analog-to-digital converters, digital-to-analog converters, and processing devices. 
     A software component may be implemented, for example, by a processing device controlled by software or instructions to perform one or more operations, but is not limited thereto. A computer, controller, or other control device may cause the processing device to run the software or execute the instructions. One software component may be implemented by one processing device, or two or more software components may be implemented by one processing device, or one software component may be implemented by two or more processing devices, or two or more software components may be implemented by two or more processing devices. 
     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 running software or executing instructions. The processing device may run an operating system (OS), and may run one or more software applications that operate under the OS. The processing device may access, store, manipulate, process, and create data when running the software or executing the instructions. For simplicity, the singular term “processing device” may be used in the description, but one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that a processing device may include multiple processing elements and multiple types of processing elements. For example, a processing device may include one or more processors, or one or more processors and one or more controllers. In addition, different processing configurations are possible, such as parallel processors or multi-core processors. 
     A processing device configured to implement a software component to perform an operation A may include a processor programmed to run software or execute instructions to control the processor to perform operation A. In addition, a processing device configured to implement a software component to perform an operation A, an operation B, and an operation C may have various configurations, such as, for example, a processor configured to implement a software component to perform operations A, B, and C; a first processor configured to implement a software component to perform operation A, and a second processor configured to implement a software component to perform operations B and C; a first processor configured to implement a software component to perform operations A and B, and a second processor configured to implement a software component to perform operation C; a first processor configured to implement a software component to perform operation A, a second processor configured to implement a software component to perform operation B, and a third processor configured to implement a software component to perform operation C; a first processor configured to implement a software component to perform operations A, B, and C, and a second processor configured to implement a software component to perform operations A, B, and C, or any other configuration of one or more processors each implementing one or more of operations A, B, and C. Although these examples refer to three operations A, B, C, the number of operations that may implemented is not limited to three, but may be any number of operations required to achieve a desired result or perform a desired task. 
     Software or instructions for controlling a processing device to implement a software component 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 perform one or more desired operations. The software or instructions may include machine code that may be directly executed by the processing device, such as machine code produced by a compiler, and/or higher-level code that may be executed by the processing device using an interpreter. The software or instructions and any associated data, data files, and data structures may be embodied permanently or temporarily in any type of machine, component, physical or virtual equipment, computer storage medium or device, or a propagated signal wave capable of providing instructions or data to or being interpreted by the processing device. The software or instructions and any associated data, data files, and data structures also may be distributed over network-coupled computer systems so that the software or instructions and any associated data, data files, and data structures are stored and executed in a distributed fashion. 
     For example, the software or instructions and any associated data, data files, and data structures may be recorded, stored, or fixed in one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be any data storage device that is capable of storing the software or instructions and any associated data, data files, and data structures so that they can be read by a computer system or processing device. Examples of a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium include read-only memory (ROM), random-access memory (RAM), flash memory, CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, CD+Rs, CD-RWs, CD+RWs, DVD-ROMs, DVD-Rs, DVD+Rs, DVD-RWs, DVD+RWs, DVD-RAMs, BD-ROMs, BD-Rs, BD-R LTHs, BD-REs, magnetic tapes, floppy disks, magneto-optical data storage devices, optical data storage devices, hard disks, solid-state disks, or any other non-transitory computer-readable storage medium known to one of ordinary skill in the art. 
     Functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the examples disclosed herein can be easily constructed by a programmer skilled in the art to which the examples pertain based on the drawings and their corresponding descriptions as provided herein. 
     While this disclosure includes specific examples, it will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made in these examples without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims and their equivalents. 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. Therefore, the scope of the disclosure is defined not by the detailed description, but by the claims and their equivalents, and all variations within the scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included in the disclosure.