ENERGIZED TABLETOP

• US 20120091797A1
• Filed: 10/06/2011
• Published: 04/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: WiTricity Corporation
• Original Assignee: WiTricity Corporation
• Inventors: Kesler, Morris P., Campanella, Andrew J., Hall, Katherine L., Karalis, Aristeidis, Kulikowski, Konrad, Kurs, Andre B., Li, Qiang, Soljacic, Marin
• Application Number:
  US13/267,775
• Publication Number:
  US 20120091797A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 307/11
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/26 Rail vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/525 Temperature of converter or components thereof
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/10 by alarm
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/16 by display
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/0069 relating to the isolation, e.g. ground fault or leak current
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/124 Detection or removal of foreign bodies
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/126 Methods for pairing a vehicle and a charging station, e.g. establishing a one-to-one relation between a wireless power transmitter and a wireless power receiver
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/51 Photovoltaic means
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/52 Wind-driven generators
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/63 in response to network capacity
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/64 Optimising energy costs, e.g. responding to electricity rates
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/65 involving identification of vehicles or their battery types
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/665 Methods related to measuring, billing or payment
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 55/00 Arrangements for supplying energy stored within a vehicle to a power network, i.e. vehicle-to-grid [V2G] arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/05 using capacitive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/50 using additional energy repeaters between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/70 involving the reduction of electric, magnetic or electromagnetic leakage fields
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/35 with light sensitive cells
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 7/40 : Automatic matching of load impedance to source impedance
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 : Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 : Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 : Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 : Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 : Plug-in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 : Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/167 : Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for supporting the interoperability of electric or hybrid vehicles, i.e. smartgrids as interface for battery charging of electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/126 : the energy generation units being or involving electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV], i.e. power aggregation of EV or HEV, vehicle to grid arrangements [V2G]
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 30/14 : Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing

Abstract

An energized table includes a capacitively-loaded conducting loop source resonator, with a characteristic size, L1, connected to a switching amplifier and configured to generate an oscillating magnetic field, wherein the conducting loop comprises multiple turns circumscribing an area of a table, the conducting loop does not extend into the center of the circumscribed area, the source resonator delivers useful power to at least one device resonator with a characteristic size, L2, and where, L1 is larger than L2.

Claims

1. An energized table, comprising:

a capacitively-loaded conducting loop source resonator, with a characteristic size, L1, connected to a switching amplifier and configured to generate an oscillating magnetic field,

wherein the conducting loop comprises multiple turns circumscribing an area of a table,

wherein the conducting loop does not extend into the center of the circumscribed area,

wherein the source resonator delivers useful power to at least one device resonator with a characteristic size, L2, and

wherein, L1 is larger than L2.

2. The table of claim 1, wherein the source resonator delivers useful power to the at least one device resonator when the at least one device resonator is on the table.

3. The table of claim 1, wherein the source resonator delivers useful power to the at least one device resonator when the at least one device resonator is beside the table.

4. The table of claim 1, wherein the source resonator delivers useful power to the at least one device resonator when the at least one device resonator is under the table.

5. The table of claim 1, wherein the source resonator delivers useful power to the at least one device resonator when the at least one device resonator is above the table.

6. The table of claim 1, wherein a computer comprises the at least one device resonator.

7. The table of claim 1, wherein a phone comprises the at least one device resonator.

8. The table of claim 1, wherein a controller comprises the at least one device resonator.

9. The table of claim 1, wherein a camera comprises the at least one device resonator.

10. The table of claim 1, wherein a light comprises the at least one device resonator.

11. The table of claim 1, wherein a keyboard comprises the at least one device resonator.

12. The table of claim 1, wherein a computer mouse comprises the at least one device resonator.

13. The table of claim 1, wherein a battery pack comprises the at least one device resonator.

14. The table of claim 1, further comprising at least one repeater resonator.

15. The table of claim 1, wherein the table receives power from an electronic device using a USB cable.

16. The table of claim 1, wherein the pad receives power from an AC/DC converter.

17. The table of claim 1, wherein the pad receives power from any of a solar panel, a wind turbine, a water turbine, a fuel cell and a generator.

18. The table of claim 1, wherein the pad receives power from a battery.