TUNABLE WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER FOR IN-VEHICLE APPLICATIONS
First Claim
1. A mobile wireless receiver for use with a first electromagnetic resonator coupled to a power supply, first electromagnetic resonator having a mode with a resonant frequency ω
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1, an intrinsic loss rate Γ
1, and a first Q-factor Q1=(ω
1/2Γ
1, the mobile wireless receiver comprising;
a load associated with an electrically powered system that is disposed interior to a vehicle; and
a second electromagnetic resonator configured to be coupled to the load and moveable relative to the first electromagnetic resonator, the second electromagnetic resonator having a mode with a resonant frequency ω
2, an intrinsic loss rate Γ
2, and a second Q-factor Q2=ω
2/2Γ
2;
wherein the second electromagnetic resonator is configured to be wirelessly coupled to the first electromagnetic resonator to provide resonant, non-radiative wireless power to the second electromagnetic resonator from the first electromagnetic resonator; and
wherein the second electromagnetic resonator is configured to be tunable during system operation so as to at least one of tune the power provided to the second electromagnetic resonator and tune the power delivered to the load.
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Abstract
A mobile wireless receiver for use with a first electromagnetic resonator coupled to a power supply includes a load associated with an electrically powered system that is disposed interior to a vehicle, and a second electromagnetic resonator configured to be coupled to the load and moveable relative to the first electromagnetic resonator, wherein the second electromagnetic resonator is configured to be wirelessly coupled to the first electromagnetic resonator to provide resonant, non-radiative wireless power to the second electromagnetic resonator from the first electromagnetic resonator; and wherein the second electromagnetic resonator is configured to be tunable during system operation so as to at least one of tune the power provided to the second electromagnetic resonator and tune the power delivered to the load.
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18 Claims
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1. A mobile wireless receiver for use with a first electromagnetic resonator coupled to a power supply, first electromagnetic resonator having a mode with a resonant frequency ω
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1, an intrinsic loss rate Γ
1, and a first Q-factor Q1=(ω
1/2Γ
1, the mobile wireless receiver comprising;a load associated with an electrically powered system that is disposed interior to a vehicle; and a second electromagnetic resonator configured to be coupled to the load and moveable relative to the first electromagnetic resonator, the second electromagnetic resonator having a mode with a resonant frequency ω
2, an intrinsic loss rate Γ
2, and a second Q-factor Q2=ω
2/2Γ
2;wherein the second electromagnetic resonator is configured to be wirelessly coupled to the first electromagnetic resonator to provide resonant, non-radiative wireless power to the second electromagnetic resonator from the first electromagnetic resonator; and wherein the second electromagnetic resonator is configured to be tunable during system operation so as to at least one of tune the power provided to the second electromagnetic resonator and tune the power delivered to the load. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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1, an intrinsic loss rate Γ
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7. A power source for wirelessly providing power to a mobile wireless receiver, the power source comprising:
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a power supply; and a first electromagnetic resonator coupled to the power supply and having a mode with a resonant frequency ω
1, an intrinsic loss rate Γ
1, and a first Q-factor Q1=ω
1/2Γ
1, wherein the first electromagnetic resonator is configured to be wirelessly coupled to a second electromagnetic resonator to provide non-radiative wireless power to the second electromagnetic resonator, the second electromagnetic resonator having a mode with a resonant frequency ω
2, an intrinsic loss rate Γ
2, and a second Q-factor Q2=ω
2/2Γ
2 and being coupled to a load that is associated with an electrically powered system that is disposed interior to a vehicle;wherein the first electromagnetic resonator is configured to be tunable during system operation so as to tune the power delivered to the second electromagnetic resonator for use by the load. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile wireless power system, comprising:
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a first electromagnetic resonator coupled to a power supply, the first electromagnetic resonator having a mode with a resonant frequency ω
1, an intrinsic loss rate Γ
1, and a first Q-factor Q1=ω
1/2Γ
1; anda second electromagnetic resonator coupled to a load that is associated with an electrically powered system that is disposed interior to a vehicle, the second electromagnetic resonator having a mode with a resonant frequency ω
2, an intrinsic loss rate Γ
2, and a second Q-factor Q2=ω
2/2Γ
2;wherein at least one of the first electromagnetic resonator and the second electromagnetic resonator is configured to be tunable during system operation so as to at least one of tune the power provided to the second electromagnetic resonator and tune the power delivered to the load. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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