Abstract: A method of controlling a wireless power transmitter to detect a foreign object can include in response to a wireless power receiver being placed in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter, determining a current peak frequency; collecting a communication error count related to communication between the wireless power transmitter and the wireless power receiver; determining a reference frequency for detecting the foreign object based on a reference peak frequency received from the wireless power receiver; and determining that the foreign object is present within the charging area based on the current peak frequency, the communication error count and the reference frequency.

Abstract: A wireless power transmitter that transmits power to a wireless power receiver, the wireless power transmitter including a communication unit configured to communicate with the wireless power receiver; and a controller, wherein the communication unit receives a plurality of packets including a foreign object detection (FOD) status packet from the wireless power receiver, wherein the controller determines whether a foreign object is present in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter on the basis of the FOD status packet, wherein the communication unit transmits, to the wireless power receiver, a response signal indicating whether the foreign object is present in the charging area of the wireless power transmitter on the basis of a result of the determination, wherein the response signal is determined using a measured peak frequency of a power signal transmitted by the wireless power transmitter and a reference peak frequency included in the FOD status packet received from the wireless power receiver,

Abstract: A wireless power transmitter including a reception unit configured to receive a foreign object detection (FOD) status packet from a wireless power receiver; and a transmission unit configured to transmit a response indicating whether a foreign object is present in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter to the wireless power receiver, wherein the FOD status packet includes a mode bit field, wherein the mode bit field indicates whether the FOD status packet includes a reference peak frequency of the wireless power receiver, wherein the reference peak frequency is pre-allocated to the wireless power receiver, and wherein the response is determined using a measured peak frequency of a transmitted power signal and an adaptive threshold frequency based on the reference peak frequency included in the FOD status packet.

Abstract: A wireless power receiver for receiving power from a wireless power transmitter, including a receiving part configured to receive wireless power from the wireless power transmitter; and a main controller in which a foreign object detection status packet including at least one of a reference quality factor and a reference peak frequency is stored, wherein the main controller transmits the foreign object detection status packet to the wireless power transmitter; wherein the main controller receives a NAK response from the wireless power transmitter indicating that the foreign object is present, or receives an ACK response from the wireless power transmitter indicating that the foreign object is not present; and wherein the receiving part receives a first power from the wireless power transmitter according to the received NAK response, or receives a second power greater than the first power from the wireless power transmitter according to the received ACK response.

Abstract: A wireless power transmitter of transmitting power to a wireless power receiver, including a controller configured to determine whether a foreign object is present in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter; and a transmission part configured to transmit a wireless power according to whether the foreign object is present, wherein the controller receives a signal including an FOD status packet from the wireless power receiver, determines whether the foreign object is present in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter based on the FOD status packet; wherein the controller is set to operate in a first power transfer mode when it is determined that the foreign object is present in the charging area, or to operate in a second power transfer mode when it is determined that the foreign object is not present in the charging area; wherein the controller receives a reception power packet including information on the reception power intensity from the wireless power receiver, determines the reception

Abstract: A wireless power transmitter that transmits power to a wireless power receiver, the wireless power transmitter including a communication unit configured to communicate with the wireless power receiver; and a controller, wherein the communication unit receives a plurality of packets including a foreign object detection (FOD) status packet from the wireless power receiver, wherein the controller determines whether a foreign object is present in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter on the basis of the FOD status packet, wherein the communication unit transmits, to the wireless power receiver, a response signal indicating whether the foreign object is present in the charging area of the wireless power transmitter on the basis of a result of the determination, wherein the response signal is determined using a measured peak frequency of a power signal transmitted by the wireless power transmitter and a reference peak frequency included in the FOD status packet received from the wireless power receiver,

Abstract: A wireless power receiver that receives power from a wireless power transmitter, the wireless power receiver including a communication unit configured to communicate with the wireless power transmitter; and a main controller, wherein the main controller generates a plurality of packets including a foreign object detection (FOD) status packet, w % herein the communication unit transmits the FOD status packet to the wireless power transmitter, and the communication unit receives, from the wireless power transmitter, a response signal indicating whether a foreign object is present in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter, wherein the response signal is determined using a measured peak frequency of a power signal transmitted by the wireless power transmitter and a reference peak frequency included in the FOD status packet received from the wireless power receiver, wherein each of the plurality of packets includes a preamble, a header, a message, and a checksum for identifying whether an error occurs i

Abstract: A wireless power receiver of receiving power from a wireless power transmitter, including a receiving part configured to receive wireless power from the wireless power transmitter; and a main controller configured to generate a signal including an FOD status packet, wherein the main controller transmits a signal including the FOD status packet to the wireless power transmitter; wherein the main controller receives a first power from the wireless power transmitter when a NAK response indicating that a foreign object is present in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter is received from the wireless power transmitter, or receives a second power from the wireless power transmitter when an ACK response indicating that the foreign object is not present in the charging area of the wireless power transmitter is received from the wireless power transmitter, in response to the FOD status packet; and wherein the main controller receives a signal including information on a result of determining whether the for

Abstract: A method of transmitting power by a wireless power transmitter, the method including receiving a plurality of packets including a foreign object detection (FOD) status packet from a wireless power receiver; determining whether a foreign object is present in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter on the basis of the FOD status packet; and transmitting, to the wireless power receiver, a response signal indicating whether the foreign object is present in the charging area of the wireless power transmitter on the basis of a result of the determination, wherein the response signal is determined using a measured peak frequency of a power signal transmitted by the wireless power transmitter and a reference peak frequency included in the FOD status packet received from the wireless power receiver, wherein the plurality of packets further include at least one of a signal strength packet, an end power transfer packet, a power control hold-off packet, a control error packet, a renegotiation packet, an eight-b

Abstract: A wireless power transmitter that transmits power to a wireless power receiver, the wireless power transmitter including a communication unit configured to communicate with the wireless power receiver; and a controller, wherein the communication unit receives a plurality of packets including a foreign object detection (FOD) status packet from the wireless power receiver, wherein the controller determines whether a foreign object is present in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter on the basis of the FOD status packet, wherein the communication unit transmits, to the wireless power receiver, a response signal indicating whether the foreign object is present in the charging area of the wireless power transmitter on the basis of a result of the determination, wherein the response signal is determined using a measured peak frequency of a power signal transmitted by the wireless power transmitter and a reference peak frequency included in the FOD status packet received from the wireless power receiver,

Abstract: A method of transmitting power by a wireless power transmitter, the method including sequentially transmitting a sensing signal a plurality of times to a wireless power receiver through a plurality of transmission coils to sense the presence of the wireless power receiver; identifying transmission coils that receive a signal strength indictor transmitted by the wireless power receiver in response to the plurality of sensing signals; and selecting, as a power transmission coil, the transmission coil that has received the signal strength indicator having the largest amount or the largest value among the transmission coils that have received the signal strength indicator, receiving a plurality of packets including a foreign object detection (FOD) status packet from the wireless power receiver; determining whether a foreign object is present in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter on the basis of the FOD status packet; and transmitting, to the wireless power receiver, a response signal indicating whe

Abstract: A method of transmitting power of a wireless power transmitter, including a phase of sequentially transmitting a detection signal to a wireless power receiver a plurality of times through a plurality of transmission coils to detect that the wireless power receiver is present; a phase of identifying a transmission coil that has received the signal strength indicator transmitted from the wireless power receiver in response to the detection signal transmitted a plurality of times; a phase of selecting, as a power transmission coil, a transmission coil that has received the signal strength indicator having the most or largest value among the plurality of transmission coils that have received the signal strength indicator as a power transmission coil; a phase of receiving an FOD status packet from the wireless power receiver; a first determination phase of determining whether a foreign object is present in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter based on the FOD status packet; and a power control phase o

Abstract: A method of transmitting power of a wireless power transmitter, including a reception phase of receiving a signal including an FOD status packet from a wireless power receiver; a first determination phase of determining whether a foreign object is present in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter based on the FOD status packet; a power control phase of controlling power transmission in a first power transfer mode if it is determined in the first determination phase that the foreign object is present in the charging area, or controlling power transmission in a second power transfer mode if it is determined in the first determination phase that the foreign object is not present in the charging area; a phase of receiving a reception power packet including information on a reception power intensity from the wireless power receiver; a phase of determining the reception power intensity of the wireless power receiver based on information on the reception power intensity; a phase of measuring or calculatin

Abstract: A method of transmitting power by a wireless power transmitter, the method including receiving a plurality of packets including a foreign object detection (FOD) status packet from a wireless power receiver; determining whether a foreign object is present in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter on the basis of the FOD status packet; and transmitting, to the wireless power receiver, a response signal indicating whether the foreign object is present in the charging area of the wireless power transmitter on the basis of a result of the determination, wherein the response signal is determined using a measured peak frequency of a power signal transmitted by the wireless power transmitter and a reference peak frequency included in the FOD status packet received from the wireless power receiver, wherein the plurality of packets further include at least one of a signal strength packet, an end power transfer packet, a power control hold-off packet, a configuration packet, an identification packet for trans

Abstract: A wireless power receiver that receives power from a wireless power transmitter, the wireless power receiver including a communication unit configured to communicate with the wireless power transmitter; and a main controller, wherein the main controller generates a plurality of packets including a foreign object detection (FOD) status packet, wherein the communication unit transmits the FOD status packet to the wireless power transmitter, and the communication unit receives, from the wireless power transmitter, a response signal indicating whether a foreign object is present in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter, wherein the response signal is determined using a measured peak frequency of a power signal transmitted by the wireless power transmitter and a reference peak frequency included in the FOD status packet received from the wireless power receiver, wherein each of the plurality of packets includes a preamble, a header, a message, and a checksum for identifying whether an error occurs in e

Abstract: A method of receiving power of a wireless power receiver, the method including a signal transmission phase of transmitting a signal including an FOD status packet to a wireless power transmitter; a power reception phase of receiving a first power from the wireless power transmitter when a NAK response indicating that a foreign object is present in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter is received from the wireless power transmitter, or receiving a second power from the wireless power transmitter when an ACK response indicating that the foreign object is not present in the charging area of the wireless power transmitter is received from the wireless power transmitter, in response to the FOD status packet, and a signal reception phase of receiving a signal including information on a result of determining whether the foreign object is present in the charging area from the wireless power transmitter based on information other than information included in the FOD status packet by the wireless power tra

Abstract: A method of transmitting power by a wireless power transmitter, the method including receiving a plurality of packets including a foreign object detection (FOD) status packet from a wireless power receiver; determining whether a foreign object is present in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter on the basis of the FOD status packet; and transmitting, to the wireless power receiver, a response signal indicating whether the foreign object is present in the charging area of the wireless power transmitter on the basis of a result of the determination, wherein the response signal is determined using a measured peak frequency of a power signal transmitted by the wireless power transmitter and a reference peak frequency included in the FOD status packet received from the wireless power receiver, wherein each of the plurality of packets includes a preamble, a header, a message, and a checksum for identifying whether an error occurs in each packet, and wherein a size of the message included in the each pac

Abstract: A wireless power transmitter for transmitting power to a wireless power receiver, including a controller configured to determine whether a foreign object is present in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter; and a transmission part configured to transmit wireless power according to whether the foreign object is present, wherein the controller receives a signal including an FOD status packet from the wireless power receiver, and determines whether the foreign object is present in the charging area of the wireless power transmitter based on the FOD status packet; wherein the controller is set to be operated in a first power transfer mode when determining that the foreign object is present in the charging area, or to be operated in a second power transfer mode when determining that the foreign object is not present in the charging area; and wherein the controller determines whether the foreign object is present in the charging area based on information other than information included in the FOD status

Abstract: A method of receiving power by a wireless power receiver, the method including transmitting, to a wireless power transmitter, a plurality of packets including a foreign object detection (FOD) status packet; and receiving, from the wireless power transmitter, a response signal indicating whether a foreign object is present in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter, wherein the response signal is determined using a measured peak frequency of a power signal transmitted by the wireless power transmitter and a reference peak frequency included in the FOD status packet received from the wireless power receiver, wherein each of the plurality of packets includes a preamble, a header, a message, and a checksum for identifying whether an error occurs in each packet, and wherein a size of the message included in the each packet is identified on the basis of a value of the header.