POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE, POWER RECEPTION DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME DEVICES, AND PROGRAM

• Main Authors: NAGAMINE KAZUHIDE, HOKYO TOMOAKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 16.04.2015

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance efficiency of radio power transmission in a system which supports a plurality of radio power transmission methods.SOLUTION: A transmission device which supports a plurality of radio power transmission methods, is configured to: acquire from a power reception device, information about at least one radio power transmission method supported by the power reception device; determine a radio power transmission method to be used for transmitting power to the power reception device on the basis of the acquired information; and transmit power to the power reception device by the determined radio power transmission method. 【課題】複数の無線電力伝送方式がサポートされるシステムにおける無線電力伝送の効率を向上させる。【解決手段】複数の無線電力伝送方式をサポートする送電装置は、受電装置がサポートする少なくとも１つの無線電力伝送方式の情報を受電装置から取得し、受電装置への電力伝送に用いる無線電力伝送方式を取得された情報に基づいて決定し、決定された無線電力伝送方式によって受電装置への電力伝送を行う。【選択図】 図１