Systems and methods of wireless power charging through multiple receiving devices
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H02J-007/00
H02J-007/02
H04B-001/3883
H04W-008/00
H02J-007/04
출원번호
US-0047831
(2016-02-19)
등록번호
US-10038332
(2018-07-31)
발명자
/ 주소
Leabman, Michael A.
Hosseini, Alister
출원인 / 주소
ENERGOUS CORPORATION
대리인 / 주소
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
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초록▼
Disclosed is a system including RF circuitry configured to generate an RF signal; a plurality of unit cells configured to receive the RF signal and to cause an RF energy signal having a center frequency to be present within the unit cells; and receiver circuitry configured to charge an electronic de
Disclosed is a system including RF circuitry configured to generate an RF signal; a plurality of unit cells configured to receive the RF signal and to cause an RF energy signal having a center frequency to be present within the unit cells; and receiver circuitry configured to charge an electronic device in response to an antenna of the electronic device receiving the RF energy signal when the antenna is tuned to the center frequency and positioned in a near-field distance from one or more of the unit cells.
대표청구항▼
1. A wireless power transmitter, comprising: a near-field transmitting antenna configured to leak radio frequency (RF) energy from a surface of the wireless power transmitter to wirelessly provide power to a receiver device upon a metal surface of the receiver device contacting the surface of the wi
1. A wireless power transmitter, comprising: a near-field transmitting antenna configured to leak radio frequency (RF) energy from a surface of the wireless power transmitter to wirelessly provide power to a receiver device upon a metal surface of the receiver device contacting the surface of the wireless power transmitter;a far-field transmitting antenna configured to transmit two or more RF power transmission waves over a far-field distance to a location of the receiver device to wirelessly provide power to the receiver device; anda communications component configured to receive a communication signal from the receiver device that includes data indicating the location of the receiver device,wherein the wireless power transmitter is configured to: determine whether the receiver device is located at least a threshold distance away from the wireless power transmitter based at least in part on the data included in the communication signal; andtransmit the two or more RF power transmission waves using the far-field transmitting antenna in response to determining that the receiver device is located at least the threshold distance away from the wireless power transmitter. 2. The wireless power transmitter of claim 1, wherein the threshold distance is a near-field distance. 3. The wireless power transmitter of claim 2, wherein the near-field distance ranges from direct contact with the surface of the wireless power transmitter to about 10 millimeters away from the surface of the wireless power transmitter. 4. The wireless power transmitter of claim 1, wherein the wireless power transmitter is configured to leak the RF energy using the near-field transmitting antenna in response to determining that the receiver device is not located at least the threshold distance away from the wireless power transmitter. 5. The wireless power transmitter of claim 1, wherein the wireless power transmitter is configured to determine one or more parameters for wireless power transmission using the near-field transmitting antenna or the far-field transmitting antenna based at least in part on the data included in the communication signal. 6. The wireless power transmitter of claim 5, wherein: the data included in the communication signal includes battery level information of the receiver device; andthe wireless power transmitter is configured to determine the one or more parameters for wireless power transmission based at least in part on the battery level information. 7. The wireless power transmitter of claim 1, wherein: the near-field transmitting antenna is further configured to receive RF energy from a different wireless power transmitter upon a metal surface of the wireless power transmitter contacting a surface of the different wireless power transmitter; andthe wireless power transmitter is configured to transmit the two or more RF power transmission waves using the far-field transmitting antenna while the near-field transmitting antenna receives the RF energy from the different wireless power transmitter, in response to determining that the receiver device is located at least the threshold distance away from the wireless power transmitter. 8. The wireless power transmitter of claim 1, wherein: the receiver device is a first receiver device; andwhen the metal surface of the first receiver device contacts the surface of the wireless power transmitter and a second receiver device with a metal surface also contacts the surface of the wireless power transmitter, the near-field transmitting antenna of the wireless power transmitter is configured to leak the RF energy to the first and second receiver devices. 9. The wireless power transmitter of claim 1, wherein the receiver device is configured to convert the RF energy leaked by the near-field transmitting antenna or the two or more RF power transmission waves transmitted by the far-field transmitting antenna into electrical energy for charging a battery of the receiver device or for powering the receiver device. 10. The wireless power transmitter of claim 1, wherein the receiver device includes: a wireless power receiver with a wireless-power-receiving antenna; andan electronic device coupled with the wireless power receiver. 11. The wireless power transmitter of claim 1, wherein: the communication signal from the receiver device further includes a request to receive wireless power from the wireless power transmitter; andafter receiving the request and based on the location of the receiver device, the wireless power transmitter is further configured to determine whether to use either the near-field transmitting antenna or the far-field transmitting antenna for wirelessly delivering power to the receiver device. 12. A method of wirelessly delivering power to a receiver device, the method comprising: at a wireless power transmitter comprising a near-field transmitting antenna, a far-field transmitting antenna, and a communications component: leaking, by the near-field transmitting antenna, radio frequency (RF) energy from a surface of the wireless power transmitter to wirelessly provide power to a receiver device upon a metal surface of the receiver device contacting the surface of the wireless power transmitter;receiving, by the communications component, a communication signal from the receiver device that includes data indicating a location of the receiver device;determining whether the receiver device is located at least a threshold distance away from the wireless power transmitter based at least in part on the data included in the communication signal; andin response to determining that the receiver device is located at least the threshold distance away from the wireless power transmitter: transmitting, by the far-field transmitting antenna, two or more RF power transmission waves over a far-field distance to the location of the receiver device to wirelessly provide power to the receiver device. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the threshold distance is a near-field distance. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the near-field distance ranges from direct contact with the surface of the wireless power transmitter to about 10 millimeters away from the surface of the wireless power transmitter. 15. The method of claim 12, wherein the wireless power transmitter is configured to leak the RF energy using the near-field transmitting antenna in response to determining that the receiver device is not located at least the threshold distance away from the wireless power transmitter. 16. The method of claim 12, further comprising, at the wireless power transmitter: determining one or more parameters for wireless power transmission using the near-field transmitting antenna or the far-field transmitting antenna based at least in part on the data included in the communication signal. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein: the data included in the communication signal includes battery level information of the receiver device; anddetermining the one or more parameters for wireless power transmission is based at least in part on the battery level information. 18. The method of claim 12, further comprising, at the wireless power transmitter: receiving, by the near-field transmitting antenna, RF energy from a different wireless power transmitter upon a metal surface of the wireless power transmitter contacting a surface of the different wireless power transmitter,wherein transmitting using the far-field transmitting antenna is performed while the near-field transmitting antenna receives the RF energy from the different wireless power transmitter, in response to determining that the receiver device is located at least the threshold distance away from the wireless power transmitter. 19. The method of claim 12, wherein: the receiver device is a first receiver device; andwhen the metal surface of the first receiver device contacts the surface of the wireless power transmitter and a second receiver device with a metal surface also contacts the surface of the wireless power transmitter, the method further comprises leaking, by the near-field transmitting antenna, the RF energy to the first and second receiver devices. 20. The method of claim 12, wherein the receiver device is configured to convert the RF energy leaked by the near-field transmitting antenna or the two or more RF power transmission waves transmitted by the far-field transmitting antenna into electrical energy for charging a battery of the receiver device or for powering the receiver device. 21. The method of claim 12, wherein the receiver device includes: a wireless power receiver with a wireless-power-receiving antenna; andan electronic device coupled with the wireless power receiver. 22. The method of claim 12, wherein: the communication signal from the receiver device further includes a request to receive wireless power from the wireless power transmitter; andthe method further comprises, at the wireless power transmitter: after receiving the request and based on the location of the receiver device, determining whether to use either the near-field transmitting antenna or the far-field transmitting antenna for wirelessly delivering power to the receiver device. 23. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors that are in communication with a wireless power transmitter, cause the wireless power transmitter to: leak, by a near-field transmitting antenna of the wireless power transmitter, radio frequency (RF) energy from a surface of the wireless power transmitter to wirelessly provide power to a receiver device upon a metal surface of the receiver device contacting the surface of the wireless power transmitter;receive, by a communications component of the wireless power transmitter, a communication signal from the receiver device that includes data indicating a location of the receiver device;determine whether the receiver device is located at least a threshold distance away from the wireless power transmitter based at least in part on the data included in the communication signal; andin response to determining that the receiver device is located at least the threshold distance away from the wireless power transmitter: transmit, by the far-field transmitting antenna, two or more RF power transmission waves over a far-field distance to the location of the receiver device to wirelessly provide power to the receiver device.
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