FERRITE SHIELD LOCATED INTERMEDIATE A WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER AND METHOD OF USING SAME

An adapter device is configured to interface between a wireless power receiver that includes a first array of magnets arranged around a receiver coil in the wireless power receiver and a wireless power transmitter lacking a corresponding array of magnets arranged around a source coil in the wireless power transmitter. The adapter device includes a substrate and a ferrite shield formed of a magnetic material and configured to be placed between the wireless power receiver and the wireless power transmitter.