Wireless power transmitter and receiver
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a transmitting unit and a non-stationary receiving unit, wherein the transmitting unit includes;
a light-based transmitter to generate and transmit a power beam; and
a controller to manage transmission of the power beam by the light-based transmitter, wherein managing said transmission includes;
detecting one or more objects in a vicinity of the power beam;
determining that the one or more objects pose a risk of impeding the transmission of the power beam from the light-based transmitter to the non-stationary receiving unit; and
in response to the determination of risk, decreasing an intensity of the power beam; and
wherein the non-stationary receiving unit is remote from the light-based transmitter, and wherein the non-stationary receiving unit includes;
a light-based receiver to receive at least a portion of the power beam and to convert the received portion of the power beam into local electrical power, wherein the local electrical power is local to the non-stationary receiving unit;
a power storage system to store the local electrical power; and
a power output unit to provide the local electrical power from the power storage system to a personal electronic device when the personal electronic device is electrically coupled to the power output unit, wherein the personal electronic device is separable from the non-stationary receiving unit.
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Abstract
Embodiments are directed towards a multi-stage wireless power transmission system that includes a transmitting unit and a receiving unit. The transmitting unit transmits a power beam to the receiving unit, which converts the power beam into local electrical power and provides it to a personal electronic device without a corded connection between the receiving unit and a mains power supply. The transmitting unit includes a light-based transmitter to generate and transmit a power beam towards the receiving unit. The receiving unit includes a receiver to receive at least a portion of the power beam and to convert the received power beam into local electrical power. The receiving unit also includes a power output unit to provide the received local power to a personal electronic device when the personal electronic device, which is separable from the receiving unit, is electrically coupled to the power output unit.
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1. A system, comprising:
a transmitting unit and a non-stationary receiving unit, wherein the transmitting unit includes; a light-based transmitter to generate and transmit a power beam; and a controller to manage transmission of the power beam by the light-based transmitter, wherein managing said transmission includes; detecting one or more objects in a vicinity of the power beam; determining that the one or more objects pose a risk of impeding the transmission of the power beam from the light-based transmitter to the non-stationary receiving unit; and in response to the determination of risk, decreasing an intensity of the power beam; and wherein the non-stationary receiving unit is remote from the light-based transmitter, and wherein the non-stationary receiving unit includes; a light-based receiver to receive at least a portion of the power beam and to convert the received portion of the power beam into local electrical power, wherein the local electrical power is local to the non-stationary receiving unit; a power storage system to store the local electrical power; and a power output unit to provide the local electrical power from the power storage system to a personal electronic device when the personal electronic device is electrically coupled to the power output unit, wherein the personal electronic device is separable from the non-stationary receiving unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system, comprising:
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a light-based transmitter arranged to transmit a power beam, wherein the light-based transmitter is arranged to; detect one or more objects in a vicinity of the power beam; determine that the one or more objects pose a risk of impeding the transmission of the power beam from the light-based transmitter to at least one device arranged to receive a portion of the power beam; and in response to a determination that the one or more objects pose the risk of impeding the transmission of the power beam, decreasing an intensity of the power beam; and a non-stationary receiving unit that is independent from a connection to a mains power supply and is arranged to receive the portion of the power beam from the light-based transmitter, the non-stationary receiving unit including; a substantially planar table surface; a base to support the substantially planar table surface; a light-based receiver integrated with at least one of the substantially planar table surface and the base, the light-based receiver arranged to receive at least a portion of the power beam and to convert the received portion of the power beam into local electrical power that is local to the receiving unit; and a power output unit integrated with the substantially planar table surface to provide the local electrical power to an electronic device when the electronic device is electrically coupled to the power output unit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
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transmitting a power beam from a light-based transmitter toward a receiving unit; receiving at least a portion of the power beam at the receiving unit; converting the received portion of the power beam into local electrical power; providing the local electrical power to a personal electronic device in an absence of a corded connection between the receiving unit and a mains power supply; detecting one or more objects in a vicinity of the power beam; determining that the one or more objects pose a risk of impeding the transmission of the power beam from the light-based transmitter to the receiver and in response to the determination of risk, decreasing an intensity of the power beam at least until the one or more objects exit the vicinity of the power beam. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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Specification