WIRELESS NON-RADIATIVE ENERGY TRANSFER
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Abstract
The electromagnetic energy transfer device includes a first resonator structure receiving energy from an external power supply. The first resonator structure has a first Q-factor. A second resonator structure is positioned distal from the first resonator structure, and supplies useful working power to an external load. The second resonator structure has a second Q-factor. The distance between the two resonators can be larger than the characteristic size of each resonator. Non-radiative energy transfer between the first resonator structure and the second resonator structure is mediated through coupling of their resonant-field evanescent tails.
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57 Claims
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22. A method, comprising:
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inducing power into a near field magnetic field of a first high-Q resonator; operating the first high-Q resonator along with a second high-Q resonator to couple power magnetically to the second high-Q resonator that has at least one characteristic that is matched to a characteristic of the first high-Q resonator; and tuning at least one of said resonators to improve matching there between. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A wireless power source, comprising:
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a power supply, that produces power to be transmitted wirelessly via a magnetic near-field of a source high-Q resonator; and an inductive loop resonator part having at least one capacitive part connected to the inductive loop part, wherein the capacitive part is sized such as to adequately store the energy in an electric field of the source high-Q resonator. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A wireless power device, comprising:
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a high-Q resonator with an inductive loop part, having at least one capacitive part connected to the inductive loop part, wherein said capacitive part is sized such as to adequately store the energy in an electric field of the high-Q resonator; and an external load, coupled to receive power from the high-Q resonator that has been transmitted wirelessly via a magnetic near-field. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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32. A wireless power source, comprising:
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a power source connection, that receives energy to be transmitted wirelessly via a magnetic field; a first conducting loop part electrically connected to receive said energy; and a second conducting loop part electrically disconnected from said first conducting loop part and from said power source connection, and operating to transfer said energy via a magnetic field.
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33. A method, comprising;
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transmitting power from a source high-Q resonator to a device high-Q resonator; automatically detecting a detuning event that detunes a relationship between said source high-Q resonator and device high-Q resonator; and responsive to said detecting, automatically taking an action to change a characteristic of said transmitting.
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34. A wireless power source, comprising:
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a power source connection, that receives energy to be transmitted wirelessly via a magnetic field, wherein at least one resonator part is formed of at least a single loop of conductive material; and a capacitor part, having a value to match an L and C value of the source high-Q resonator to a frequency of the wireless power source.
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35. A method comprising:
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using a magnetic field to transmit power from a source high-Q resonator to a device high-Q resonator, wherein each of said high-Q resonators has a Q value for a specified frequency, greater than 1000; and tuning said high-Q resonators to maintain resonance at said specified frequency.
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36. A method comprising:
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forming a magnetic near-field with energy therein using a source high-Q resonator with a Q value greater than 1000; extracting energy from the near-field of the source high-Q resonator, at a device high-Q resonator location that is unconnected to said source high-Q resonator by any wires; and using said energy in an electronic device that is unconnected to said source high-Q resonator by any wires. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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38. An apparatus comprising:
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a device high-Q resonator, operative to extract energy from a magnetic field at a device high-Q resonator location that is unconnected to any source high-Q resonator by any wires; and a power system, using said energy in an electronic device that is unconnected to said source high-Q resonator by any wires. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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40. A method, comprising:
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inducing power into a near field magnetic field of a first resonator; operating the first resonator along with a second resonator to couple power magnetically over a mid-range distance to the second resonator that has at least one characteristic that is matched to a characteristic of the first resonator; and tuning at least one of said resonators to improve matching there between. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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42. A wireless power source, comprising:
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a power supply that produces power to be transferred wirelessly over a mid-range distance via a magnetic near-field of a source resonator; and an inductive loop resonator part having at least one capacitive part connected to the inductive loop part, wherein the capacitive part is sized such as to adequately store the energy in an electric field of the source resonator. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45)
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46. A wireless power device, comprising:
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a resonator with an inductive loop part, having at least one capacitive part connected to the inductive loop part, wherein said capacitive part is sized such as to adequately store the energy in an electric field of the resonator; and an external load, coupled to receive power from the resonator that has been transferred wirelessly over a mid-range distance via a magnetic near-field. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49)
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50. A wireless power source, comprising:
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a power source connection, that receives energy to be transferred wirelessly over a mid-range distance via a magnetic field; a first conducting loop part electrically connected to receive said energy; and a second conducting loop part electrically disconnected from said first conducting loop part and from said power source connection, and operating to transfer said energy via a magnetic field.
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51. A method, comprising;
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transferring power over a mid-range distance from a source resonator to a device resonator; automatically detecting a detuning event that detunes a relationship between said source resonator and device resonator; and responsive to said detecting, automatically taking an action to change a characteristic of said transferring.
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52. A wireless power source, comprising:
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a power source connection that receives energy to be transmitted wirelessly over a mid-range distance via a magnetic field; at least one resonator part formed of at least a single loop of conductive material; and a capacitor part having a value to match an L and C value of the source resonator to a frequency of the wireless power source.
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53. A method comprising:
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using a magnetic field to transmit power from a source resonator to a device resonator, wherein each of said resonators has a Q value for a specified frequency greater than 1000; and tuning said resonators to maintain resonance at said specified frequency.
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54. A method comprising:
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forming a magnetic near-field with energy therein using a source resonator with a Q value greater than 1000; extracting energy from the near-field of the source resonator at a device resonator location that is unconnected to said source resonator by any wires; and using said energy in an electronic device that is unconnected to said source resonator by any wires. - View Dependent Claims (55)
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56. An apparatus comprising:
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a device resonator operative to extract energy from a magnetic field at a device resonator location that is separated by a mid-range distance and unconnected to any source resonator by any wires; and a power system using said energy in an electronic device that is unconnected to said source resonator by any wires. - View Dependent Claims (57)
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