METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION
First Claim
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1. A high-Q wireless power transceiver, comprising:
- a high-Q magnetic resonator configured to resonate at a substantially unmodulated carrier frequency;
wherein the resonator is configured to receive wireless power and to transmit wireless power.
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Abstract
In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for methods and systems for wireless power transmission utilizing high-Q resonators, where the resonators may resonate with an unmodulated carrier frequency, may be formed in a loop of conducting ribbon, may include an efficiency monitor, may provide for varying the amount of power transferred wirelessly, and applies a magnetic resonance phenomenon between a source and destination side resonator.
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47 Claims
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1. A high-Q wireless power transceiver, comprising:
a high-Q magnetic resonator configured to resonate at a substantially unmodulated carrier frequency;
wherein the resonator is configured to receive wireless power and to transmit wireless power.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A device, comprising:
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a battery; and a high-Q wireless power transceiver coupled to the battery. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for transceiving wireless power, comprising:
receiving an induced current from a high-Q magnetic resonator resonating in response to a magnetic near-field and rectifying the induced current into DC power when the magnetic resonator is configured to receive wireless power; and
supplying a current at a resonant frequency to the high-Q magnetic resonator and generating a magnetic near-field from the high-Q magnetic resonator when the resonator is configured to transmit wireless power.
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11. A wireless power transceiver, comprising:
means for receiving an induced current from a high-Q magnetic resonator resonating in response to a magnetic near-field and means for rectifying the induced current to DC when the resonator is configured to receive wireless power; and
means for supplying current at a resonant frequency into the high-Q resonator and means for generating a magnetic near-field from the high-Q resonator when the resonator is configured to transmit wireless power.
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12. A high-Q resonator for wireless power transmission to a second high-Q resonator, the resonator comprising:
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a capacitance and an inductance wherein the inductance comprises at least one loop formed of conducting ribbon; and a magnetic material. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A resonance type non-contact charging apparatus comprising:
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a high frequency power source; a source high-Q resonance coil that receives a high frequency power from the high frequency power source; a device high-Q resonance coil arranged separated from and in a non-contact manner with respect to the source resonance coil, the device resonance coil receiving a power from the source resonance coil through magnetic field resonance between the source resonance coil and the device resonance coil; a circuit that receives the high frequency power from the device resonance coil; an efficiency monitor that detects an efficiency of transferred power; and a control section that adjusts the high frequency power source based on the power transfer efficiency. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A wireless power transfer system, comprising:
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a supply-side power supply coil; a supply-side high-Q magnetic resonance coil; a load-side power supply coil; and a load-side high-Q magnetic resonance coil, wherein said supply-side magnetic resonance coil is excited, by supplying transmission electric powers of frequencies equal to magnetic resonance frequencies of said supply-side magnetic resonance coil and said load-side magnetic resonance coil to said supply-side power supply coil, thereby transferring an electric power, wirelessly, with applying a magnetic resonance phenomenon between said supply-side power supply coil and said load-side power supply coil, so as to take out the transmission electric power transferred to said supply-side magnetic resonance coil by said load-side power supply coil. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A load apparatus in a wireless power transfer system, comprising:
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a power supply apparatus having a supply-side power supply coil and a supply-side high-Q magnetic resonance coil; and a load apparatus having a load-side power supply coil and a load-side high-Q magnetic resonance coil, wherein said supply-side magnetic resonance coil is excited, by supplying transmission electric powers of frequencies equal to magnetic resonance frequencies of said supply-side magnetic resonance coil and said load-side magnetic resonance coil to said supply-side power supply coil, thereby transferring an electric power, wirelessly, with applying a magnetic resonance phenomenon between said supply-side power supply coil and said load-side power supply coil, so as to take out the transmission electric power transferred to said supply-side magnetic resonance coil by said load-side power supply coil.
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31. A method, comprising:
varying the amount of power transferred wirelessly from at least a first high-Q source magnetic resonator to at least a first high-Q device magnetic resonator. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A wireless communication device, comprising:
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a wireless power high-Q magnetic resonator configured to receive wireless power from a wireless power high-Q magnetic resonator source of wireless power; an information channel configured to exchange information; and an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust the amount of wireless power transferred to the wireless power receiver from the wireless power source based on said information exchange. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A wireless power charger, comprising:
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a wireless power high-Q magnetic resonator source configured for generating a magnetic field for transferring power to a wireless power high-Q magnetic resonator of a wireless power receiving device; and an adjustment mechanism configured for adjusting a transferred power level based on information exchanged between the source and device resonators. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46)
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47. An apparatus, comprising:
means for varying the amount of wireless power transferred from a wireless power high-Q source magnetic resonator to a high-Q device magnetic resonator coupled to a first wireless communication device.
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