The transmission control unit 112 may detect a variation of attenuation factors for each period. More specifically, referring to
More specifically,
A variation of attenuation factor may vary according to the type of an external material. For example, a variation of attenuation factor between a receiver of wireless power and an external device incapable of receiving wireless power may vary.
Through this, the transmission control unit 112 may detect the type of an external material based on a variation of the attenuation factor. More specifically, when a variation of the attenuation factor corresponds to a preset reference variation, the transmission control unit 112 may detect a receiver formed to receive wireless power.
Subsequent to detecting the external material, a wireless power transmitter according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may carry out the process of determining whether or not to transmit power to the external material in an wireless manner based on the type of the external material (S340).