Wireless energy transfer over distances to a moving device
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H02J-017/00
H02J-005/00
H01Q-009/04
B60L-011/18
출원번호
US-0649904
(2009-12-30)
등록번호
US-8766485
(2014-07-01)
발명자
/ 주소
Joannopoulos, John D.
Karalis, Aristeidis
Soljacic, Marin
출원인 / 주소
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
대리인 / 주소
Fish & Richardson P.C.
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156
초록▼
Described herein are embodiments of a source resonator coupled to an energy source generating an oscillating near field region; and at least one device resonator optionally coupled to at least one energy drain and freely moving within the near field region of the source resonator. The source resonat
Described herein are embodiments of a source resonator coupled to an energy source generating an oscillating near field region; and at least one device resonator optionally coupled to at least one energy drain and freely moving within the near field region of the source resonator. The source resonator and the at least one device resonator may be coupled to transfer electromagnetic energy wirelessly from said source resonator to said at least one device resonator as the at least one device resonator moves freely within the near field region, where the source resonator and the at least one device resonator may be coupled to provide κ/sqrt(Γ1Γ2)0.2 over an operating region.
대표청구항▼
1. A system, comprising: a source resonator configured to be coupled to an energy source to generate a near field region comprising a temporally oscillating magnetic field; andat least one device resonator configured to be freely moving within the near field region of the source resonator,wherein th
1. A system, comprising: a source resonator configured to be coupled to an energy source to generate a near field region comprising a temporally oscillating magnetic field; andat least one device resonator configured to be freely moving within the near field region of the source resonator,wherein the source resonator and the at least one device resonator are configured to be coupled to transfer electromagnetic energy wirelessly from said source resonator to said at least one device resonator at a rate κ as the at least one device resonator moves freely within the near field region when the source resonator is coupled to the energy source,wherein the source resonator has a resonant frequency ω1, an intrinsic loss rate Γ1, and is capable of storing electromagnetic energy with a high intrinsic quality factor Q1=ω1/(2Γ1), andwherein the device resonator has a resonant frequency ω2, an intrinsic loss rate Γ2, and is capable of storing electromagnetic energy with a high intrinsic quality factor Q2=ω2/(2Γ2), andwherein κ/sqrt(Γ1Γ2)>0.2 as the at least one device resonator moves freely within the near field region over distances from source resonator larger than the characteristic size L2 of the device resonator, andwherein Q1>100 and Q2>100. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein each resonator comprises an electrical conductor shaped into one or more loops wound in substantially a single plane circumscribing a substantially planar area. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein the loops of the electrical conductors of each of the source and device resonators are in substantially the same plane. 4. The system of claim 2, wherein a line drawn from the center of the source resonator to the center of the at least one device resonator is substantially normal to the circumscribed planar area of each resonator. 5. The system of claim 2, wherein a line drawn from the center of the source resonator to the center of the at least one device resonator is substantially parallel to the circumscribed planar area of each resonator. 6. The system of claim 2, wherein a line drawn from the center of the source resonator to the center of the at least one device resonator forms a different angle to the surface area circumscribed by the source resonator than to the circumscribed planar area of each resonator. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein κ/sqrt(Γ1Γ2)>0.2 as the at least one device resonator moves freely within the near field region over distances from source resonator larger than twice the characteristic size L2 of the device resonator. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein κ/sqrt(Γ1Γ2)>0.2 as the at least one device resonator moves freely within the near field region over distances from source resonator larger than three times the characteristic size L2 of the device resonator. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein κ/sqrt(Γ1Γ2)>0.2 as the at least one device resonator moves freely within the near field region over distances from source resonator larger than five times the characteristic size L2 of the device resonator. 10. The system of claim 9, wherein the resonator have quality factors Q1 and Q2 satisfying √{square root over (Q1Q2)}>100. 11. The system of claim 1, wherein κ/sqrt(Γ1Γ2)>1 as the at least one device resonator moves freely within the near field region over distances from source resonator larger than the characteristic size L2 of the device resonator. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein the resonator have quality factors Q1 and Q2 satisfying √{square root over (Q1Q2)}>100. 13. The system of claim 1, wherein κ/sqrt(Γ1Γ2)>1 as the at least one device resonator moves freely within the near field region over distances from source resonator larger than twice the characteristic size L2 of the device resonator. 14. The system of claim 1, wherein κ/sqrt(Γ1Γ2)>1 as the at least one device resonator moves freely within the near field region over distances from source resonator larger than three times the characteristic size L2 of the device resonator. 15. The system of claim 1, wherein κ/sqrt(Γ1Γ2)>1 as the at least one device resonator moves freely within the near field region over distances from source resonator larger than five times the characteristic size L2 of the device resonator. 16. The system of claim 1, wherein the resonator have quality factors Q1 and Q2 satisfying √{square root over (Q1Q2)}>100. 17. The system of claim 1, further comprising an energy drain coupled to the at least one device resonator. 18. The system of claim 17, wherein the energy drain comprises a robot, vehicle, computer, cell phone, or a portable electronic device. 19. The system of claim 1, further comprising the energy source configured to be coupled to the source resonator and an energy drain configured to be coupled to the at least one device resonator to provide useful power to the energy drain, and wherein the energy source is configured to provide energy to the source resonator at a rate that varies with the rate of wireless energy transfer κ between the source resonator and the at least one device resonator. 20. The system of claim 19, wherein the energy source is configured to provide energy to the source resonator at a rate that substantially minimizes the energy stored in the source resonator and the at least one device resonator. 21. The system of claim 19, wherein the energy source is configured to provide energy to the source resonator at a rate that substantially maximizes a ratio of the useful power to lost power from the energy source to the energy drain. 22. The system of claim 1, wherein f1=ω1/(2π) and f2=(ω2/(2π), and each of f1 and f2 is between about 5 MHz and 380 MHz. 23. The system of claim 1, wherein each intrinsic loss rate comprises a resistive component and a radiative component. 24. A method, comprising: providing a source resonator coupled to an energy source and generating a near field region comprising a temporally oscillating magnetic field; andproviding at least one device resonator coupled to at least one energy drain and freely moving within the near field region of the source resonator,wherein the source resonator and the at least one device resonator are coupled to transfer electromagnetic energy wirelessly from said source resonator to said at least one device resonator at a rate κ as the at least one device resonator moves freely within the near field region,wherein the source resonator has a resonant frequency ω1, an intrinsic loss rate Γ1, and is capable of storing electromagnetic energy with a high intrinsic quality factor Q1=ω1/(2Γ1), andwherein the device resonator has a resonant frequency ω2, an intrinsic loss rate Γ2, and is capable of storing electromagnetic energy with a high intrinsic quality factor Q2=ω2/(2Γ2), andwherein the source resonator and the at least one device resonator are coupled to provide κ/sqrt(Γ1Γ2)>0.2 as the at least one device resonator moves freely within the near field region over distances from source resonator larger than the characteristic size L2 of the device resonator, andwherein Q1>100 and Q2>100. 25. The method of claim 24, wherein each resonator comprises an electrical conductor shaped into one or more loops wound in substantially a single plane circumscribing a substantially planar area. 26. The method of claim 25, wherein the loops of the electrical conductors of each of the source and device resonators are in substantially the same plane. 27. The method of claim 25, wherein a line drawn from the center of the source resonator to the center of the at least one device resonator is substantially normal to the circumscribed planar area of each resonator. 28. The method of claim 25, wherein a line drawn from the center of the source resonator to the center of the at least one device resonator is substantially parallel to the circumscribed planar area of each resonator. 29. The method of claim 25, wherein a line drawn from the center of the source resonator to the center of the at least one device resonator forms a different angle to the surface area circumscribed by the source resonator than to the circumscribed planar area of each resonator. 30. The method of claim 24, wherein the source resonator and the at least one device resonator are coupled to provide κ/sqrt(Γ1Γ2)>0.2 as the at least one device resonator moves freely within the near field region over distances from source resonator larger than twice the characteristic size L2 of the device resonator. 31. The method of claim 24, wherein the source resonator and the at least one device resonator are coupled to provide κ/sqrt(Γ1Γ2)>0.2 as the at least one device resonator moves freely within the near field region over distances from source resonator larger than three times the characteristic size L2 of the device resonator. 32. The method of claim 24, wherein the source resonator and the at least one device resonator are coupled to provide κ/sqrt(Γ1Γ2)>0.2 as the at least one device resonator moves freely within the near field region over distances from source resonator larger than five times the characteristic size L2 of the device resonator. 33. The method of claim 32, wherein the resonator have quality factors Q1 and Q2 satisfying √{square root over (Q1Q2)}>100. 34. The method of claim 24, wherein the source resonator and the at least one device resonator are coupled to provide κ/sqrt(Γ1Γ2)>1 as the at least one device resonator moves freely within the near field region over distances from source resonator larger than the characteristic size L2 of the device resonator. 35. The method of claim 34, wherein the resonator have quality factors Q1 and Q2 satisfying √{square root over (Q1Q2)}>100. 36. The method of claim 24, wherein the source resonator and the at least one device resonator are coupled to provide κ/sqrt(Γ1Γ2)>1 as the at least one device resonator moves freely within the near field region over distances from source resonator larger than twice the characteristic size L2 of the device resonator. 37. The method of claim 24, wherein the source resonator and the at least one device resonator are coupled to provide κ/sqrt(Γ1Γ2)>1 as the at least one device resonator moves freely within the near field region over distances from source resonator larger than three times the characteristic size L2 of the device resonator. 38. The method of claim 24, wherein the source resonator and the at least one device resonator are coupled to provide κ/sqrt(Γ1Γ2)>1 as the at least one device resonator moves freely within the near field region over distances from source resonator larger than five times the characteristic size L2 of the device resonator. 39. The method of claim 24, wherein the resonator have quality factors Q1 and Q2 satisfying √{square root over (Q1Q2)}>100. 40. The method of claim 24, wherein each intrinsic loss rate comprises a resistive component and a radiative component.
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