Patent Publication Number: US-9853456-B2

Title: Wireless power transmission apparatus and energy charging apparatus

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application claims the benefit under 35 USC 119(a) of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2013-0162136, filed on Dec. 24, 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 apparatus and an energy charging apparatus. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     Due to an increase in various electronic devices, including mobile devices, research on wireless power transmission has been initiated in an effort to overcome various issues, such as an increasing inconvenience of wired power supplies, and limits to existing battery capacities. In particular, research has been concentrated on near-field wireless power transmission. Near-field wireless power transmission refers to wireless power transmission in which a distance between a transmission coil and a reception coil is relatively short compared to a wavelength at an operation frequency. In the near-field wireless power transmission, a resonator isolation (RI) system may be used. The RI system using resonance characteristics may include a source device configured to supply power, and a target device configured to receive the supplied power. When wireless power is transmitted and received, the source device and the target device may share control information. 
     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, there is provided a wireless power transmission apparatus including a resonator configured to transmit power through a resonance with another resonator, a switch configured to connect the resonator to a power source, a setting unit configured to set a target amount of current to flow in the resonator, and a control unit configured to control the switch based on the target amount of current. 
     The apparatus may further include a sensor configured to sense an actual amount of current flowing in the resonator. The control unit may be configured to control the switch by comparing the actual amount of current to the target amount of current. 
     The setting unit may be configured to set the target amount of current based on data to be transmitted to the other resonator. 
     The setting unit may be configured to set the target amount of current based on a charging and discharging cycle of the resonator. 
     The setting unit may be configured to set a first target amount of current corresponding to first data in a first symbol duration, and set a second target amount of current corresponding to second data in a second symbol duration. The first symbol duration may correspond to a first charging and discharging cycle of the resonator, and the second symbol duration may correspond to a second charging and discharging cycle of the resonator. 
     The setting unit may be configured to set the target amount of current based on an actual amount of current flowing in the resonator. 
     The setting unit may be further configured to analyze any one or any combination of whether the other resonator is present, a power reception state of the other resonator, and an amount of residual energy of the resonator, based on an actual amount of current flowing in the resonator. 
     The setting unit may be configured to set the target amount of current based on a resonance waveform of the resonator. 
     The setting unit may be further configured to analyze a feedback received from the other resonator based on a resonance waveform of the resonator. 
     The setting unit may be configured to set the target amount of current based on at least two of a resonance waveform of the resonator, an actual amount of current flowing in the resonator, and data to be transmitted to the other resonator. 
     The setting unit may be configured to select one of predetermined candidate target amounts of current as the target amount of current. 
     In another general aspect, there is provided an energy charging apparatus including an inductor configured to store energy, a switch configured to connect the inductor to a power source, a setting unit configured to set a target amount of energy to be stored in the inductor, and a control unit configured to control the switch based on the target amount of energy. 
     The apparatus may further include a sensor configured to sense an actual amount of current flowing in the inductor. The control unit may be configured to control the switch by comparing the actual amount of current to a target amount of current to flow in a resonator that corresponds to the target amount of energy. 
     The inductor may be included in a resonator configured to transmit power through a resonance with another resonator. 
     The setting unit may be configured to set the target amount of energy based on data to be transmitted through the inductor. 
     The setting unit may be configured to set the target amount of energy based on an actual amount of current flowing in the inductor. 
     The setting unit may be configured to set the target amount of energy based on a waveform of a voltage applied between both ends of the inductor. 
     The setting unit may be configured to set the target amount of energy based on at least two of a waveform of a voltage applied between both ends of the inductor, an actual amount of current flowing in the inductor, and data to be transmitted through the inductor. 
     In still another general aspect, there is provided a method of controlling a wireless power transmission apparatus including a resonator configured to transmit power through a resonance with another resonator, the method including setting a target amount of current to flow in the resonator based on any one or any combination of a resonance waveform of the resonator, an actual amount of current flowing in the resonator, and data to be transmitted to the other resonator, and determining whether current is allowed to flow in the resonator based on a charging and discharging cycle of the resonator. 
     A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may store a program including instructions to cause a computer to perform the method. 
     In yet another general aspect, an apparatus includes a resonator configured to transmit power to another resonator, and a setting unit configured to set a target amount of current to flow in the resonator based on any one or any combination of data to be transmitted to the other resonator, an actual amount of current flowing in the resonator, and a resonance waveform of the resonator. 
     The apparatus may further include a switch configured to connect the resonator to a power source, and a control unit configured to control the switch based on the target amount of current. 
     The apparatus may further include a data generator configured to generate the data to be transmitted to the other resonator. 
     The apparatus may further include a sensor connected in series to the resonator, and configured to sense the actual amount of current flowing in the resonator. 
     The apparatus may further include a sensor configured to sense the resonance waveform of the resonator. 
     The apparatus may further include a sensor connected in parallel to the resonator, and configured to sense the actual amount of current flowing in the resonator. 
     Other features and aspects will be apparent from the following detailed description, the drawings, and the claims. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIGS. 1 and 2  are diagrams illustrating examples of an equivalent circuit of a wireless power transmission system. 
         FIGS. 3A through 3C  are graphs illustrating examples of an operation of a circuit in a wireless power transmission apparatus for a symbol duration corresponding to a charging and discharging cycle. 
         FIG. 4  is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless power transmission apparatus. 
         FIGS. 5A through 5E  are diagrams illustrating examples of a wireless power transmission apparatus including a sensor connected in series to a source resonator. 
         FIGS. 6A through 9B  are diagrams illustrating examples of modifying an input of a setting unit in an example in which a sensor is connected in series to a source resonator. 
         FIGS. 10A through 10E  are diagrams illustrating examples of a wireless power transmission apparatus including a sensor connected in parallel to a source resonator. 
         FIGS. 11A through 14B  are diagrams illustrating examples of modifying an input of a setting unit in an example in which a sensor is connected in parallel to a source resonator. 
     
    
    
     Throughout the drawings and the detailed description, unless otherwise described or provided, the same drawing reference numerals will be understood to refer to the same elements, features, and structures. 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. 
     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 systems, apparatuses and/or methods described herein will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art. The progression of processing steps and/or operations described is an example; however, the sequence of and/or operations is not limited to that set forth herein and may be changed as is known in the art, with the exception of steps and/or operations necessarily occurring in a certain order. Also, descriptions of functions and constructions that are well known to one of ordinary skill in the art may be omitted for increased clarity and conciseness. 
     The features described herein may be embodied in different forms, and are not to be construed as being limited to the examples described herein. Rather, the examples described herein have been provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will convey the full scope of the disclosure to one of ordinary skill in the art. 
     A wireless power transmission system may be applied to various systems needing wireless power. The wireless power transmission system may be used in a system enabling use of wireless power, for example, a mobile device, a wireless television (TV), and/or other systems known to one of ordinary skill in the art. Additionally, the wireless power transmission system may be applicable in a bio-healthcare field, and may be used to remotely transmit power to a device inserted into a human body, or used to wirelessly transmit power to a bandage-shaped device for measurement of a heart rate. 
     The wireless power transmission system may also be applied to a device, such as, for example, a low-power sensor operating using a relatively small amount of power and with relatively low power consumption. Additionally, the wireless power transmission system may be used to remotely control a data storage device without a power source. The wireless power transmission system may be applied to a system configured to supply power to a data storage device to remotely operate the data storage device, and to wirelessly request data stored in the data storage device. 
     The wireless power transmission system may receive energy supplied from a power supply unit, and may store the energy in a source resonator, to generate a signal. The wireless power transmission system may induce the source resonator to self-resonate by powering off a switch that electrically connects the source resonator to the power supply unit. When a target resonator with the same resonant frequency as the self-resonating source resonator is disposed within a distance close enough to resonate with the source resonator, a mutual resonance phenomenon may occur between the source resonator and the target resonator. In examples herein, the source resonator may refer to a resonator that receives energy from a power supply unit, and the target resonator may refer to a resonator that receives energy from the source resonator due to the mutual resonance phenomenon. The wireless power transmission system may be defined as a resonator isolation (RI) system. 
       FIGS. 1 and 2  are diagrams illustrating examples of an equivalent circuit of a wireless power transmission system.  FIG. 1  illustrates an example of an RI system corresponding to, for example, a capacitive charging (CC) scheme. Referring to  FIG. 1 , the wireless power transmission system includes a source-target structure including a source device and a target device. The wireless power transmission system includes a wireless power transmission apparatus corresponding to the source device, and a wireless power reception apparatus corresponding to the target device. 
     In more detail, the wireless power transmission apparatus includes a power input unit  110 , a power transmitting unit  120 , a switch unit  130 , and a capacitor C 1 . The power input unit  110  stores energy in the capacitor C 1 , using a power supply unit generating an input voltage V DC . The switch unit  130  connects the capacitor C 1  to the power input unit  110 , while the energy is transmitted from the power supply unit and stored in the capacitor C 1 . To discharge the stored energy, the switch unit  130  disconnects the capacitor C 1  from the power input unit  110 , and connects the capacitor C 1  to the power transmitting unit  120 . The switch unit  130  prevents the capacitor C 1  from being connected to the power input unit  110  and the power transmitting unit  120  at the same time. 
     The power transmitting unit  120  transfers electromagnetic energy to the receiving unit  140 , through mutual resonance. In more detail, the power transmitting unit  120  transfers the electromagnetic energy through the mutual resonance between a transmission coil L 1  of the power transmitting unit  120  and a reception coil L 2  of the receiving unit  140 . A level of the mutual resonance between the transmission coil L 1  and the reception coil L 2  is affected by mutual inductance M between the transmission coil L 1  and the reception coil L 2 . The mutual inductance M is a coefficient proportional to a voltage induced on a secondary side due to a change in current over time on a primary side, and may be measured in Henries (H). 
     The power input unit  110  includes the power supply unit generating the input voltage V DC , an internal resistor R in , and the capacitor C 1 , and the power transmitting unit  120  includes a resistor R 1 , the transmission coil L 1 , and the capacitor C 1  that are included in the source resonator. The capacitor C 1  may belong to the power input unit  110  or the power transmitting unit  120 , depending on an operation of the switching unit  130 . Additionally, the switch unit  130  includes at least one switch. For example, the switch may include an active element enabling an on/off function. In  FIG. 1 , R 1 , L 1 , and C 1  represent a resistance, an inductance, and a capacitance, respectively, of the source resonator. A voltage applied to the capacitor C 1  among the input voltage V DC  is represented by V in . 
     The wireless power reception apparatus includes a receiving unit  140 , a power output unit  150 , a switch unit  160 , and a capacitor C 2 . The receiving unit  140  receives the electromagnetic energy from the power transmitting unit  120 , and stores the received electromagnetic energy in the capacitor C 2 . The switch unit  160  connects the capacitor C 2  to the receiving unit  140 , while the electromagnetic energy is transmitted from the power transmitting unit  120  and stored in the capacitor C 2 . To discharge the stored energy, the switch unit  160  disconnects the capacitor C 2  from the receiving unit  140 , and connects the capacitor C 2  to the power output unit  150 . The power output unit  150  transfers the energy stored in the capacitor C 2  to a load, for example, a battery. The switch unit  160  prevents the capacitor C 2  from being connected to the receiving unit  140  and the power output unit  150  at the same time. 
     In more detail, the receiving unit  140  receives the electromagnetic energy through the mutual resonance between the reception coil L 2  of the receiving unit  140  and the transmission coil L 1  of the power transmitting unit  120 . The receiving unit  140  charges the capacitor C 2  connected to the reception coil L 2 , with the received electromagnetic energy. The power output unit  150  transfers the energy used to charge the capacitor C 2  to the load, for example, the battery. As another example, the power output unit  150  may transfer the energy to a target device requiring power, instead of to the battery. 
     The receiving unit  140  includes a resistor R 2 , the reception coil L 2 , and the capacitor C 2  that are included in a target resonator, and the power output unit  150  includes the capacitor C 2  and the battery. The capacitor C 2  may belong to the receiving unit  140  or the power output unit  150 , depending on an operation of the switching unit  160 . The switch unit  160  includes at least one switch. In  FIG. 1 , R 2 , L 2 , and C 2  represent a resistance, an inductance, and a capacitance, respectively, of the target resonator. A voltage applied to the capacitor C 2  among the electromagnetic energy received by the reception coil L 2  is represented by V out . 
     The RI system enables power to be transmitted in an example in which the power input unit  110  is physically separated from the power transmitting unit  120 , and the receiving unit  140  is physically separated from the power output unit  150 . The RI system may have various differences in comparison to a conventional power transmission system using impedance matching. The RI system does not need a power amplifier because power may be supplied from a direct current (DC) source (e.g., the power supply unit generating the input voltage V DC ) directly to the source resonator. Further, the RI system does not require a rectifying operation of a rectifier because energy is captured from energy used to charge the capacitor C 2  of the wireless power reception apparatus. Also, a transmission efficiency is not sensitive to a change in a distance between the wireless power transmission apparatus and the wireless power reception apparatus because there is no need to perform impedance matching. Additionally, the RI system may be easily extended from the wireless power transmission system including a single transmission apparatus and a single reception apparatus to a wireless power transmission system including a plurality of transmission apparatuses and a plurality of reception apparatuses. 
       FIG. 2  illustrates another example of an RI system corresponding to, for example, an inductive charging (IC) scheme. Referring to  FIG. 2 , the wireless power transmission system includes a source-target structure including a source device and a target device. The wireless power transmission system includes a wireless power transmission apparatus corresponding to the source device, and a wireless power reception apparatus corresponding to the target device. 
     The wireless power transmission apparatus includes a power charging unit  210 , a switching unit  220 , and a transmitting unit  230 . In this example, the power charging unit  210  includes a power supply unit V in  and an internal resistor R in . The transmitting unit  230  includes a capacitor C 1  and an inductor L 1 . In  FIG. 2 , the capacitor C 1  and the inductor L 1  are referred to as a source resonator. In this example, the source resonator functions as the transmitting unit  230 . The transmitting unit  230  transmits energy stored in the source resonator to a target resonator, through mutual resonance M  270  between the source resonator and the target resonator. 
     The switching unit  220  includes a switch, and turns on (e.g., closes) the switch to enable power to be supplied from the power charging unit  210  to the transmitting unit  230 . In more detail, a voltage from the power supply unit V in  is applied to the capacitor C 1 , and a current is applied to the inductor L 1 . For example, when the source resonator reaches a steady state due to the voltage applied from the power supply unit V in , the voltage applied to the capacitor C 1  may include a value of ‘0’, and the current flowing in the inductor L 1  may include a value of ‘V in /R in ’. In the steady state, the source resonator may be charged with power, using the current applied to the inductor L 1 . 
     When the power used to charge the source resonator in the steady state reaches a predetermined value or a maximum value, the switching unit  220  turns off (e.g., opens) the switch. The switching unit  220  may set information of the predetermined value. For example, when a current flowing in the transmitting unit  230  is identical to a predetermined current, the switching unit  220  may turn off the switch. 
     By turning off the switch, the switching unit  220  separates the power charging unit  210  from the transmitting unit  230 . When the power charging unit  210  is separated from the transmitting unit  230 , the source resonator starts self-resonating between the capacitor C 1  and the inductor L 1 . Energy stored in the source resonator is transferred to the target resonator, through the mutual resonance M  270  between the source resonator and the target resonator. The mutual inductance M  270  is a coefficient proportional to a voltage induced on a secondary side due to a change in current over time on a primary side, and may be measured in Henries (H). A resonant frequency f 1  of the source resonator may be the same as a resonant frequency f 2  of the target resonator. Additionally, a value of the resonant frequency f 1 , and a value of resonant frequency f 2 , may be determined based on the following equations. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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     In Equations (1), L 1  denotes an inductance of the inductor L 1 , C 1  denotes a capacitance of the capacitor C 1 , L 2  denotes an inductance of an inductor L 2  of the target resonator, and C 2  denotes a capacitance of a capacitor C 2  of the target resonator. 
     The wireless power reception apparatus includes a charging unit  240 , a switching unit  250 , and a power output unit  260 . The charging unit  240  includes the capacitor C 2  and the inductor L 2 . In  FIG. 2 , the capacitor C 2  and the inductor L 2  are referred to as the target resonator. The charging unit  240  receives the energy stored in the source resonator via the target resonator, through the mutual resonance M  270  between the source resonator and the target resonator. The power output unit  260  includes a load and a capacitor C L . 
     The switching unit  250  includes a switch, and turns off (e.g., opens) the switch. By turning off the switch, the switching unit  250  separates the charging unit  240  from the power output unit  260 . During the mutual resonance M  270  between the source resonator and the target resonator, the source resonator is separated from the power supply unit V in  by the switching unit  220  including the switch being open, and the target resonator is separated from the load and the capacitor C L  by the switching unit  250  including the switch being open. The energy stored in the source resonator is transferred to the target resonator, through the mutual resonance M  270 . In more detail, the energy stored in the source resonator charges the capacitor C 2  and the inductor L 2  of the charging unit  240 , through the mutual resonance M  270 . The resonant frequency f 1  of the source resonator may be the same as the resonant frequency f 2  of the target resonator. 
     When the energy used to charge the target resonator reaches a predetermined value or a maximum value, the switching unit  250  turns on (e.g., closes) the switch. The switching unit  250  may set information of the predetermined value. By turning on the switch, the switching unit  250  connects the capacitor C L  to the charging unit  240 , and the resonant frequency of the target resonator is changed. A value of the changed resonant frequency f 2  of the target resonator may be determined based on the following equation. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     In Equation (2), C L  denotes a capacitance of the capacitor C L . 
     Accordingly, the mutual resonance M  270  between the source resonator and the target resonator is terminated. For example, when the changed resonant frequency f 2  is much smaller than the resonant frequency f 2  based on a Q-factor of the target resonator, the mutual resonance M  270  is removed. Additionally, the charging unit  240  transfers power used to charge the capacitor C 2  and the inductor L 2  to the power output unit  260 , which transfers the power to the load. For example, the power output unit  260  may transfer the power to the load, using a scheme suitable for the load. For example, the power output unit  260  may regulate voltage to rated voltage that is needed by the load, and may transfer power to the load based on the regulated voltage. 
     When the energy used to charge the target resonator is less than a predetermined value, the switching unit  250  turns off the switch. The charging unit  240  may recharge the target resonator with energy, using the mutual resonance M  270  between the source resonator and the target resonator. During the mutual resonance M  270  between the source resonator and the target resonator, the switch of the switching unit  250  is not connected between the charging unit  240  and the power output unit  260 . Accordingly, it is possible to prevent transmission efficiency from being reduced due to a connection to the switch. 
     A scheme of controlling a point in time of capturing energy stored in a target resonator of  FIG. 2  may be performed more easily than a scheme of transferring energy stored in a capacitor of  FIG. 1 . In the scheme of transferring the energy stored in a capacitor, only the energy in the capacitor is captured. However, in a scheme of changing a resonant frequency of the target resonator and capturing the energy stored in the target resonator, the energy stored in an inductor and a capacitor of the target resonator is captured. Accordingly, a degree of freedom for the point in time of capturing the energy may be improved. 
     To transmit power or data, a transmission apparatus in an RI system may repeatedly charge a source resonator with energy and discharge energy through a connection to a switch. In various examples herein, a single charge and discharge of energy may be referred to as a single symbol. To receive energy or data from the transmission apparatus, a reception apparatus in the RI system may operate a switch of the reception apparatus based on an operation period of the switch of the transmission apparatus that repeatedly performs charging and discharging. 
     To receive power or data from the transmission apparatus without an error, the reception apparatus may need to know when the switch of the transmission apparatus is powered off, when the switch of the transmission apparatus is powered on, when a mutual resonance is started, and when energy stored in the target resonator includes a peak value. A method of acquiring information regarding an on/off time of the switch of the transmission apparatus, and matching an on/off time of the switch of the reception apparatus to the acquired information, may be referred to as a time synchronization. 
     To transfer information, the RI system may use mutual resonance between the source resonator and the target resonator. For example, the transmission apparatus may switch between states in which mutual resonance occurs and does not occur for a predetermined time interval, through an operation of supplying and not supplying energy from a power supply to the source resonator for the predetermined time interval. In this example, the transmission apparatus may switch the mutual resonance by switching a connection between the source resonator and the power supply. The transmission apparatus may assign information to each of the states. For example, the transmission apparatus may assign a bit “ 1 ” to the state in which the mutual resonance occurs, and assign a bit “ 0 ” to the state in which the mutual resonance does not occur. The predetermined time interval may be defined, for example, as a single symbol duration. 
     The reception apparatus may switch between the states in which mutual resonance occurs and does not occur, through an operation of tuning and detuning a resonant frequency of the target resonator to and from a resonant frequency of the source resonator, for the predetermined time interval. In this example, the reception apparatus may assign information to each of the states. For example, the reception apparatus may assign a bit “ 1 ” to the state in which the mutual resonance occurs, and assign a bit “ 0 ” to the state in which the mutual resonance does not occur. 
     In a scheme of transferring information in a symbol unit, symbols may need to be synchronized in advance. To synchronize symbols, the reception apparatus or the transmission apparatus may perform synchronization matching. When the synchronization matching is performed, data may be bidirectionally transmitted between the transmission apparatus and the reception apparatus by a protocol that is set in advance. 
       FIGS. 3A through 3C  are graphs illustrating examples of an operation of a circuit in a wireless power transmission apparatus for a symbol duration corresponding to a charging and discharging cycle.  FIG. 3A  illustrates an example of a charging efficiency according to an operation of a switch SW  1  in the wireless power transmission apparatus. A series of graphs provided in  FIG. 3A  will be described based on an RI system corresponding to an IC scheme. 
     Referring to  FIG. 3A , a graph  310  illustrates an energy charging time interval according to a turning on and off of the switch SW  1  in the wireless power transmission apparatus. The wireless power transmission apparatus may transmit energy to a wireless power reception apparatus by repeatedly performing charging and discharging. A single charging and discharging of energy corresponds to a single symbol duration. When the switch of the wireless power transmission apparatus is turned on, a source resonator may be charged with energy. When the switch SW  1  of the wireless power transmission apparatus is turned off, the energy in the source resonator may be discharged. 
     A graph  320  illustrates an amount of current and an amount of voltage over time during the energy charging time interval of the graph  310 . When charging is initiated, voltage at the source resonator of the wireless power transmission apparatus decreases sharply. When the source resonator reaches a steady state, voltage applied to a capacitor of the source resonator may have a value of “0”. When charging is initiated, current at the source resonator of the wireless power transmission apparatus increases sharply. When the source resonator reaches the steady state, current flowing in an inductor of the source resonator may reach a predetermined value, for example, I L =V in /R in . In the steady state, the source resonator may be charged with energy of LI L   2 /2 through the current applied to the inductor. In this example, L denotes an inductance of the inductor of the source resonator. 
     A graph  330  illustrates an energy charging efficiency during the energy charging time interval. The energy charging efficiency may be defined by an amount of energy used for charging over a total amount of supplied energy. An amount of energy used to charge the inductor may correspond to LI L   2 /2. When the input voltage V in  is constant, I L  may be calculated using a function of the input resistor R in . Thus, the amount of energy used for charging may be calculated using the function of the input resistor R in . The total amount of supplied energy may be calculated based on a sum of the amount of energy used for charging and an amount of lost energy. Energy may be lost in a form of thermal energy at the input resistor R in . Accordingly, the lost energy may also be calculated using the function of the input resistor R in . The energy charging efficiency during the energy charging time interval may be calculated using the function of the input resistor R in . 
     Referring to the graph  330 , when energy charging is initiated, an amount of current flowing in the inductor may increase. The higher the amount of energy used for charging, the higher the energy charging efficiency. When the source resonator reaches a steady state, the amount of current flowing in the inductor may no longer increase. Thus, the amount of energy used to charge the source resonator may no longer increase. However, although the source resonator reaches the steady state, current may continuously flow in the input resistor R in  and thus, power may be lost continuously. Accordingly, the energy charging efficiency may reach a peak, and then decrease gradually over time. 
     Referring to the graphs  310  through  330 , the energy charging efficiency may be increased by reducing the function of the input resistor R in , by reducing a length of the energy charging time interval, or by precisely controlling the switch SW  1  of the wireless power transmission apparatus. 
       FIGS. 3B and 3C  illustrate examples of a change in an amount of charging current based on whether an energy receiving end is present. Referring to  FIG. 3B , when a switch signal  340  is turned on, an amount of current  350  may rapidly increase, and then converge to V in /R in . In an interval in which the switch signal  340  is turned on, the amount of current  350  may correspond to an amount of current flowing in the inductor L 1  included in the transmitting unit  230  in a case in which the switching unit  220  of  FIG. 2  is turned on. When the switch signal  340  is turned off, the amount of current  350  may initiate resonating with a resonant frequency and positive and negative amplitudes. An envelope  355  of the amount of current  350  may gradually decrease from V in /R in  to “0”. In an interval in which the switch signal  340  is turned off, the amount of current  350  may correspond to an amount of current flowing in the inductor L 1  included in the transmitting unit  230  when the switching unit  220  of  FIG. 2  is turned off. 
     Referring to  FIG. 3C , when a target resonator coupled to the source resonator is present, a form of energy injected into a transmitting end may be changed. For example, in an interval in which the switch signal  340  is turned on, an amount of current  360  may converge to V in /R in  slower than the amount of current  350  because the source resonator may be charged relatively slowly in a case in which a target resonator is coupled to the source resonator. In this example, the amount of current  360  may reach a value  361  less than V in /R in  in the same interval in which the switch signal  340  is turned on. Thus, the source resonator may not be charged with a desired amount of energy. When the switch signal  340  is turned off, the amount of current  360  may initiate resonating with a resonant frequency and positive and negative amplitudes. In this example, an envelope  365  of the amount of current  360  may gradually decrease from the value  361  to “ 0 ”. 
     The wireless power transmission apparatus may control an amount of current to flow in the source resonator, using an active device, rather than a passive device, for example, the input resistor R in . The wireless power transmission apparatus may control the amount of current to flow in the source resonator, using an exquisitely controllable switch. The wireless power transmission apparatus may significantly reduce an amount of energy lost at the input resistor R in . The wireless power transmission apparatus may dynamically control an amount of energy used to charge the source resonator by dynamically setting a target amount of current desired to flow in the source resonator based on various items of information. The wireless power transmission apparatus may dynamically control the amount of energy used to charge the source resonator, thereby transmitting power and data to a target resonator. The wireless power transmission apparatus may receive a feedback of an actual amount of current flowing in the source resonator, thereby controlling a switch more exquisitely. The wireless power transmission apparatus may receive information fed back from a target resonator, and dynamically control the source resonator based on the received information. 
       FIG. 4  is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless power transmission apparatus. Referring to  FIG. 4 , the wireless power transmission apparatus includes a switch  420 , a source resonator  430 , a control unit  440 , and a setting unit  450 . The source resonator  430  transmits power through a mutual resonance with a target resonator. The switch  420  connects the source resonator  430  to a power source  410 . The power source  410  supplies power to the source resonator  430 . The power source  410  may be one of a DC voltage source and a DC current source. The power source  410  supplies power to the source resonator  430  when the source resonator  430  is connected to the power source  410  through the switch  420 . The switch  420  may be turned on and off under a control of the control unit  440 . When the switch  420  is turned on, the source resonator  430  is connected to the power source  410 . When the switch  420  is turned off, the source resonator  430  is disconnected from the power source  410 . 
     The setting unit  450  dynamically sets a target amount of current desired to flow in the source resonator  430 . The control unit  440  controls the switch  420  based on the target amount of current set by the setting unit  450 . That is, the control unit  440  controls the switch  420  so that the target amount of current set by the setting unit  450  flows in the source resonator  430 . The setting unit  450  may dynamically set the target amount of current based on various items of information. For example, the setting unit  450  may dynamically set the target amount of current based on data to be transmitted to the target resonator. The setting unit  450  may dynamically set the target amount of current based on an actual amount of current flowing in the source resonator  430 . The setting unit  450  may dynamically set the target amount of current based on a resonance waveform of the source resonator  430 . The setting unit  450  may dynamically set the target amount of current based on a combination of at least two of the aforementioned information. Operations of the control unit  440  and the setting unit  450  will be described in detail with reference to  FIGS. 5A through 14B . 
       FIGS. 5A through 5E  are diagrams illustrating examples of a wireless power transmission apparatus including a sensor  510  connected in series to the source resonator  430 . Referring to  FIG. 5A , the sensor  510  is disposed in series between the power source  410  and the source resonator  430 . The sensor  510  senses an actual amount of current flowing in the source resonator  430 . The sensor  510  may be disposed in series between the switch  420  and the source resonator  430 . Hereinafter, for ease of description, a case in which the sensor  510  is disposed in front of the switch  420  is used as an example, and is not to be construed as being limited thereto. The descriptions provided hereinafter may also apply to a case in which the sensor  510  is disposed behind the switch  420 . The control unit  440  controls the switch  420  based on the actual amount of current flowing in the source resonator  430 . For example, the control unit  440  may control the switch  420  by comparing the actual amount of current sensed by the sensor  510  to the target amount of current set by the setting unit  450 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 5B , the source resonator  430  corresponds to an IC scheme. The source resonator  430  includes an inductor L 1  and a capacitor C 1 . In  FIG. 5B , the switch  420  includes a transistor SW 1 . As described with reference to  FIG. 5E , the switch  420  may include a combination of a transistor and a diode. When the switch  420  is turned off, the switch  420  blocks a forward current or voltage and a backward current or voltage. The sensor  510  includes a sensing resistor R in . The sensor  510  may sense an amount of current flowing through the sensing resistor R in  based on a potential difference between both ends of the sensing resistor R in . A resistance of the sensing resistor R in  may be set to be overly low to prevent a power loss. When the resistance of the sensing resistor R in  is set to be relatively low, an amount of power lost at the sensing resistor R in  may decrease, whereby energy charging efficiency may increase. 
     When the resistance of the sensing resistor R in  is less than a threshold value, an amount of current greater than a threshold amount of current allowed to flow in the source resonator  430  may be applied to the source resonator  430 . Thus, the source resonator  430  may not perform a normal operation. The sensor  510  senses the actual amount of current flowing in the source resonator  430 , and the control unit  440  turns off the switch  420  based on the target amount of current set by the setting unit  450 . In an example, only an amount of current less than or equal to the target amount of current may be allowed to flow in the source resonator  430 , and the wireless power transmission apparatus may increase the energy charging efficiency while operating the source resonator  430  normally. 
     The control unit  440  transmits an off signal to the switch  420  to turn off the switch  420 . When the sensed actual amount of current is greater than or equal to the set target amount of current, the control unit  440  transmits the off signal to the switch  420  to turn off the switch  420 . For example, in a case in which the transistor SW 1  of the switch  420  is a P-channel metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS), the switch  420  may be turned off when a difference between a voltage applied to a source of the PMOS and a voltage applied to a gate of the PMOS is less than a threshold voltage of the PMOS. When the sensed actual amount of current is greater than or equal to the set target amount of current, the control unit  440  may apply, to the gate of the PMOS, a control signal of a voltage greater than the voltage applied to the source of the PMOS that is subtracted by the threshold voltage of the PMOS. Thus, the switch  420  disconnects the source resonator  430  from the power source  410 . 
     The control unit  440  generates a control signal, and controls an amplitude and an interval of the control signal. The control unit  440  may control the amplitude and the interval of the control signal to be an amplitude and an interval to be used to turn on and off the transistor SW 1 . In an example, the control unit  440  may change a state of the control signal to a first state in response to a clock signal, and change the state of the control signal from the first state to a second state through a comparison between the sensed actual amount of current and the set target amount of current. The clock signal may have an interval, for example, 1 microsecond (μs), of the symbol duration described with reference to  FIG. 3A . The control unit  440  may change the state of the control signal from the second state to the first state in response to a rising edge or a falling edge of the clock signal. The control signal in the first state may be used to turn on the transistor SW 1 . When the sensed actual amount of current is greater than the set target amount of current, the control unit  440  may change the state of the control signal from the first state to the second state. The control signal in the second state may be used to turn off the transistor SW 1 . The control unit  440  may change the state of the control signal from the second state to the first state again in response to a subsequent rising edge or a subsequent falling edge of the clock signal. The control unit  440  may repeatedly perform the foregoing process. 
       FIG. 5C  illustrates an example of the control unit  440  and the setting unit  450 . Referring to  FIG. 5C , the control unit  440  is connected to the sensor  510  and the switch  420 . The control unit  440  includes a comparator  441  connected to both of the ends of the sensing resistor R in  included in the sensor  510  to compare a voltage applied between both of the ends of the sensing resistor R in  (hereinafter, referred to as a “sensing voltage”) to a voltage set by the setting unit  450  (hereinafter, referred to as a “set voltage”). The set voltage may correspond to a target amount of current. 
     The control unit  440  further includes a gate driver  442  configured to output a voltage applied to a gate of the switch  420  based on an output signal of the comparator  441 . In a case in which the transistor SW 1  of the switch  420  is the PMOS, the gate driver  442  may apply, to the gate of the PMOS, the control signal of the voltage greater than the voltage applied to the source of the PMOS that is subtracted by the threshold voltage of the PMOS, when the sensing voltage is greater than or equal to the set voltage as a result of the comparison performed by the comparator  441 . Thus, the switch  420  may disconnect the source resonator  430  from the power source  410 . The control unit  440  may be synchronized with the clock signal to output a voltage to be applied to the gate of the switch  420 . At every interval of the synchronized clock signal, the control unit  440  may apply, to the gate of the PMOS, a control signal of a voltage less than or equal to the voltage applied to the source of the PMOS that is subtracted by the threshold voltage of the PMOS. Thus, the switch  420  may connect the source resonator  430  to the power source  410 . 
     The setting unit  450  includes a controller  451  and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC)  452 . The controller  451  dynamically sets the target amount of current desired to flow in the source resonator  430  based on the various items of information. The control unit  440  controls the switch  420  based on the target amount of current set by the controller  451 . For example, the controller  451  may dynamically set the target amount of current based on the data to be transmitted to the target resonator, the actual amount of current flowing in the source resonator  430 , and/or the resonance waveform of the source resonator  430 , i.e., a waveform of a voltage applied between both ends of the inductor L 1 . The controller  451  may be implemented using a processor configured to execute software, or a hardware accelerator (HWA) specialized in a predetermined function in terms of hardware. An operation of the controller  451  will be described in detail with reference to  FIGS. 6A through 9B . The DAC  452  is a device configured to convert a digital signal into an analog signal. For example, the DAC  452  converts a digital signal output from the controller  451  into an analog signal. The converted analog signal is input into the comparator  441  of the control unit  440 . 
       FIG. 5D  illustrates another example of the control unit  440  and the setting unit  450 . Referring to  FIG. 5D , the control unit  440  further includes a logic gate  443 . An output signal of the comparator  441  is applied as a first input of the logic gate  443 . An output signal of the controller  451  of the setting unit  450  is applied as a second input of the logic gate  443 . The controller  451  sets an ON duration and an OFF duration of the switch  420  based on the output signal applied as the second input of the logic gate  443 . For example, the logic gate  443  may be an AND gate. The controller  451  may apply an output signal indicating a logical value of “1” as a second input of the AND gate, thereby controlling the switch  420  to operate in the ON duration. In the ON duration, the gate driver  442  may turn on and off the switch  420  based on the output signal of the comparator  441 . The controller  451  may apply an output signal indicating a logical value of “0” as the second input of the AND gate, thereby controlling the switch  420  to operate in the OFF duration. In the OFF duration, the gate driver  442  may turn off the switch  420 , irrespective of the output signal of the comparator  441 . 
       FIG. 5E  illustrates an example of the switch  420 . Referring to  FIG. 5E , the switch  420  includes a transistor  421  disposed between the power source  410  and the source resonator  430 , and a diode  422  connected in series to the transistor  421 . The diode  422  may be disposed in front of or behind the transistor  421 . The transistor  421  may be one of a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS), an N-channel metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS), and a PMOS. When the switch  420  is turned off, the source resonator  430  may resonate with a positive amplitude and a negative amplitude. The diode  422  may prevent current corresponding to the negative amplitude from flowing backward to an opposite side of the switch  420 , or may prevent a voltage corresponding to the negative amplitude from being applied to the opposite side of the switch  420 . 
     The transistor  421  may connect the source resonator  430  to the power source  410 , and disconnect the source resonator  430  from the power source  410 , based on the control signal transmitted by the control unit  440 . Depending on a type of the transistor  421 , the transistor  421  may connect the source resonator  430  to the power source  410  in a case in which a value of the control signal is less than a reference value, or in a case in which the value of the control signal is greater than or equal to the reference value. In addition, depending on the type of the transistor  421 , the transistor may disconnect the source resonator  430  from the power source  410  in a case in which the value of the control signal is greater than or equal to the reference value, or in a case in which the value of the control signal is less than the reference value. The diode  422  is connected in series to the transistor  421 . When the switch  420  is turned on, the transistor  421  and the diode  422  allows a DC signal of the power source  410  to pass through. When the switch  420  is turned off, the transistor  421  and the diode  422  blocks an inflow of an AC signal from the source resonator  430 . 
       FIGS. 6A through 9B  are diagrams illustrating examples of modifying an input of the setting unit  450  in an example in which the sensor  510  is connected in series to the source resonator  430 . Referring to  FIG. 6A , the wireless power transmission apparatus further includes a data generator  610 . The data generator  610  generates and outputs data to be transmitted to a target resonator. The setting unit  450  dynamically sets a target amount of current based on an output signal of the data generator  610 . For example, the wireless power transmission apparatus may transmit data, using an ON-OFF keying scheme. The setting unit  450  may set the target amount of current to “0” in a case in which the output signal of the data generator  610  indicates a logical value of “0”. The setting unit  450  may set the target amount of current to be a value greater than “0” in a case in which the output signal of the data generator  610  indicates a logical value of “1”. A receiving end may decode received data based on a presence and an absence of received energy. 
     The wireless power transmission apparatus may transmit data of at least two bits. The setting unit  450  may select a candidate target amount of current corresponding to the data from a plurality of predetermined candidate target amounts of current. In a case in which the output signal of the data generator  610  indicates “00”, the setting unit  450  may select a first candidate target amount of current corresponding to “00” as the target amount of current. In a case in which the output signal of the data generator  610  indicates “01”, the setting unit  450  may select a second candidate target amount of current corresponding to “01” as the target amount of current. In a case in which the output signal of the data generator  610  indicates “10”, the setting unit  450  may select a third candidate target amount of current corresponding to “10” as the target amount of current. In a case in which the output signal of the data generator  610  indicates “11”, the setting unit  450  may select a fourth candidate target amount of current corresponding to “11” as the target amount of current. 
     The setting unit  450  may dynamically set the target amount of current based on a charging and discharging cycle of the source resonator  430 . Referring to the graph  310  of  FIG. 3A , a symbol duration may be defined as including a single charging interval and a single discharging interval. The setting unit  450  may transmit sequential items of data based on the symbol duration. For example, the setting unit  450  may set a target amount of current corresponding to first data in a first symbol duration, and set a target amount of current corresponding to second data in a second symbol duration. The receiving end may decode the first data in the first symbol duration, and decode the second data in the second symbol duration. 
     Referring to  FIG. 6B , the data generator  610  is connected to the controller  451  of the setting unit  450 . The data generator  610  may be a memory configured to store data to be transmitted to a target resonator. The controller  451  obtains data from the data generator  610 , and dynamically sets a target amount of current based on the obtained data. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7A , the setting unit  450  is connected to the sensor  510 . The setting unit  450  dynamically sets a target amount of current based on an actual amount of current flowing in the source resonator  430 . Referring to  FIG. 3C , an energy waveform of the source resonator  430  may be changed due to a target resonator coupled to the source resonator  430 . When energy injection is performed periodically based on a symbol unit, a pattern of the energy injection may be changed based on an amount of residual energy of the source resonator  430 . The setting unit  450  monitors the actual amount of current flowing in the source resonator  430  based on an output signal of the sensor  510 . The setting unit  450  sets the target amount of current based on the actual amount of current, and may adjust a preset target amount of current. For example, the setting unit  450  may analyze whether a target resonator coupled to the source resonator  430  is present based on information of an amount of inflow current in a case in which a target resonator coupled to the source resonator  430  is present at a relatively short distance from the source resonator  430 , and information of an amount of inflow current in a case in which a target resonator coupled to the source resonator  430  is present at a relatively long distance from the source resonator  430 . The setting unit  450  may analyze a power reception state of the target resonator, and a coupling state between the source resonator  430  and the target resonator, based on information of an amount of inflow current that may change based on the power reception state or the coupling state. The setting unit  450  may analyze an amount of residual energy of the source resonator  430  based on information of an amount of inflow current that may be affected by the amount of residual energy of the source resonator  430 . The setting unit  450  may set the target amount of current, and adjust the preset target amount of current, based on the analyzed information. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7B , a voltage applied between both ends of the sensing resistor R in  of the sensor  510  is input into the controller  451  of the setting unit  450 . Although not shown in  FIG. 7B , the voltage applied between both ends of the sensing resistor R in  may be input into the controller  451  through an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The controller  451  analyzes an actual amount of current flowing in the source resonator  430  based on the voltage difference between both of the ends of the sensing resistor R in , and dynamically sets a target amount of current based on the analyzed actual amount of current flowing in the source resonator  430 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 8A , the wireless power transmission apparatus further includes a second sensor  810 . The second sensor  810  senses a resonance waveform of the source resonator  430 . For example, the second sensor  810  may sense a voltage V tx  of the source resonator  430  (e.g., a waveform of a voltage applied between both ends of an inductor) that may change over time. The setting unit  450  dynamically sets a target amount of current based on the resonance waveform of the source resonator  430  sensed by the second sensor  810 . 
     The setting unit  450  may analyze a feedback transmitted from the target resonator based on the resonance waveform of the source resonator  430 . The resonance waveform of the source resonator  430  may include feedback information transmitted from the target resonator. For example, an amount of energy needed by a receiving end may be changed based on an application of the receiving end of the wireless power transmission apparatus. The receiving end may request an increase or a decrease in an amount of energy to be transmitted. Since an amount of received energy may be changed based on a distance between the source resonator  430  and the target resonator, the receiving end may transmit feedback information of the received energy. The setting unit  450  may dynamically control the amount of energy to be transmitted by dynamically setting the target amount of current based on the feedback information. 
     Referring to  FIG. 8B , the second sensor  810  includes an ADC  811  and a data demodulator  812 . The ADC  811  converts a voltage of the source resonator  430 , which is an analog signal, into a digital signal. The data demodulator  812  demodulates data, using the digital signal. In an example, the data demodulator  812  may be implemented to be included in the controller  451  of the setting unit  450 . The data demodulator  812  transfers the demodulated data to the controller  451 , and the controller  451  dynamically sets a target amount of current based on the demodulated data. 
     Referring to  FIG. 9A , the setting unit  450  is connected to the sensor  510 , the data generator  610 , and the second sensor  810 . The setting unit  450  may dynamically set a target amount of current based on various combinations of input information. The setting unit  450  may determine whether a receiving end is present based on information sensed by the sensor  510 . When it is determined that a receiving end is absent, the setting unit  450  may operate in an idle mode to reduce power consumption. In the idle mode, the setting unit  450  may not perform energy charging. The setting unit  450  may determine whether a transition from the idle mode to an operation mode is to be performed after a predetermined period of time elapses. The setting unit  450  may perform energy charging after the predetermined period of time elapses, and determine whether a coupled receiving end is present based on the information sensed by the sensor  510 . When it is determined that a receiving end is present, the setting unit  450  may set the target amount of current based on data generated by the data generator  610 . The setting unit  450  may receive a signal fed back from the receiving end through the second sensor  810 . As an example, the receiving end may transmit a feedback signal to inform the setting unit  450  of a successful reception of data, using a target resonator. The setting unit  450  may set a target amount of current so that subsequent data may be transmitted after the feedback signal is received. The foregoing operation is provided as an example, and the operation of the setting unit  450  may be variously extended or modified. 
     Referring to  FIG. 9B , the controller  451  of the setting unit  450  may receive various items of input information from the sensor  510 , the data generator  610 , and the second sensor  810 . The descriptions provided with reference to  FIGS. 1 through 9A  may apply to each module illustrated in  FIG. 9B  and thus, duplicated descriptions will be omitted for conciseness. 
       FIGS. 10A through 10E  are diagrams illustrating examples of the wireless power transmission apparatus including a sensor  1010  connected in parallel to the source resonator  430 . Referring to  FIG. 10A , the sensor  1010  is disposed in parallel between the power source  410  and the source resonator  430 . The sensor  1010  senses an actual amount of current flowing in the source resonator  430 . For example, the sensor  1010  may sense current mirrored from current flowing through the switch  420 . An amount of the mirrored current may correspond to 1/N of the actual amount of current, for example, N=400. The sensor  1010  may sense the actual amount of current with lower power consumption in comparison to the sensor  510  of  FIG. 5A . The control unit  440  controls the switch  420  based on the actual amount of current flowing in the source resonator  430 . For example, the control unit  440  may control the switch  420  by comparing the actual amount of current sensed by the sensor  1010  to a target amount of current set by the setting unit  450 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 10B , the sensor  1010  includes a sensing transistor SW 2   1011  and a sensing resistor R  1012 . The sensing transistor SW 2   1011  may have a smaller size than the transistor SW 1  of the switch  420 . The same gate signal is applied to a gate of the sensing transistor SW 2   1011  and a gate of the transistor SW 1 . The same input voltage is applied to a source of the sensing transistor SW 2   1011  and a source of the transistor SW 1 . Current flowing in the sensing transistor SW 2   1011  corresponds to current mirrored from the current flowing in the transistor SW 1 . For example, an amount of current flowing in the sensing transistor SW 2   1011  may correspond to 1/N times an amount of the current flowing in the transistor SW 1 . The sensor  1010  outputs a difference in voltage applied between both ends of the sensing resistor R  1012 , the difference in voltage indicating an actual amount of current flowing through the sensing transistor SW 2   1011 . In a case in which one end of the sensing resistor R  1012  is connected to ground (GND), the sensor  1010  may output a voltage at the other end of the sensing resistor R  1012 . The control unit  440  obtains the actual amount of current based on an output signal of the sensor  1010 , and controls the switch  420  by comparing the actual amount of current to a target amount of current set by the setting unit  450 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 10C , the sensor  1010  further includes a voltage corrector  1013 . The voltage corrector  1013  includes a differential amplifier and a transistor. The voltage corrector  1013  substantially equalizes a voltage applied from a drain of the transistor SW 1  of the switch  420  to a negative (−) input end of the differential amplifier (hereinafter, referred to as a “first input voltage”), and a voltage applied from a drain of the sensing transistor SW 2   1011  to a positive (+) input end of the differential amplifier (hereinafter, referred to as a “second input voltage”). When the second input voltage is lower than the first input voltage, the voltage corrector  1013  pulls up the second input voltage. When the second input voltage is higher than the first input voltage, the voltage corrector  1013  pulls down the second input voltage. The sensor  1010  may more precisely sense the actual amount of current. 
     Referring to  FIG. 10D , the control unit  440  includes the comparator  441  and the gate driver  442 . The setting unit  450  includes the controller  451  and the DAC  452 . The comparator  441  compares an output signal of the sensor  1010  to an output signal of the setting unit  450 . The gate driver  442  controls the transistor SW 1  of the switch  420  and the sensing transistor SW 2   1011  based on an output signal of the comparator  441 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 10E , the control unit  440  further includes the logic gate  443 . An output signal of the comparator  441  is applied as a first input of the logic gate  443 . An output signal of the controller  451  is applied as a second input of the logic gate  443 . The controller  451  may set an ON duration and an OFF duration of the switch  420  based on the output signal applied as the second input of the logic gate  443 . 
       FIGS. 11A through 14B  are diagrams illustrating examples of modifying an input of the setting unit  450  in an example in which the sensor  1010  is connected in parallel to the source resonator  430 . Referring to  FIG. 11A , the wireless power transmission apparatus further includes a data generator  1110 . The data generator  1110  outputs data to be transmitted to a target resonator. The setting unit  450  dynamically sets a target amount of current based on an output signal of the data generator  1110 . For example, the wireless power transmission apparatus may transmit data, using an ON-OFF keying scheme. The setting unit  450  may set the target amount of current to “0” in a case in which the output signal of the data generator  1110  indicates a logical value of “0”. The setting unit  450  may set the target amount of current to be a value greater than “0” in a case in which the output signal of the data generator  1110  indicates a logical value of “1”. A receiving end may decode received data based on a presence and an absence of received energy. 
     The wireless power transmission apparatus may transmit data of at least two bits. The setting unit  450  may select a candidate target amount of current corresponding to the data from a plurality of predetermined candidate target amounts of current. In a case in which the output signal of the data generator  1110  indicates “00”, the setting unit  450  may select a first candidate target amount of current corresponding to “00” as the target amount of current. In a case in which the output signal of the data generator  1110  indicates “01”, the setting unit  450  may select a second candidate target amount of current corresponding to “01” as the target amount of current. In a case in which the output signal of the data generator  1110  indicates “10”, the setting unit  450  may select a third candidate target amount of current corresponding to “10” as the target amount of current. In a case in which the output signal of the data generator  1110  indicates “11”, the setting unit  450  may select a fourth candidate target amount of current corresponding to “11” as the target amount of current. 
     The setting unit  450  may dynamically set the target amount of current based on a charging and discharging cycle of the source resonator  430 . Referring to the graph  310  of  FIG. 3A , a symbol duration may be defined as including a single charging interval and a single discharging interval. The setting unit  450  may transmit sequential items of data based on the symbol duration. For example, the setting unit  450  may set a target amount of current corresponding to first data in a first symbol duration, and set a target amount of current corresponding to second data in a second symbol duration. The receiving end may decode the first data in the first symbol duration, and decode the second data in the second symbol duration. 
     Referring to  FIG. 11B , the data generator  1110  is connected to the controller  451  of the setting unit  450 . The data generator  1110  may be a memory configured to store data to be transmitted to a target resonator. The controller  451  obtains data from the data generator  1110 , and dynamically sets a target amount of current. 
     Referring to  FIG. 12A , the setting unit  450  is connected to the sensor  1010 . The setting unit  450  dynamically sets a target amount of current based on an actual amount of current flowing in the source resonator  430 . Referring to  FIG. 3C , an energy waveform of the source resonator  430  may be changed due to a target resonator coupled to the source resonator  430 . When energy injection is performed periodically based on a symbol unit, a pattern of the energy injection may be changed based on an amount of residual energy of the source resonator  430 . The setting unit  450  monitors the actual amount of current flowing in the source resonator  430  based on an output signal of the sensor  1010 . The setting unit  450  sets the target amount of current based on the actual amount of current, and may adjust a preset target amount of current. For example, the setting unit  450  may analyze whether a target resonator coupled to the source resonator  430  is present based on information of an amount of inflow current in a case in which a target resonator coupled to the source resonator  430  is present at a relatively short distance from the source resonator  430 , and information of an amount of inflow current in a case in which a target resonator coupled to the source resonator  430  is present at a relatively long distance from the source resonator  430 . The setting unit  450  may analyze a power reception state of the target resonator, and a coupling state between the source resonator  430  and the target resonator based on information of an amount of inflow current that may change based on the power reception state of the target resonator or the coupling state. The setting unit  450  may analyze an amount of residual energy of the source resonator  430  based on information of an amount of inflow current that may be affected by the amount of residual energy of the source resonator  430 . The setting unit  450  may set the target amount of current, and adjust the preset target amount of current, based on the analyzed information. 
     Referring to  FIG. 12B , a voltage applied to one end of the sensing resistor R  1012  of the sensor  1010  is input into the controller  451  of the setting unit  450 . Although not shown in  FIG. 12B , the voltage applied to the one end of the sensing resistor R  1012  may be input into the controller  451  through an ADC. The controller  451  analyzes an actual amount of current flowing in the source resonator  430  based on the voltage applied to the one end of the sensing resistor R  1012 , and dynamically sets a target amount of current based on the analyzed actual amount of current. 
     Referring to  FIG. 13A , the wireless power transmission apparatus further includes a second sensor  1310 . The second sensor  1310  senses a resonance waveform of the source resonator  430 . For example, the second sensor  1310  may sense a voltage V tx  of the source resonator  430  (e.g., a waveform of a voltage applied between both ends of an inductor) that may change over time. The setting unit  450  dynamically sets a target amount of current based on the resonance waveform of the source resonator  430  that is sensed by the second sensor  1310 . 
     The setting unit  450  may analyze a feedback transmitted from the target resonator based on the resonance waveform of the source resonator  430 . The resonance waveform of the source resonator  430  may include feedback information transmitted from the target resonator. For example, an amount of energy needed by a receiving end may be changed based on an application of the receiving end of the wireless power transmission apparatus. The receiving end may request an increase and a decrease in an amount of energy to be transmitted. Since an amount of received energy may be changed based on a distance between the source resonator  430  and the target resonator, the receiving end may transmit feedback information of the received energy. The setting unit  450  may dynamically control the amount of energy to be transmitted by dynamically setting the target amount of current based on the feedback information. 
     Referring to  FIG. 13B , the second sensor  1310  includes an ADC  1311  and a data demodulator  1312 . The ADC  1311  converts a voltage of the source resonator  430 , which is an analog signal, into a digital signal. The data demodulator  1312  demodulates data, using the digital signal. In an example, the data demodulator  1312  may be implemented to be included in the controller  451  of the setting unit  450 . The data demodulator  1312  transfers the demodulated data to the controller  451 , and the controller  451  dynamically sets a target amount of current based on the demodulated data. 
     Referring to  FIG. 14A , the setting unit  450  is connected to the sensor  1010 , the data generator  1110 , and the second sensor  1310 . The setting unit  450  may dynamically set a target amount of current based on various combinations of input information. The setting unit  450  may determine whether a receiving end is present based on information sensed by the sensor  1010 . When it is determined that a receiving end is absent, the setting unit  450  may operate in an idle mode to reduce power consumption. In the idle mode, the setting unit  450  may not perform energy charging. The setting unit  450  may determine whether a transition from the idle mode to an operation mode is to be performed after a predetermined time elapses. The setting unit  450  may perform energy charging after the predetermined time elapses, and determine whether a coupled receiving end is present based on the information sensed by the sensor  1010 . When it is determined that a receiving end is present, the setting unit  450  may set the target amount of current based on data generated by the data generator  1110 . The setting unit  450  may receive a signal fed back from the receiving end through the second sensor  1310 . As an example, the receiving end may transmit a feedback signal to inform the setting unit  450  of a successful reception of data, using a target resonator. The setting unit  450  may set the target amount of current so that subsequent data may be transmitted after the feedback signal is received. The foregoing operation is provided as an example, and the operation of the setting unit  450  may be variously extended or modified. 
     Referring to  FIG. 14B , the controller  451  of the setting unit  450  may receive various items of input information from the sensor  1010 , the data generator  1110 , and the second sensor  1310 . The descriptions provided with reference to  FIGS. 1 through 14A  may apply to each module illustrated in  FIG. 14B , and thus, duplicated descriptions will be omitted for conciseness. 
     The various units, modules, elements, and methods described above 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 microphones, 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. 
     As a non-exhaustive illustration only, a terminal or device described herein may refer to mobile devices such as, for example, a cellular phone, a smart phone, a wearable smart device (such as, for example, a ring, a watch, a pair of glasses, a bracelet, an ankle bracket, a belt, a necklace, an earring, a headband, a helmet, a device embedded in the cloths or the like), a personal computer (PC), a tablet personal computer (tablet), a phablet, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a digital camera, a portable game console, an MP3 player, a portable/personal multimedia player (PMP), a handheld e-book, an ultra mobile personal computer (UMPC), a portable lab-top PC, a global positioning system (GPS) navigation, and devices such as a high definition television (HDTV), an optical disc player, a DVD player, a Blue-ray player, a setup box, or any other device capable of wireless communication or network communication consistent with that disclosed herein. In a non-exhaustive example, the wearable device may be self-mountable on the body of the user, such as, for example, the glasses or the bracelet. In another non-exhaustive example, the wearable device may be mounted on the body of the user through an attaching device, such as, for example, attaching a smart phone or a tablet to the arm of a user using an armband, or hanging the wearable device around the neck of a user using a lanyard. 
     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. The examples described herein are to be considered in a descriptive sense only, and not for purposes of limitation. Descriptions of features or aspects in each example are to be considered as being applicable to similar features or aspects in other examples. 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.