POWER LINE E-FIELD COUPLER AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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1. An electric field (E-field) coupler device for collecting electrical power from an adjacent power line, the E-field coupler device comprising:
- a flexible stack of alternating electrically conductive layers and dielectric layers;
a power collecting circuit connected to the flexible stack to output power therefrom based upon E-field coupling from the power line to the flexible stack; and
an adjustment mechanism to adjust at least a shape of the flexible stack.
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Abstract
The power line electric field (E-field) coupler device is for collecting energy from a power line and includes a flexible stack of alternating electrically conductive layers and dielectric layers. A power collecting circuit is connected to the flexible stack to output power therefrom based upon E-field coupling from the power line to the flexible stack, and an adjustment mechanism adjusts at least a shape of the flexible stack.
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27 Claims
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1. An electric field (E-field) coupler device for collecting electrical power from an adjacent power line, the E-field coupler device comprising:
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a flexible stack of alternating electrically conductive layers and dielectric layers; a power collecting circuit connected to the flexible stack to output power therefrom based upon E-field coupling from the power line to the flexible stack; and an adjustment mechanism to adjust at least a shape of the flexible stack. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A power line access vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle body; and an electric field (E-field) coupler device carried by the vehicle body for collecting electrical power from an adjacent power line, the E-field coupler device including a flexible stack of alternating electrically conductive layers and dielectric layers, a power collecting circuit connected to the flexible stack to output power therefrom based upon E-field coupling from the power line to the flexible stack, and an adjustment mechanism to adjust at least a shape of the flexible stack. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of collecting energy from a power line comprising:
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providing a flexible stack of alternating electrically conductive layers and dielectric layers; using a power collecting circuit connected to the flexible stack to output power therefrom based upon E-field coupling from the power line to the flexible stack; and adjusting at least a shape of the flexible stack. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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