Apparatus for powering a communication device and methods thereof
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1. A waveguide system, comprising:
- a guided wave generation circuit that facilitates generation of electromagnetic waves that propagate along an outer surface of a physical transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the electromagnetic waves at least partially surround the physical transmission medium, and wherein the physical transmission medium further conducts a first power signal and a second power signal; and
a power management system that facilitates delivery of power to the guided wave generation circuit by obtaining energy from the first power signal which has a first operating frequency that differs from a second operating frequency of the second power signal.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a waveguide system for transmitting first electromagnetic waves via a coupler located in proximity to a transmission medium to generate second electromagnetic waves that propagate on an outer surface of the transmission medium, the transmission medium further providing a first power signal having a first operating frequency and a second power signal having a second operating frequency that differs from the first operating frequency. The waveguide system can further obtain energy from the first power signal for powering the waveguide system. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A waveguide system, comprising:
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a guided wave generation circuit that facilitates generation of electromagnetic waves that propagate along an outer surface of a physical transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the electromagnetic waves at least partially surround the physical transmission medium, and wherein the physical transmission medium further conducts a first power signal and a second power signal; and a power management system that facilitates delivery of power to the guided wave generation circuit by obtaining energy from the first power signal which has a first operating frequency that differs from a second operating frequency of the second power signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A waveguide system, comprising:
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a wave-generation circuit that facilitates generation of electromagnetic waves that propagate along an outer surface of a physical transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the electromagnetic waves at least partially surround the physical transmission medium, and wherein the physical transmission medium further conducts a first power signal and a second power signal; and a power management system that facilitates delivery of power to the wave-generation circuit by obtaining energy from a second power line having a lower voltage than a first power line. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system, comprising:
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a circuit that facilitates generation of communication signals that propagate along a physical transmission medium, wherein the physical transmission medium further conducts a first power signal and a second power signal, wherein the circuit facilitates generation of electromagnetic waves that propagate along an outer surface of the physical transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein the electromagnetic waves at least partially surround the physical transmission medium; and a power management system that facilitates delivery of power to the circuit by obtaining energy from the first power signal which has a first operating frequency that differs from a second operating frequency of the second power signal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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