Wirelessly rechargeable battery and components thereof
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1. A rechargeable battery comprising:
- a. first and second receiver coils having magnetic axes oriented transverse to one another;
b. a third receiver coil having a magnetic axis transverse to the magnetic axes of the first and second receiver coils; and
c. a cylindrical casing,wherein the third receiver coil has a magnetic axis substantially parallel to a major axis of the cylindrical casing and the first, second and third receiver coils are inside the cylindrical casing.
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Abstract
A receiver coil assembly for a wirelessly rechargeable battery including first and second transverse coils and a third coil encompassing the first and second coils. The receiver coil may be employed in a power receiver of a wirelessly rechargeable battery. Also disclosed is a wirelessly rechargeable battery having a power receiver demountable from an electrochemical cell.
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18 Claims
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1. A rechargeable battery comprising:
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a. first and second receiver coils having magnetic axes oriented transverse to one another; b. a third receiver coil having a magnetic axis transverse to the magnetic axes of the first and second receiver coils; and c. a cylindrical casing, wherein the third receiver coil has a magnetic axis substantially parallel to a major axis of the cylindrical casing and the first, second and third receiver coils are inside the cylindrical casing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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- 9. A receiver coil assembly for charging a battery including first, second and third coils having magnetic axes oriented transverse to one another, wherein the third coil exhibits greater maximum power transfer capacity than the first and second coils, and wherein the first coil has a first length, the second coil has a second length, and the third coil has a third length that is greater than the first and second lengths.
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17. A wirelessly rechargeable battery having a power receiver and an electrochemical cell, wherein the power receiver is housed within a first cylindrical battery sub-casing and the electrochemical cell is housed within a second cylindrical battery sub-casing, wherein the first and second cylindrical battery sub-casings are demountable from each other, and wherein the wirelessly rechargeable battery includes:
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a. first and second receiver coils having magnetic axes oriented transverse to one another; b. a third receiver coil having a magnetic axis transverse to the magnetic axes of the first and second receiver coils; and c. a cylindrical casing, wherein the third receiver coil has a magnetic axis substantially parallel to a major axis of the cylindrical casing and the first, second and third receiver coils are inside the cylindrical casing; wherein; the power receiver circuit is operatively connected to the first, second and third receiver coils for rectifying an alternating current received by at least one of the first, second and third receiver coils, and the electrochemical cell is operatively connected to the power receiver circuit, for receiving the rectified current.
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18. A rechargeable battery comprising:
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a. first and second receiver coils having magnetic axes oriented transverse to one another; b. a third receiver coil having a magnetic axis transverse to the magnetic axes of the first and second receiver coils; and c. a cylindrical casing having a flat base portion, wherein the third receiver coil is configured to receive energy when the battery is standing on the flat base portion and wherein the cylindrical casing encloses the first, second and third receiver coils.
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