System, apparatus and method for facilitating wireless charging of one or more battery-powered devices
First Claim
1. A wireless charging system, comprising:
- a charging device comprising multiple first charging coils, wherein at least one first charging coil is positioned at a predefined extended distance from at least one other first charging coil,wherein the at least one first charging coil and the at least one other first charging coil are magnetically coupled coils having a high quality factor and are resonated at same resonant frequency, andwherein multiple cycles of resonance is implemented between the at least one first charging coil and the at least one other first charging coil to continuously emit magnetic flux generated by the at least one first charging coil to the at least one other first charging coil in response to power supplied to the at least one first charging coil; and
multiple battery-powered devices embedded within the charging device, wherein a battery cell of each of the multiple battery-powered devices comprises a second charging coil,wherein the continuous magnetic flux emitted based upon a multiple resonant coupling formed between the at least one first charging coil and the at least one other first charging coil via the multiple cycles of resonance leads to back and forth transfer of energy between the at least one first charging coil and the at least one other first charging coil;
wherein the back and forth transfer of energy induces an electric current within the multiple battery-powered devices;
wherein the electric current induced is utilized for simultaneously charging the battery cell of each of the multiple battery-powered devices;
wherein one of the multiple first charging coils comprises a controller and an oscillating control unit;
wherein the oscillating control unit of the one of the multiple first charging coils ensures that magnetic flux generated by the one of the multiple first charging coils oscillates with the same resonant frequency; and
wherein the controller is configured to continuously monitor the status of the resonant coupling between the one of the multiple first charging coil and the second charging coil.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system, apparatus and method for facilitating wireless charging of one or more battery-powered devices. In accordance with the aspects of the system, apparatus and method, one or more first charging coils present in a charging device may generate and emit magnetic flux in response to power supplied to the charging device. Further, a battery cell of one or more battery-powered devices, embedded within the charging device, may include a second charging coil. The second charging coil may receive the magnetic flux emitted based upon a resonant coupling formed between the one or more first charging coils and the second charging coil. The magnetic flux received may induce an electric current within the one or more battery-powered devices. The electric current induced may be utilized for simultaneously charging the battery cell of the one or more battery-powered devices.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless charging system, comprising:
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a charging device comprising multiple first charging coils, wherein at least one first charging coil is positioned at a predefined extended distance from at least one other first charging coil, wherein the at least one first charging coil and the at least one other first charging coil are magnetically coupled coils having a high quality factor and are resonated at same resonant frequency, and wherein multiple cycles of resonance is implemented between the at least one first charging coil and the at least one other first charging coil to continuously emit magnetic flux generated by the at least one first charging coil to the at least one other first charging coil in response to power supplied to the at least one first charging coil; and multiple battery-powered devices embedded within the charging device, wherein a battery cell of each of the multiple battery-powered devices comprises a second charging coil, wherein the continuous magnetic flux emitted based upon a multiple resonant coupling formed between the at least one first charging coil and the at least one other first charging coil via the multiple cycles of resonance leads to back and forth transfer of energy between the at least one first charging coil and the at least one other first charging coil; wherein the back and forth transfer of energy induces an electric current within the multiple battery-powered devices; wherein the electric current induced is utilized for simultaneously charging the battery cell of each of the multiple battery-powered devices; wherein one of the multiple first charging coils comprises a controller and an oscillating control unit; wherein the oscillating control unit of the one of the multiple first charging coils ensures that magnetic flux generated by the one of the multiple first charging coils oscillates with the same resonant frequency; and wherein the controller is configured to continuously monitor the status of the resonant coupling between the one of the multiple first charging coil and the second charging coil. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for facilitating wireless charging of multiple battery-powered devices, the method comprising:
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providing a wireless system comprising a charging device embedded with multiple battery-powered devices, wherein the charging device comprises multiple first charging coils, wherein at least one first charging coil is positioned at a predefined extended distance from at least one other first charging coil, and wherein the multiple battery-powered devices comprise a second charging coil, wherein the at least one first charging coil and the at least one other first charging coil are magnetically coupled coils having a high quality factor and are resonated at same resonant frequency; continuously emitting magnetic flux generated by the at least one first charging coil to the at least one other first charging coil by implementing multiple cycles of resonance, wherein the continuous emission of the magnetic flux leads to back and forth transfer of energy between the at least one first charging coil and the at least one other first charging coil in response to power supplied to the at least one first charging coil; and inducing, by the back and forth transfer of energy between the at least one first charging coil and the at least one other first charging coil, an electric current within the multiple battery-powered devices, wherein the electric current induced is utilized for simultaneously charging a battery cell of each of the multiple battery-powered devices; wherein one of the multiple first charging coils comprises a controller and an oscillating control unit; wherein the oscillating control unit of the one of the multiple first charging coils ensures that magnetic flux generated by the one of the multiple first charging coils oscillates with the same resonant frequency; and wherein the controller is configured to continuously monitor the status of the resonant coupling between the one of the multiple first charging coil and the second charging coil. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A wireless charging apparatus, comprising:
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a charging device accommodating multiple battery-powered devices, wherein the charging device further comprises multiple first charging coils, wherein the at least one first charging coil is positioned at a predefined extended distance from the at least one other first charging coil, wherein the at least one first charging coil and the at least one other first charging coil are magnetically coupled coils having a high quality factor and are resonated at same resonant frequency, and wherein multiple cycles of resonance is implemented between the at least one first charging coil and the at least one other first charging coil to continuously emit magnetic flux generated by the at least one first charging coil and received by the at least one other first charging coil, the multiple battery-powered devices embedded within the charging device, wherein a battery cell of each of the multiple battery-powered devices comprises a second charging coil, wherein the continuous magnetic flux emitted based upon a multiple resonant coupling formed between the at least one first charging coil and the at least one other first charging coil via the multiple cycles of resonance leads to back and forth transfer of energy between the at least one first charging coil and the at least one other first charging coil in response to power supplied to the at least one first charging coil, wherein the back and forth transfer of energy induces an electric current within the multiple battery-powered devices; wherein the electric current induced is utilized for charging the battery cell of each of the multiple battery-powered devices; wherein the charging device further comprises a display interface for indicating the status of the charging of the battery cell of each of the multiple battery-powered devices; and a power source for supplying the power to the charging device and the display interface, wherein the power source is further connected to the charging device via a wired connection, wherein one of the multiple first charging coils comprises a controller and an oscillating control unit; wherein the oscillating control unit of the one of the multiple first charging coils ensures that magnetic flux generated by the one of the multiple first charging coils oscillates with the same resonant frequency; and wherein the controller is configured to continuously monitor the status of the resonant coupling between the one of the multiple first charging coil and the second charging coil. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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