Systems, methods, and devices for using a battery as a antenna for receiving wirelessly delivered power from radio frequency power waves
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H02J-050/00
H02J-050/27
H02J-007/02
H02J-007/00
출원번호
US-0952097
(2018-04-12)
등록번호
US-10122219
(2018-11-06)
발명자
/ 주소
Hosseini, Alister
Leabman, Michael A.
출원인 / 주소
Energous Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
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초록▼
Systems, methods, and devices for using an existing components of a battery as an antenna for receiving wirelessly delivered power from radio frequency power waves are provided. A wireless power receiver includes a first connection with a battery. The first connection is configured to receive an alt
Systems, methods, and devices for using an existing components of a battery as an antenna for receiving wirelessly delivered power from radio frequency power waves are provided. A wireless power receiver includes a first connection with a battery. The first connection is configured to receive an alternating current that is generated by reception of wirelessly delivered radio frequency (RF) power signals. The RF power signals are received by at least a part of the battery that is acting as an antenna. The wireless power receiver further includes power conversion circuitry that is electrically coupled to the first connection with the battery. The power conversion circuitry is configured to convert the alternating current into a direct current (DC) voltage that is used to charge the battery.
대표청구항▼
1. A wireless power receiver configured to receive wirelessly delivered power, the wireless power receiver comprising: at least one battery having at least two battery terminals including a battery positive terminal and a battery negative terminal, and at least a part of the battery is configured to
1. A wireless power receiver configured to receive wirelessly delivered power, the wireless power receiver comprising: at least one battery having at least two battery terminals including a battery positive terminal and a battery negative terminal, and at least a part of the battery is configured to act as an antenna that wirelessly receives radio frequency (RF) power signals;power conversion circuitry having at least one connector electrically coupled to at least one of the at least two battery terminals, wherein the power conversion circuitry is configured to convert an alternating current (AC) generated by reception of the RF power signals received at the at least one battery into a direct current (DC) voltage; andcharging circuitry having at least two charging circuit terminals, including a charging circuit positive terminal electrically coupled to the battery positive terminal via a first inductor, and a charging circuit negative terminal electrically coupled to the battery negative terminal via a second inductor, wherein: the first inductor and the second inductor are configured to block the alternating current from being received by the charging circuitry,the charging circuitry is electrically coupled to the power conversion circuitry, andthe charging circuitry is configured to (i) receive the DC voltage from the power conversion circuitry and (ii) charge the at least one battery using the DC voltage. 2. The wireless power receiver of claim 1, wherein the at least one connector of the power conversion circuitry comprises: a power conversion circuitry first terminal electrically coupled with the battery positive terminal via a first electrical connection; anda power conversion circuitry second terminal electrically coupled with the battery negative terminal via a second electrical connection. 3. The wireless power receiver of claim 2, wherein: the charging circuitry drains an additional DC voltage from the at least one battery and provides the additional DC voltage to an electronic device in which the wireless power receiver is embedded,the first electrical connection includes a first capacitor;the second electrical connection includes a second capacitor, andthe first and the second capacitors are configured to prevent the additional DC voltage from being received by the power conversion circuitry. 4. The wireless power receiver of claim 3, wherein the charging circuitry is further configured to: measure a charge state of the at least one battery; andbased on the charge state of the at least one battery, determine an amount of the DC voltage to provide to the battery during the charging of the battery using the DC voltage. 5. The wireless power receiver of claim 4, further comprising: impedance matching circuitry coupled between the power conversion circuitry and the first and the second capacitors,wherein the impedance matching circuitry is configured to adjust, in accordance with a determination that the charge state of the at least one battery indicates that the battery is substantially full, an impedance of the impedance matching circuitry to substantially block flow of the alternating current to the power conversion circuitry. 6. The wireless power receiver of claim 5, wherein, while the charge state of the battery indicates that the at least one battery is not substantially full, the impedance matching circuitry is further configured to dynamically adjust the impedance of the impedance matching circuitry to match an impedance of the at least one battery to ensure that the alternating current flows to the power conversion circuitry. 7. The wireless power receiver of claim 1, wherein: the charging circuitry drains an additional DC voltage from the at least one battery and provides the additional DC voltage to an electronic device in which the wireless power receiver is embedded;the at least one connector of the power conversion circuitry comprises a power conversion circuitry terminal electrically coupled via an electrical connection with one of: (i) the battery positive terminal and (ii) the battery negative terminal; andthe electrical connection includes a capacitor configured to prevent the additional DC voltage from being received by the power conversion circuitry. 8. The wireless power receiver of claim 7, further comprising: impedance matching circuitry coupled between the power conversion circuitry and the capacitor,wherein the charging circuitry is further configured to: measure a charge state of the at least one battery; andbased on the charge state of the at least one battery, determine an amount of the DC voltage to provide to the battery during the charging of the at least one battery using the DC voltage; andthe impedance matching circuitry is configured to adjust, in accordance with a determination that the charge state of the at least one battery is substantially full, an impedance of the impedance matching circuitry to substantially block transfer of the alternating current to the power conversion circuitry. 9. The wireless power receiver of claim 1, wherein the electronic device further includes a communication radio that operates on a first frequency band that is distinct from a second frequency band at which the RF power signals are received by the wireless power receiver. 10. The wireless power receiver of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is (i) an item-finding device that is configured to indicate a location of an associated item to a user, or (ii) a home automation remote that is configured to control features of a user's home. 11. The wireless power receiver of claim 1, wherein the part of the battery that is acting as the antenna comprises at least one of the at least two battery terminals and/or a housing of the at least one battery. 12. A wireless power receiver, comprising: a first connection with a battery, wherein the first connection is configured to receive an alternating current that is generated by reception of wirelessly delivered radio frequency (RF) power signals, and the RF power signals are received by at least a part of the battery that is acting as an antenna; andpower conversion circuitry that is electrically coupled to the first connection with the battery, wherein the power conversion circuitry is configured to convert the alternating current into a direct current (DC) voltage that is used to charge the battery. 13. The wireless power receiver of claim 12, further comprising: a second connection, distinct from the first connection, between the power conversion circuitry and charging circuitry, wherein the charging circuitry is electrically coupled with the battery via a third connection, distinct from the first and second connections,wherein: the third connection includes at least one inductor that is configured to block the alternating current from being received by the charging circuitry, andthe charging circuitry is configured to: receive, via the second connection, the DC voltage; anduse the third connection to charge the battery using the DC voltage. 14. The wireless power receiver of claim 13, further comprising: impedance matching circuitry coupled between the power conversion circuitry and the battery, the impedance matching circuitry configured to adjust, in accordance with a determination that a charge state of the battery indicates that the battery is substantially full, an impedance of the impedance matching circuitry to substantially block flow of the alternating current to the power conversion circuitry. 15. The wireless power receiver of claim 14, wherein the charge state of the battery is determined by the charging circuitry. 16. The wireless power receiver of claim 14, further comprising: at least one capacitor that is situated between the impedance matching circuitry and the battery,wherein: the charging circuitry drains an additional DC voltage from the battery to provide power to an electronic device; andthe at least one capacitor is configured to substantially prevent the additional DC voltage from flowing to the power conversion circuitry. 17. The wireless power receiver of claim 16, wherein the wireless power receiver is embedded in the electronic device. 18. The wireless power receiver of claim 12, wherein the part of the battery that is acting as the antenna comprises at least one terminal of the battery and/or a housing of the battery. 19. An electronic device that includes a wireless power receiver, the electronic device comprising: a battery that is configured to provide power to the electronic device; anda wireless power receiver embedded in the electronic device, wherein the wireless power receiver includes: a first connection with a battery, wherein the first connection is configured to receive an alternating current that is generated by reception of wirelessly delivered radio frequency (RF) power signals, and the RF power signals are received by at least a part of the battery that is acting as an antenna; andpower conversion circuitry that is electrically coupled to the first connection with the battery, wherein the power conversion circuitry is configured to convert the alternating current into a direct current (DC) voltage that is used to charge the battery. 20. The electronic device of claim 19, further comprising: charging circuitry that is electrically coupled with the battery;wherein the wireless power receiver also includes: a second connection, distinct from the first connection, between the power conversion circuitry and the charging circuitry, wherein the charging circuitry is electrically coupled with the battery via a third connection, distinct from the first and second connections,the third connection includes at least one inductor that is configured to block the alternating current from being received by the charging circuitry, andthe charging circuitry is configured to: receive, via the second connection, the DC voltage; anduse the third connection to charge the battery using the DC voltage.
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