
Application Note
13 of 36
002-34970 Rev. **
2022-05-03
Foreign object detection tuning guide for wireless power transmitters
Applicable for WLC ICs
Getting started
BPP and EPP devices
In power transfer
phase
Is the load
stable (load
transition)?
Yes
No
Calculate the
system power loss
Wait for load
to stabilize.
Is the loss
exceeding the
threshold_
max?
No
Yes
Is the loss
exceeding the
threshold but under
Threshold
_max?
Yes
No
Continue the power
transfer.
FO detected with
maximum power loss.
FO detected with
power loss.
Wait till the object
is removed, LED UI
indication
Are the user
configured
retries
complete?
Yes
No
Figure 8
Procedure for FOD using power loss mechanism on EPP and BPP devices
As shown in
, the system power loss measurements start only after a stable load condition. This is
ensured by checking the control error packet (CEP) value.