The disclosure features wireless energy transfer sources that include at least two source resonators and a power source, where: each of the at least two source resonators has a nominal impedance when a device resonator is not positioned on or near any of the at least two source resonators, the nomin
The disclosure features wireless energy transfer sources that include at least two source resonators and a power source, where: each of the at least two source resonators has a nominal impedance when a device resonator is not positioned on or near any of the at least two source resonators, the nominal impedances of each of the at least two source resonators varying by 10% or less from one another; and the at least two source resonators are configured so that during operation of the wireless energy transfer source, when a device resonator is positioned on or near a first one of the at least two source resonators: (a) the impedance of the first source resonator is reduced to a value smaller than the nominal impedances of each of the other resonators by a factor of 2 or more.
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1. A wireless energy transfer source, comprising: at least two source resonators electrically connected in parallel and configured so that during operation, the at least two source resonators can each transfer energy wirelessly via an oscillating magnetic field to a device resonator; anda power sour
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A wireless energy transfer source, comprising: at least two source resonators electrically connected in parallel and configured so that during operation, the at least two source resonators can each transfer energy wirelessly via an oscillating magnetic field to a device resonator; anda power source coupled to a first tunable element and to each of the at least two source resonators, and configured so that during operation, the power source provides a supply of electrical current,wherein each of the at least two source resonators has a nominal impedance when a device resonator is not positioned on or near any of the at least two source resonators, the nominal impedances of each of the at least two source resonators varying by 10% or less from one another;wherein the at least two source resonators are configured so that during operation of the wireless energy transfer source, when the device resonator is positioned on or near a first one of the at least two source resonators: an impedance of the first source resonator is reduced such that the reduced impedance of the first source resonator is smaller than the nominal impedances of each of the other resonators by a factor of 2 or more; andthe first source resonator draws electrical current from the power source; andwherein the at least two source resonators each comprise an S-shaped coil, and the at least two source resonators are nested within one another. 2. The source of claim 1, wherein the first tunable element comprises at least one of a tunable capacitor, a tunable inductor, and a tunable resistor. 3. The source of claim 2, wherein the first tunable element comprises a tunable capacitor, and the power and control circuitry is configured to tune the tunable capacitor in response to a presence of a lossy object. 4. The source of claim 3, wherein the tunable capacitor comprises a bank of capacitors and wherein a capacitance of the bank of capacitors is controlled by a switch. 5. The source of claim 1, further comprising power and control circuitry configured to control the first tunable element. 6. The source of claim 5, wherein each of the at least two source resonators comprises a tunable capacitor. 7. The source of claim 1, wherein a second one of the at least two source resonators draws current from the power source when the device resonator is positioned on or near both the first and second resonators. 8. The source of claim 1, wherein each of the S-shaped coils is printed on a first layer of a circuit board and returning traces of the S-shaped coils are printed on a second layer of the circuit board. 9. The source of claim 8, wherein the device resonator comprises an S-shaped coil. 10. The source of claim 1, wherein the device resonator is part of a phone or a laptop. 11. The source of claim 1, wherein the source resonator is integrated into a surface of a table or desk. 12. The source of claim 1, wherein each of the at least two source resonators comprises a tunable inductor. 13. The source of claim 12, wherein an inductance of each tunable inductor can be changed to adjust impedances of each corresponding one of the at least two source resonators. 14. The source of claim 1, wherein the at least two source resonators are overlapped such that coupling between them is reduced, relative to a coupling that would result if the source resonators were positioned adjacent one another. 15. The source of claim 1, wherein each of the at least two source resonators have a quality factor Q>100. 16. A method for tuning a wireless power source, the method comprising: driving at least two source resonators electrically connected in parallel with a power source coupled to a first tunable element and to each of the at least two source resonators, wherein the power source is configured to provide an electrical current supply and wherein the at least two source resonators can each transfer energy wirelessly via an oscillating magnetic field; andin response to a positioning of a device resonator on or near a first one of the at least two source resonators, supplying electrical current to the first source resonator to wirelessly transfer power from the first resonator to the device resonator,wherein the positioning of the device resonator on or near the first source resonator reduces an impedance of the first source resonator by a factor of at least two relative to impedances of each of the other source resonators; andwherein the at least two source resonators each comprise an S-shaped coil, and wherein the at least two source resonators are nested within one another. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein each of the S-shaped coils is printed on a first layer of a circuit board and returning traces of the S-shaped coils are printed on a second layer of the circuit board. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the device resonator comprises an S-shaped coil. 19. A wireless energy transfer system comprising: a source comprising: at least two source resonators electrically connected in parallel; anda driving circuit coupled to a first tunable element and to each of the at least two source resonators, the driving circuit configured to provide a current supply; anda device comprising at least one device resonator coupled to a load,wherein the source is configured to transfer wireless energy via an oscillating magnetic field to the at least one device resonator;wherein a first one of the at least two source resonators draws current from the driving circuit when the at least one device resonator is positioned on or near a first resonator of the at least two source resonators;wherein other resonators of the at least two source resonators are detuned when the at least one device resonator is positioned on or near the first source resonator; andwherein the at least two source resonators each comprise an S-shaped coil, and wherein the at least two source resonators are nested within one another. 20. The system of claim 19, wherein the device comprises two or more device resonators. 21. The system of claim 20, wherein energy captured by the two or more device resonators is electrically combined to deliver power to the load. 22. The system of claim 19, wherein each of the S-shaped coils is printed on a first layer of a circuit board and returning traces of the S-shaped coils are printed on a second layer of the circuit board. 23. The system of claim 22, wherein each resonator of the at least one device resonator comprises an S-shaped coil.
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