Device for Collecting Energy Wirelessly
First Claim
1. A device for collecting energy, the device comprising:
- a first capacitive plate;
a second capacitive plate spaced from, substantially parallel to, and electromagnetically coupled to the first capacitive plate;
a third capacitive plate spaced from, substantially parallel to, and electromagnetically coupled to the second capacitive plate;
an inductor coupled between the second capacitive plate and the third capacitive plate; and
a load resistance inductively coupled to the inductor for drawing energy from electromagnetic field excitation between the first capacitive plate, second capacitive plate, and third capacitive plate.
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Abstract
A device for collecting energy has first, second and third capacitive plates, each spaced from, substantially parallel to, and electromagnetically coupled to each other. An inductor is coupled between two of the plates, and a load resistance is inductively coupled to the inductor for drawing energy from electromagnetic field excitation between the plates. In a further embodiment, the inductor includes a first inductor coupled in series with a second inductor, and the load resistance is inductively coupled to the second inductor for drawing energy from electromagnetic field excitation between the plates, and the device further includes a first capacitor coupled in parallel with and spaced apart from the first inductor, and a second capacitor coupled between the first and second capacitive plates. In a still further embodiment, energy is collected by a coaxial transmission feed line.
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13 Claims
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1. A device for collecting energy, the device comprising:
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a first capacitive plate; a second capacitive plate spaced from, substantially parallel to, and electromagnetically coupled to the first capacitive plate; a third capacitive plate spaced from, substantially parallel to, and electromagnetically coupled to the second capacitive plate; an inductor coupled between the second capacitive plate and the third capacitive plate; and a load resistance inductively coupled to the inductor for drawing energy from electromagnetic field excitation between the first capacitive plate, second capacitive plate, and third capacitive plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A device for collecting energy, the device comprising:
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a first capacitive plate; a second capacitive plate spaced from, substantially parallel to, and electromagnetically coupled to the first capacitive plate; an inductor coupled between the first capacitive plate and the second capacitive plate; a capacitor coupled between the first capacitive plate and the second capacitive plate; a transmission line coupled to the first capacitive plate and extending through a hole defined in the second capacitive plate for drawing energy from electromagnetic field excitation between the first capacitive plate and second capacitive plate; and a capacitor coupled in series with the transmission line between the first capacitive plate and the second capacitive plate. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A device for collecting energy, the device comprising:
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a first capacitive plate; a second capacitive plate spaced from, substantially parallel to, and electromagnetically coupled to the first capacitive plate; a first load resister and a first inductor connected in series between the first capacitive plate and the second capacitive plate; and a second load resister and a second inductor and a capacitor connected in series between the first capacitive plate and the second capacitive plate; wherein the first inductor and the second inductor form a transformer having a mutual coupling factor m; and wherein the first load resister, the first inductor, the second load resister, the second inductor, the capacitor, and the mutual coupling factor m are selected so that the net current flowing between the first capacitive plate and second capacitive plate is substantially zero and the total impedance between the first capacitive plate and second capacitive plate is as large as reasonably possible. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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