WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES
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1. An assembly of at least two resonator coils comprising:
- a first resonator coil configured for wireless energy transfer via oscillating magnetic fields; and
a second resonator coil configured for wireless energy transfer via oscillating magnetic fields,wherein the assembly is configured such that (i) the first resonator coil is positioned in close proximity to the second resonator coil, and (ii) the first resonator coil is oriented with respect to the second resonator coil in a configuration to achieve weak coupling.
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Abstract
A wireless energy transfer enabled battery includes a resonator that is positioned asymmetrically in a battery sized enclosure such that when two wirelessly enabled batteries are placed in close proximity the resonators of the two batteries have low coupling.
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17 Claims
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1. An assembly of at least two resonator coils comprising:
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a first resonator coil configured for wireless energy transfer via oscillating magnetic fields; and a second resonator coil configured for wireless energy transfer via oscillating magnetic fields, wherein the assembly is configured such that (i) the first resonator coil is positioned in close proximity to the second resonator coil, and (ii) the first resonator coil is oriented with respect to the second resonator coil in a configuration to achieve weak coupling. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A battery structure for wireless energy transfer comprising:
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a first battery-sized enclosure having a first magnetic resonator configured for wireless energy transfer via oscillating magnetic fields; wherein the resonator is positioned asymmetrically in the battery enclosure such that when another battery structure is placed in near proximity the resonators of the two structures have low coupling. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wireless battery comprising:
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a cylindrical, battery-sized enclosure, symmetrical around an axis, the battery-sized enclosure having a first end and a second end with a positive terminal on the first end and a negative terminal on the second end; and a magnetic resonator configured for wireless energy transfer via oscillating magnetic fields, the resonator comprising a conductor forming loops that are coaxial with the symmetry axis of the battery sized enclosure, wherein the resonator is positioned asymmetrically in the battery enclosure such that the resonator has weak coupling to a resonator of another wireless battery placed in near proximity with the positive terminal of the wireless battery and the negative terminal of the other battery being in the same plane.
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