Patent attributes
A wireless power transmission device according to an embodiment of the present specification comprises: a power conversion circuit for transmitting wireless power to a wireless power reception device by means of magnetic coupling with the wireless power reception device at an operating frequency; and a communication/control circuit for communicating with the wireless power reception device by using in-band communication that uses the operating frequency and/or out-band communication that uses a frequency other than the operating frequency, and for communicating with at least one other wireless power transmission device by using the out-band communication, wherein the communication/control circuit measures the distance to the wireless power reception device and transmits the information about the measured first distance to the other wireless power transmission device.