NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION SYSTEM

Provided is non-contact power transmission/reception technique which is easy to be used while ensuring consideration for safety. A non-contact power transmission device that wirelessly transfers generated transmission power to a non-contact power reception device comprises a transmission power generation unit configured to perform generation of the transmission power and a control unit configured to control the generation of the transmission power. The control unit 117 is further configured to control the generation of the transmission power which is performed by the transmission power generation unit in accordance with a surrounding environment in which at least one of the non-contact power transmission device and the non-contact power reception device , or at least one of states of these devices.