SYSTEM, MASTER TEST DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TESTING OF WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER EQUIPMENT HAVING A PLURALITY OF WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTERS

• Main Author: SWAANS, Laurens
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 07.06.2023
• Subjects: CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTINGELECTRIC POWER; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; GENERATION; MEASURING; MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES; PHYSICS; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY; TESTING; TRANSMISSION

A method (200) is disclosed for testing of wireless power transfer equipment (20) that has a plurality of wireless power transmitters (22a-n) adapted for wireless power transfer. The method comprises providing (210) a number of slave test devices (30a-n), and providing (220) a master test device (40) in communicative connection with the slave test devices (30a-n). The method further comprises arranging (230) each slave test device (30a-n) in a position suitable for receiving power from a respective one of the wireless power transmitters (22a-n) of the wireless power transfer equipment (20) under test, and commanding (240; 1 10a-n), by the master test device (40), the slave test devices (30a-n) to perform respective test procedures (120a-n) upon the respective wireless power transmitters (22a-n). Finally, the method comprises receiving (250; 140a-n), by the master test device (40), result data (125a-n) from the respective test procedures (120a-n) performed by the slave test devices (30a-n), and providing (260; 170) an output (45) by the master test device (40), the output (45) being based on the respective result data (125a-n) obtained from the slave test devices (30a-n).