Systems and methods for identifying receiver locations using sensor technologies
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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
H02J-007/02
H04N-005/63
H02J-005/00
H04B-005/00
출원번호
US-0860843
(2015-09-22)
등록번호
US-10128686
(2018-11-13)
발명자
/ 주소
Leabman, Michael A.
출원인 / 주소
Energous Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
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초록▼
An example method disclosed herein includes: acquiring, by at least one sensor in communication with a transmitter, data indicating a location of an electrical apparatus within a transmission field of the transmitter. The transmitter is in communication with a mapping memory that stores information
An example method disclosed herein includes: acquiring, by at least one sensor in communication with a transmitter, data indicating a location of an electrical apparatus within a transmission field of the transmitter. The transmitter is in communication with a mapping memory that stores information that identifies a set of receivers that has each been designated to receive power waves from the transmitter. The method also includes: determining, by the transmitter, using the mapping memory and the data indicating the location of the electrical apparatus, whether the electrical apparatus is a respective receiver of the set of receivers. The method further includes: transmitting, by the transmitter, power waves to the electrical apparatus upon determining that the electrical apparatus is the respective receiver, wherein the power waves are transmitted to converge in a three dimensional space to form one or more pockets of energy at the location associated with the electrical apparatus.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for wireless power transmission comprising: acquiring, by at least one sensor in communication with a transmitter, data indicating a location of an electrical apparatus within a transmission field of the transmitter, wherein: the transmitter is in communication with a mapping memory, and
1. A method for wireless power transmission comprising: acquiring, by at least one sensor in communication with a transmitter, data indicating a location of an electrical apparatus within a transmission field of the transmitter, wherein: the transmitter is in communication with a mapping memory, andthe mapping memory stores information that identifies a set of receivers that has each been designated to receive power waves from the transmitter;determining, by the transmitter, using the information stored in the mapping memory and the data indicating the location of the electrical apparatus, whether the electrical apparatus is a respective receiver of the set of receivers that has been designated to receive power from the transmitter; andtransmitting, by the transmitter, power waves to the electrical apparatus upon determining that the electrical apparatus is the respective receiver of the set of receivers that has been designated to receive power from the transmitter, wherein the power waves are transmitted to converge in a three dimensional space to form one or more pockets of energy at the location associated with the electrical apparatus. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein: the power waves are RF waves that form the one or more pockets of energy in the form of constructive interference patterns of the RF waves, anda receiving antenna of the respective receiver is configured to intercept the one or more pockets of energy. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the respective receiver is configured to: rectify the RF waves in the one or more pockets of energy; andconvert the rectified RF waves into a constant DC voltage to charge or power an electronic device that is coupled with the respective receiver, and further wherein the electrical apparatus comprises the respective receiver and the electronic device. 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising acquiring, by the at least one sensor, data indicating at least one non-location attribute of the electrical apparatus. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the electrical apparatus is a respective receiver of the set of receivers that has been designated to receive power from the transmitter further comprises determining one or more of: level of power usage of the respective receiver, duration of power usage of the respective receiver, power schedule of the respective receiver, and authentication credentials of the respective receiver. 6. A transmitter for wireless power transmission comprising: at least two antennas;a controller configured to control power waves broadcast by the transmitter through the at least two antennas, the power waves transmitted to converge in a three dimensional space to form one or more pockets of energy, wherein the controller is in communication with a mapping memory configured to store information that identifies a set of receivers that has each been designated to receive power waves from the transmitter; andat least one sensor configured to sense the location of an electrical apparatus within a transmission field of the transmitter and communicate to the controller data indicating the location of the electrical apparatus; wherein:the controller is further configured to determine, using the information stored in the mapping memory and the data indicating the location of the electrical apparatus, whether the electrical apparatus is a respective receiver of the set of receivers that has been designated to receive power from the transmitter; andthe transmitter is configured to transmit, through the at least two antennas, power waves to the electrical apparatus upon determining that the electrical apparatus is the respective receiver of the set of receivers that has been designated to receive power from the transmitter. 7. The transmitter of claim 6, wherein: the power waves are RF waves that form the one or more pockets of energy in the form of constructive interference patterns of the RF waves; andwherein the respective receiver is configured to intercept the one or more pockets of energy. 8. The transmitter of claim 7, wherein the respective receiver is coupled with an electronic device, the respective receiver and the electronic device comprising the electrical apparatus, and the respective receiver is further configured to: rectify the RF waves in the one or more pockets of energy; andconvert the rectified RF waves into a constant DC voltage to charge or power the electronic device. 9. The transmitter of claim 7, wherein a tagging device is in communication with the controller, wherein: the tagging device includes a graphical user interface;the tagging device is configured to transmit to the mapping memory the information that identifies a set of receivers that has each been designated to receive power from the transmitter; andthe tagging device is further configured to display, via the graphical user interface, the information that identifies a set of receivers that has each been designated to receive power from the transmitter. 10. The transmitter of claim 6, further comprising a transmitter housing containing the at least two antennas, wherein: the at least one sensor comprises a first sensor located at a first position on the transmitter housing and a second sensor located at a second position on the transmitter housing separated from the first position; andthe data indicating the location of the electrical apparatus comprises stereoscopic information concerning the electrical apparatus acquired by the first sensor and by the second sensor. 11. The transmitter of claim 6, wherein the at least one sensor is selected from the group consisting of: a passive sensor, an active sensor, a smart sensor, an infrared sensor, a pyro-electric sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a laser sensor, an optical sensor, a Doppler sensor, an accelerometer, a microwave sensor, a millimeter sensor, a resonant LC sensor, an RF standing wave sensor, and a power sensor. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the information stored in the mapping memory is provided to the transmitter by a tagging device. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor is selected from the group consisting of: a passive sensor, an active sensor, a smart sensor, an infrared sensor, a pyro-electric sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a laser sensor, an optical sensor, a Doppler sensor, an accelerometer, a microwave sensor, a millimeter sensor, a resonant LC sensor, an RF standing wave sensor, and a power sensor. 14. The transmitter of claim 9, wherein the controller is further configured to: receive, from the tagging device, the information that identifies a set of receivers that has each been designated to receive power from the transmitter, wherein the tagging device provides the information to the controller based on user input provided at the tagging device; andupdate the mapping memory in response to receiving the information. 15. The transmitter of claim 9, wherein: the mapping memory also includes information identifying areas to be excluded from the receipt of wireless power, andthe controller is further configured to, before transmitting the power waves to the electrical apparatus, determine that the location of the electrical apparatus is not within one of the areas to be excluded from the receipt of wireless power. 16. The method of claim 12, wherein each receiver that has been designated to receive power from the transmitter is designated by the tagging device, based on user input provided at the tagging device. 17. The method of claim 12, further comprising: receiving, by the transmitter and from the tagging device, the information that identifies the set of receivers that has each been designated to receive power from the transmitter; andupdating, by the transmitter, the mapping memory based on the information received from the tagging device. 18. The method of claim 1, wherein: the mapping memory also includes information identifying areas to be excluded from the receipt of wireless power, andthe method further comprises, before transmitting the power waves to the electrical apparatus, determining that the location of the electrical apparatus is not within one of the areas to be excluded from the receipt of wireless power.
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