Multi-Coil Wireless Power Transmitter

DRIVE September 9, 2021
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A system and method of transmitting power according to some embodiments includes sequentially pinging each of a plurality of transmit coils to locate a receiver; determining one or more active coils from the plurality of transmit coils based on the location of the receiver; activating the one or more active coils in a full-bridge mode to transfer power to the receiver; determining a base efficiency based on the one or more active coils; monitoring non-active ones of the plurality of transmit coils; determining if the receiver has moved based on the monitoring; if the receiver has moved to a new position, determining secondary coils according to the new position, and transitioning power to provide power from a new active coil configuration.

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