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Samsung patents circuit that automatically tunes power efficiency

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Patent drawing from the official filing.

This patent describes an electronic device that uses a controller to adjust a matching circuit by changing the state of multiple switches. The system tests different impedance settings to find the one that produces the highest voltage output from an AC to DC power conversion process.

Why it mattersIt improves how devices manage power conversion by automatically finding the most efficient setting, which can help reduce energy waste in hardware components.

In the filing’s own words

Provided is an electronic device including a matching circuit having different matching impedance values according to connection states of the plurality of switches, and configured to output a matching power signal by impedance matching an input power signal, a power conversion circuit configured to convert the matching power signal into an output power signal, and a controller configured to set the matching impedance value of the matching circuit by transmitting a switching signal for adjusting the connection states of the plurality of switches to the plurality of switches, wherein the controller is further configured to receive the output power signal from the power conversion circuit while changing the matching impedance value, select an optimal matching impedance value based on a plurality of output power signals that are received, and set the optimal matching impedance value as the matching impedance value.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An electronic device comprising: a matching circuit comprising a plurality of capacitors and a plurality of switches, having different matching impedance values according to connection states of the plurality of switches, and configured to output a matching power signal by impedance matching an input power signal; a power conversion circuit configured to convert the matching power signal in an alternating current (AC) form into an output power signal in a direct current (DC) form; and a controller configured to set the matching impedance value of the matching circuit by transmitting a switching signal to the plurality of switches, wherein the switching signal sets the connection state of the plurality of switches, and wherein the controller is further configured to: receive the output power signal from the power conversion circuit, while increasing the matching impedance value by a first adjustment value, select an optimal matching impedance value based on a plurality of output power signals that are received from the power conversion circuit; set, as the matching impedance value, an impedance value that is greater than a matching impedance value corresponding to an output power signal having a maximum voltage value among the plurality of output power signals by a second adjustment value, and receive an additional output power signal from the power conversion circuit in response to a voltage value of the received output power signal being less than a voltage value of a previously received output power signal; select, as the optimal matching impedance value, a matching impedance value corresponding to a greater value of the maximum voltage value of the plurality of output power signals and a voltage value of the additional output power signal, wherein the second adjustment value is less than the first adjustment value; and set the optimal matching impedance value as the matching impedance value.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
Electronic device for impedance matching and operating method thereof
Patent number
US12771326B2
Application number
18765500
Filed
Jul 8, 2024
Granted
Oct 20, 2026
Inventors
2
Claims
14

Classified under

H03H 11/28 Electricity & electronicsH02J 50/12 Electricity & electronicsH02M 7/217 Electricity & electronicsH03H 7/38 Electricity & electronics

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