Systems and methods for automatically testing the communication between power transmitter and wireless receiver
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01F-027/42
H01F-037/00
H01F-038/00
H02J-017/00
H04B-005/00
H02J-007/02
H02J-005/00
출원번호
US-0585693
(2014-12-30)
등록번호
US-9917477
(2018-03-13)
발명자
/ 주소
Bell, Douglas
Leabman, Michael
출원인 / 주소
Energous Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
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초록▼
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. A wireless power network may include a plurality of wireless power transmitters each with an embedded wireless power transmitter manager, including a wireless power manager application. The wireless power network may include a plurality of client devices with wireless power receivers. Wireless power receivers may include a power receiver application configured to communicate with the wireless power manager application. The wireless power manager application may include a device database where information about the wireless power network may be stored.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of configuring a wireless power transmitter using a communications test, the method comprising: detecting, by a wireless power transmitter that includes a plurality of antenna elements configured to transmit power waves, a wireless power receiver within a communication range of the wirel
1. A method of configuring a wireless power transmitter using a communications test, the method comprising: detecting, by a wireless power transmitter that includes a plurality of antenna elements configured to transmit power waves, a wireless power receiver within a communication range of the wireless power transmitter;in response to detecting the wireless power receiver within the communication range of the wireless power transmitter, performing a communications test over a predetermined period of time that tests communications between the wireless power transmitter and the wireless power receiver;after expiration of the predetermined period of time, determining whether the communications test has passed;in accordance with determining that the communications test has passed, transmitting by at least some of the plurality of antennas of the wireless power transmitter power waves that converge to form a constructive interference pattern in proximity to a location of the wireless power receiver, wherein the wireless power receiver uses energy from the constructive interference pattern to charge or power an electronic device that is coupled with the wireless power receiver; andin accordance with determining that the communications test has not passed, sending a report regarding the communications test to a remote server. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the communications test is performed periodically by the wireless power transmitter at predefined periods of time. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein periodic performance of the communications test is initiated automatically and without receiving a request from a user to perform the communications test. 4. The method of claim 2, wherein periodic performance of the communications test is initiated in response to a request from a user via the remote server. 5. The method of claim 2, wherein periodic performance of the communications test is initiated in response to a request from a user of the electronic device that is coupled with the wireless power receiver. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein: detecting the wireless power receiver includes detecting a plurality of wireless power receivers, including the wireless power receiver, within the communication range of the wireless power transmitter; anda respective communications test is performed over the predetermined period of time that tests respective communications between the wireless power transmitter and each respective wireless power receiver of the plurality of wireless power receivers. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein each respective communications test is performed periodically by the wireless power transmitter at predefined periods of time. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein periodic performance of each respective communications test is initiated automatically and without receiving a request from a user to perform each respective communications test. 9. The method of claim 7, wherein periodic performance of each respective communications test is initiated in response to a request from a user via the remote server. 10. The method of claim 7, wherein periodic performance of each respective communications test is initiated in response to a request from a user of an electronic device that is coupled with one of the plurality of wireless power receivers. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the power waves that are transmitted by at least some of the plurality of antennas that converge to form the constructive interference pattern are radio frequency (RF) power waves. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the wireless power receiver is performed in conjunction with scanning, using a communications component of the wireless power transmitter, for wireless power receivers located within the communication range of the wireless power transmitter. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the communications test is performed in accordance with a user-configured testing parameter. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the user-configured testing parameter defines the predetermined period of time. 15. The method of claim 1, further comprising, at the wireless power transmitter: capturing one or more operational metrics during the communications test; andcomparing the one or more operational metrics with a set of reference values to determine whether the communications test has passed. 16. A wireless power transmitter, comprising: one or more processors;a plurality of antennas configured to transmit power waves; andmemory storing executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless power transmitter to: detect the wireless power receiver within a communication range of the wireless power transmitter;in response to detecting the wireless power receiver within the communication range of the wireless power transmitter, perform a communications test over a predetermined period of time that tests communications between the wireless power transmitter and the wireless power receiver;after expiration of the predetermined period of time, determine whether the communications test has passed;in accordance with determining that the communications test has passed, transmit by at least some of the plurality of antennas of the wireless power transmitter power waves that constructively interfere in proximity to a location of the wireless power receiver, wherein the wireless power receiver uses energy from the constructive interference pattern to charge or power an electronic device that is coupled with the wireless power receiver; andin accordance with determining that the communications test has not passed, send a report regarding the communications test to a remote server. 17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing executable instructions that, when executed by a wireless power transmitter with one or more processors and a plurality of antennas configured to transmit power waves, cause the wireless power transmitter to: detect the wireless power receiver within a communication range of the wireless power transmitter;in response to detecting the wireless power receiver within the communication range of the wireless power transmitter, perform a communications test over a predetermined period of time that tests communications between the wireless power transmitter and the wireless power receiver;after expiration of the predetermined period of time, determine whether the communications test has passed;in accordance with determining that the communications test has passed, transmit by at least some of the plurality of antennas of the wireless power transmitter power waves that constructively interfere in proximity to a location of the wireless power receiver, wherein the wireless power receiver uses energy from the constructive interference pattern to charge or power an electronic device that is coupled with the wireless power receiver; andin accordance with determining that the communications test has not passed, send a report regarding the communications test to a remote server.
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