Solar Powered Charging Of An Electronic Device
First Claim
1. A method for solar powered charging of an electronic device, comprising:
- providing a plurality of photovoltaic cells on one of an orbiting space station and a satellite in a geostationary orbit;
converting solar energy incident on said photovoltaic cells to direct current electrical power, wherein said direct current electrical power is directed to a plurality of energy generators residing on one of said orbiting space station and said satellite in said geostationary orbit;
converting said direct current electrical power to generate energy waves by said energy generators, wherein said energy waves are directed to a space transmitter residing on one of said orbiting space station and said satellite in said geostationary orbit;
relaying said energy waves by said space transmitter to one or more earth stations positioned at predetermined locations on an earth surface;
transmitting said relayed energy waves by one of said one or more earth stations to said electronic device;
receiving said transmitted energy waves by a charger in electric communication with said electronic device; and
charging said electronic device with said received energy waves by said charger.
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Abstract
A method and system for solar powered charging of an electronic device is provided. Solar concentrators direct solar energy onto photovoltaic cells on an orbiting space station or a satellite in a geostationary orbit. The photovoltaic cells convert the solar energy to direct current (DC) electrical power. Energy generators convert the DC electrical power to generate energy waves, for example, microwaves. A space transmitter relays the energy waves to one or more earth stations. The electronic device transmits a locator beam indicating its current location. On receiving the locator beam, an earth station transmits the energy waves to the electronic device. A rectenna, in electronic communication with the electronic device, converts the energy waves to DC electrical power and directs the DC electrical power to a charger in electric communication with the electronic device. The charger receives the energy waves or the DC electrical power and charges the electronic device.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for solar powered charging of an electronic device, comprising:
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providing a plurality of photovoltaic cells on one of an orbiting space station and a satellite in a geostationary orbit; converting solar energy incident on said photovoltaic cells to direct current electrical power, wherein said direct current electrical power is directed to a plurality of energy generators residing on one of said orbiting space station and said satellite in said geostationary orbit; converting said direct current electrical power to generate energy waves by said energy generators, wherein said energy waves are directed to a space transmitter residing on one of said orbiting space station and said satellite in said geostationary orbit; relaying said energy waves by said space transmitter to one or more earth stations positioned at predetermined locations on an earth surface; transmitting said relayed energy waves by one of said one or more earth stations to said electronic device; receiving said transmitted energy waves by a charger in electric communication with said electronic device; and charging said electronic device with said received energy waves by said charger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for solar powered charging of an electronic device, comprising:
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a plurality of photovoltaic cells on one of an orbiting space station and a satellite in a geostationary orbit, wherein said photovoltaic cells convert solar energy incident on said photovoltaic cells to direct current electrical power; a plurality of energy generators residing on one of said orbiting space station and said satellite in said geostationary orbit, wherein said energy generators convert said direct current electrical power directed to said energy generators by said photovoltaic cells to generate energy waves; a space transmitter residing on one of said orbiting space station and said satellite in said geostationary orbit, wherein said space transmitter relays said energy waves directed to said space transmitter by said energy generators to one or more earth stations positioned at predetermined locations on an earth surface; a transceiver on each of said one or more earth stations, wherein said transceiver receives said relayed energy waves from said space transmitter and transmits said relayed energy waves from one of said one or more earth stations to a device charging electronic assembly; and said device charging electronic assembly in communication with said one of said one or more earth stations, wherein said device charging electronic assembly comprises a charger in electric communication with said electronic device, wherein said charger receives said relayed energy waves transmitted to said charger by said one of said one or more earth stations and charges said electronic device with said received energy waves. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A device charging electronic assembly, comprising:
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an electronic device; and a charger in electric communication with said electronic device, wherein said charger charges a battery of said electronic device using energy waves received from a transceiver in one of one or more earth stations, wherein said transceiver receives said energy waves from a plurality of energy generators residing on one of said orbiting space station and said satellite in said geostationary orbit via a space transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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