WIRELESS POWER BRIDGE
First Claim
1. A method, comprisinglocating a source high-Q resonator on one side of a solid object, where the solid object is an object from the group consisting of a solid non-conducting wall, or a solid non-conducting window;
- locating a receiving high-Q resonator on the other side of the solid object;
aligning a first position of the source resonator with a second position of the receiving resonator; and
using the source resonator to create a magnetic field, and using the receiving resonator to receive the magnetic field, and to produce an output that includes power based on said receiving the magnetic field.
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Abstract
Described herein are embodiments of forming a wireless power transfer system which include locating a source high-Q resonator on one side of a solid object, where the solid object may be an object from the group consisting of a solid non-conducting wall, or a solid non-conducting window, locating a receiving high-Q resonator on the other side of the solid object, aligning a first position of the source resonator with a second position of the receiving resonator, and using the source resonator to create a magnetic field, and using the receiving resonator to receive the magnetic field, and to produce an output that includes power based on said receiving the magnetic field.
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50 Claims
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1. A method, comprising
locating a source high-Q resonator on one side of a solid object, where the solid object is an object from the group consisting of a solid non-conducting wall, or a solid non-conducting window; -
locating a receiving high-Q resonator on the other side of the solid object; aligning a first position of the source resonator with a second position of the receiving resonator; and using the source resonator to create a magnetic field, and using the receiving resonator to receive the magnetic field, and to produce an output that includes power based on said receiving the magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 17)
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12. A system, comprising:
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a source high-Q resonator, optimized for generating an AC magnetic field which stores energy in its near field; a transmitting circuit, coupled to said source resonator, and operative to receive power from an AC connection, and produces an output power which is coupled to said source resonator and drives said source resonator in a substantially resonant state; a receiving high-Q resonator optimized for receiving power from said AC magnetic field generated by said source resonator across a substantially solid object which is one of a solid non-conducting wall or non-conducting window; and a receiving circuit, coupled to receive power that has been received by said receiving resonator, and to produce an output power based on said receiving by said receiving resonator. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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18. A wireless power bridge, comprising:
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a transmitting unit receiving an AC power, and carrying out an AC to AC power conversion, and including an inductive loop, and; a resonant source high-Q resonator unit, separate from the transmitting unit and coupled to the transmitting unit, said source resonator unit composed of at least one wire loop and a principle capacitor as needed to achieve substantial resonance; said transmitting unit including a resonator tuning circuit to tune to a resonance frequency of the source resonator; a resonant receiving high-Q resonator unit, composed of at least one wire loop and another principle capacitor to achieve substantial resonance; a receiving unit, separate from said receiving resonator unit, and accommodating a power conversion and, having a resonator tuning and matching circuit to tune a resonance frequency of the receiving resonator and to match said receive power conversion to a source impedance of said receiving resonator. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method, comprising:
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applying power from an AC outlet to a first high-Q resonator on a first side of a solid object, where the solid object is an object from the group consisting of a non-conducting solid wall, or a non-conducting solid window; generating a magnetic signal at said first resonator; receiving said magnetic signal on the second side of the solid object; and creating a power output on the second side of the solid object, in a second high-Q resonator, based on the generated magnetic signal. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A method, comprising:
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locating a source high-Q resonator on one side of a solid object; locating a receiving high-Q resonator on the other side of the solid object; aligning a first position of the source resonator with a second position of the receiving resonator; and using the source resonator to create a magnetic field, and using the receiving resonator to receive the magnetic field, and to produce an output that includes power based on said receiving the magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method, comprising:
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applying power from an AC outlet to a first high-Q resonator on a first side of a solid object, where the solid object is an object from the group consisting of a non-conducting solid wall, or a non-conducting solid window; generating a magnetic signal at said first resonator; receiving said magnetic signal on the second side of the solid object; and creating a power output on the second side of the solid object, in a second high-Q resonator, based on the generated magnetic signal. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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41. A system, comprising;
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a source high-Q resonator, optimized for generating an AC magnetic field which stores energy in its near field; a transmitting circuit, coupled to said source resonator, and operative to receive power from an AC connection, and produces an output power which is coupled to said source resonator and drives said source resonator in a substantially resonant state to create AC power wirelessly in a receiving high-Q resonator optimized for receiving power from said AC magnetic field that has a receiving circuit, coupled to receive power that has been received by said receiving resonator, and to produce an output AC power based on said receiving by said receiving resonator.
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42. A system, comprising:
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a source high-Q resonator, optimized for generating an AC magnetic field which stores energy in its near field; a transmitting circuit, coupled to said source resonator, and operative to receive power from an AC connection, and produces an output power which is coupled to said source resonator and drives said source resonator in a substantially resonant state to create DC power wirelessly in a receiving high-Q resonator optimized for receiving power from said AC magnetic field that has a receiving circuit, coupled to receive power that has been received by said receiving resonator, and to produce an output DC power based on said receiving by said receiving resonator.
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43. A system, comprising:
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a source high-Q resonator, optimized for generating an AC magnetic field which stores energy in its near field; a transmitting circuit, coupled to said source resonator, and operative to receive power from a DC connection, and produces an output power which is coupled to said source resonator and drives said source resonator in a substantially resonant state to create AC power wirelessly in a receiving high-Q resonator optimized for receiving power from said AC magnetic field that has a receiving circuit, coupled to receive power that has been received by said receiving resonator, and to produce an output AC power based on said receiving by said receiving resonator.
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44. A system, comprising:
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a source high-Q resonator, optimized for generating an AC magnetic field which stores energy in its near field; a transmitting circuit, coupled to said source resonator, and operative to receive power from a DC connection, and produces an output power which is coupled to said source resonator and drives said source resonator in a substantially resonant state to create DC power wirelessly in a receiving high-Q resonator optimized for receiving power from said AC magnetic field that has a receiving circuit, coupled to receive power that has been received by said receiving resonator, and to produce an output DC power based on said receiving by said receiving resonator. - View Dependent Claims (45, 50)
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46. A system, comprising:
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a receiving high-Q resonator optimized for receiving power from an AC magnetic field generated by a remote source high-Q resonator that has been created from an AC connection, said receiving resonator adapted for mounting adjacent a solid object, with said solid object between said receiving resonator and said source resonator; and a receiving circuit, coupled to receive power that has been received by said receiving resonator, and to produce an output AC power based on said receiving by said receiving resonator.
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47. A system, comprising:
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a receiving high-Q resonator optimized for receiving power from an AC magnetic field generated by a remote source high-Q resonator that has been created from an DC connection, said receiving resonator adapted for mounting adjacent a solid object, with said solid object between said receiving resonator and said source resonator; and a receiving circuit, coupled to receive power that has been received by said receiving resonator, and to produce an output AC power based on said receiving by said receiving resonator.
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48. A system, comprising:
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a receiving high-Q resonator optimized for receiving power from an AC magnetic field generated by a remote source high-Q resonator that has been created from an AC connection, said receiving resonator adapted for mounting adjacent a solid object, with said solid object between said receiving resonator and said source resonator; and a receiving circuit, coupled to receive power that has been received by said receiving resonator, and to produce an output DC power based on said receiving by said receiving resonator.
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49. A system, comprising:
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a receiving high-Q resonator optimized for receiving power from an AC magnetic field generated by a remote source high-Q resonator that has been created from a DC connection, said receiving resonator adapted for mounting adjacent a solid object, with said solid object between said receiving resonator and said source resonator; and a receiving circuit, coupled to receive power that has been received by said receiving resonator, and to produce an output DC power based on said receiving by said receiving resonator.
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