Systems and methods for assigning groups of antennas to transmit wireless power to different wireless power receivers
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H02J-050/20
H02J-050/40
H04B-005/00
H02J-005/00
출원번호
US-0584107
(2014-12-29)
등록번호
US-9876536
(2018-01-23)
발명자
/ 주소
Bell, Douglas
Leabman, Michael A.
출원인 / 주소
Energous Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
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The embodiments described herein include a transmitter that transmits a power transmission signal (e.g., radio frequency (RF) signal waves) to create a three-dimensional pocket of energy. At least one receiver can be connected to or integrated into electronic devices and receive power from the pocke
The embodiments described herein include a transmitter that transmits a power transmission signal (e.g., radio frequency (RF) signal waves) to create a three-dimensional pocket of energy. At least one receiver can be connected to or integrated into electronic devices and receive power from the pocket of energy. The transmitter can locate the at least one receiver in a three-dimensional space using a communication medium (e.g., Bluetooth technology). The transmitter generates a waveform to create a pocket of energy around each of the at least one receiver. The transmitter uses an algorithm to direct, focus, and control the waveform in three dimensions. The receiver can convert the transmission signals (e.g., RF signals) into electricity for powering an electronic device. Accordingly, the embodiments for wireless power transmission can allow powering and charging a plurality of electrical devices without wires.
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1. A method for transmitting wireless power comprising: determining, by a transmitter, whether a first wireless power receiver coupled to a first electronic device is within range of the transmitter;transmitting, by the transmitter, a communication signal to the first wireless power receiver to iden
1. A method for transmitting wireless power comprising: determining, by a transmitter, whether a first wireless power receiver coupled to a first electronic device is within range of the transmitter;transmitting, by the transmitter, a communication signal to the first wireless power receiver to identify a location the of first wireless power receiver relative to the transmitter;assigning, by the transmitter, a plurality of antennas of the transmission antenna array to the first wireless power receiver coupled to a first electronic device;generating, by the transmitter, two or more power transmission waves with the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the first wireless power receiver;determining, by the transmitter, whether a second wireless power receiver coupled to a second electronic device is within range of the transmitter;transmitting, by the transmitter, a communication signal to the second wireless power receiver to identify a location the of second wireless power receiver relative to the transmission antenna array;re-assigning, by the transmitter, the plurality of antennas of the transmission antenna array by creating a first group of the plurality of antennas and a second group of the plurality of antennas, wherein the first group of the plurality of antennas is assigned to the first wireless power receiver and the second group of the plurality of antennas is assigned to the second wireless power receiver;generating, by the transmitter, at a first period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the first group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the first wireless power receiver; andgenerating, by the transmitter, at the first period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the second group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the second wireless power receiver. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining, by the transmitter, whether a third wireless power receiver coupled to a third electronic device is within range of the transmitter;determining, by the transmitter, whether a fourth wireless power receiver coupled to a fourth electronic device is within range of the transmitter;determining, by the transmitter, whether a fifth wireless power receiver coupled to a fifth electronic device is within range of the transmitter;transmitting, by the transmitter, a communication to the third wireless power receiver to track a location the of third wireless power receiver relative to the transmitter;transmitting, by the transmitter, a communication to the fourth wireless power receiver to track a location of fourth wireless power receiver relative to the transmitter; andtransmitting, by the transmitter, a communication to the fifth wireless power receiver to track a location the of fifth wireless power receiver relative to the transmitter. 3. The method of claim 2, further comprising: re-assigning, by the transmitter, the plurality of antennas of the transmission antenna array by creating a modified first group of the plurality of antennas, a modified second group of the plurality of antennas, a third group of the plurality of antennas, and a fourth group of the plurality of antennas. 4. The method of claim 3, further comprising: generating, by the transmitter, at a second period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the modified first group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the first wireless power receiver;generating, by the transmitter, at the second period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the modified second group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the second wireless power receiver;generating, by the transmitter, at the second period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the third group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the third wireless power receiver; andgenerating, by the transmitter, at the second period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the fourth group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the fourth wireless power receiver. 5. The method of claim 4, further comprising: generating, by the transmitter, at a third period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the modified first group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the fifth wireless power receiver;generating, by the transmitter, at the third period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the modified second group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the second wireless power receiver;generating, by the transmitter, at the third period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the third group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the third wireless power receiver; andgenerating, by the transmitter, at the third period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the fourth group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the fourth wireless power receiver. 6. The method of claim 5, further comprising: generating, by the transmitter, at a fourth period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the modified first group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the fifth wireless power receiver;generating, by the transmitter, at the fourth period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the modified second group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the first wireless power receiver;generating, by the transmitter, at the fourth period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the third group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the third wireless power receiver; andgenerating, by the transmitter, at the fourth period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the fourth group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the fourth wireless power receiver. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of antennas are configured to operate in frequency bands of 900 MHz, 2.5 GHz, or 5.8 GHz. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of antennas have at least one polarization or a polarization including a vertical pole, horizontal pole, circularly polarized, left hand polarized, right hand polarized or a combination of polarizations. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of antennas are flat antennas, patch antennas, or dipole antennas. 10. A system for transmitting wireless power comprising: a transmitter configured to: determine whether a first wireless power receiver coupled to a first electronic device is within range of the transmitter;transmit a communication signal to the first wireless power receiver to identify a location the of first wireless power receiver relative to the transmitter;assign a plurality of antennas of the transmission antenna array to the first wireless power receiver coupled to a first electronic device;generate two or more power transmission waves with the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the first wireless power receiver;determine whether a second wireless power receiver coupled to a second electronic device is within range of the transmitter;transmit a communication signal to the second wireless power receiver to identify a location the of second wireless power receiver relative to the transmission antenna array;re-assign the plurality of antennas of the transmission antenna array by creating a first group of the plurality of antennas and a second group of the plurality of antennas, wherein the first group of the plurality of antennas is assigned to the first wireless power receiver and the second group of the plurality of antennas is assigned to the second wireless power receiver;generate at a first period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the first group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the first wireless power receiver; andgenerate at the first period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the second group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the second wireless power receiver. 11. The system of claim 10, the transmitter further configured to: determine whether a third wireless power receiver coupled to a third electronic device is within range of the transmitter;determine whether a fourth wireless power receiver coupled to a fourth electronic device is within range of the transmitter;determine whether a fifth wireless power receiver coupled to a fifth electronic device is within range of the transmitter;transmit a communication to the third wireless power receiver to track a location the of third wireless power receiver relative to the transmitter;transmit a communication to the fourth wireless power receiver to track a location the of fourth wireless power receiver relative to the transmitter; andtransmit a communication to the fifth wireless power receiver to track a location the of fifth wireless power receiver relative to the transmitter. 12. The system of claim 11, the transmitter further configured to: re-assign the plurality of antennas of the transmission antenna array by creating a modified first group of the plurality of antennas, a modified second group of the plurality of antennas, a third group of the plurality of antennas, and a fourth group of the plurality of antennas. 13. The system of claim 12, the transmitter further configured to: generate at a second period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the modified first group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the first wireless power receiver;generate at the second period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the modified second group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the second wireless power receiver;generate at the second period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the third group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the third wireless power receiver; andgenerate at the second period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the fourth group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the fourth wireless power receiver. 14. The system of claim 13, the transmitter further configured to: generate at a third period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the modified first group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the fifth wireless power receiver;generate at the third period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the modified second group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the second wireless power receiver;generate at the third period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the third group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the third wireless power receiver; andgenerate at the third period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the fourth group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the fourth wireless power receiver. 15. The system of claim 14, the transmitter further configured to: generate at a fourth period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the modified first group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the fifth wireless power receiver;generate at the fourth period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the modified second group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the first wireless power receiver;generate at the fourth period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the third group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the third wireless power receiver; andgenerate at the fourth period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the fourth group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the fourth wireless power receiver. 16. The system of claim 10, wherein the plurality of antennas are configured to operate in frequency bands of 900 MHz, 2.5 GHz, or 5.8 GHz. 17. The system of claim 10, wherein the plurality of antennas have at least one polarization or a polarization including a vertical pole, horizontal pole, circularly polarized, left hand polarized, right hand polarized or a combination of polarizations. 18. The system of claim 10, wherein the plurality of antennas are flat antennas, patch antennas, or dipole antennas. 19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions for transmitting wireless power that, when executed by a processor that is coupled with a transmitter, cause the transmitter to: determine whether a first wireless power receiver coupled to a first electronic device is within range of the transmitter;transmit a communication signal to the first wireless power receiver to identify a location the of first wireless power receiver relative to the transmitter;assign a plurality of antennas of the transmission antenna array to the first wireless power receiver coupled to a first electronic device;generate two or more power transmission waves with the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the first wireless power receiver;determine whether a second wireless power receiver coupled to a second electronic device is within range of the transmitter;transmit a communication signal to the second wireless power receiver to identify a location the of second wireless power receiver relative to the transmission antenna array;re-assign the plurality of antennas of the transmission antenna array by creating a first group of the plurality of antennas and a second group of the plurality of antennas, wherein the first group of the plurality of antennas is assigned to the first wireless power receiver and the second group of the plurality of antennas is assigned to the second wireless power receiver;generate at a first period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the first group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the first wireless power receiver; andgenerate at the first period of time, two or more power transmission waves with the second group of the plurality of antennas forming controlled constructive interference patterns that converge at the location of the second wireless power receiver. 20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, comprising further executable instructions that cause the transmitter to: determine whether a third wireless power receiver coupled to a third electronic device is within range of the transmitter;determine whether a fourth wireless power receiver coupled to a fourth electronic device is within range of the transmitter;determine whether a fifth wireless power receiver coupled to a fifth electronic device is within range of the transmitter;transmit a communication to the third wireless power receiver to track a location the of third wireless power receiver relative to the transmitter;transmit a communication to the fourth wireless power receiver to track a location the of fourth wireless power receiver relative to the transmitter; andtransmit a communication to the fifth wireless power receiver to track a location the of fifth wireless power receiver relative to the transmitter.
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