A battery pack for an electronic device comprises battery cells, a battery
charging circuit, and an energy receiving element adapted to receive
power from a planar inductive charging system. The energy receiving
element has an inductance and a capacitor is connected to the energy
receiving element and forms a resonant tank therewith. A diode rectifier
and a DC capacitor are connected to the energy receiving element to
provide a rectified DC voltage that can be fed from the energy receiving
element to said battery charging circuit. The energy receiving element
may comprise a soft magnetic sheet with a coil wound around its edges, or
a coil formed on a printed circuit board, or a combination of the two.
The energy receiving element may be formed integrally with the battery
pack, or may be provided as a separate component that can be added to an
existing battery.