IMPLEMENTING WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER WITH 60 GHZ MMWAVE COMMUNICATION
First Claim
1. A method for executing wireless power transmission, comprising:
- establishing, by a processor, multiple separate beamformed wireless communication links between cooperating 60 GHz mmWave wireless communicating devices;
generating a power signal by a power source in one of the cooperating 60 GHz mmWave wireless communicating devices; and
transmitting the generated power signal to a power sink in communication with the other of the cooperating 60 GHz mmWave wireless communicating devices across one or more of the multiple separate beamformed wireless communication links between the cooperating 60 GHz mmWave wireless communicating devices.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided to form multiple separate beamformed wireless communication links between a 60 GHz mmWave transmitter and a cooperating 60 GHz mmWave receiver, to transfer not only wireless data communication between the cooperating devices, but also to transmit usable wireless power between the cooperating devices. These systems and methods employ a technology for establishing multiple beamformed wireless communication links between cooperating 60 GHz mmWave communication devices to transfer wireless data communication between the cooperating devices, and separately to transmit usable wireless power between the cooperating devices over separate wireless directional beamformed links between the devices providing efficient and effective wireless power transmission between the devices based on the directionality of the beamformed links. Because 60 GHz mmWave transmissions are highly directional, with beamwidths on the order of 10-20 degrees, power loss based on wasted energy when compared to existing omnidirectional wireless power transmission systems is significantly reduced.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for executing wireless power transmission, comprising:
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establishing, by a processor, multiple separate beamformed wireless communication links between cooperating 60 GHz mmWave wireless communicating devices; generating a power signal by a power source in one of the cooperating 60 GHz mmWave wireless communicating devices; and transmitting the generated power signal to a power sink in communication with the other of the cooperating 60 GHz mmWave wireless communicating devices across one or more of the multiple separate beamformed wireless communication links between the cooperating 60 GHz mmWave wireless communicating devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for executing wireless power transmission, comprising:
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a first wireless communicating device, comprising; a power generating device for generating a power signal; a first control device that controls the power generating device and wireless communications transmitted from and received by the first wireless communicating device; and a first 60 GHz mmWave transmitter/receiver in communication with the first control device, and including an antenna array with multiple antenna elements; a second wireless communicating device, comprising; a power receiving device for wirelessly receiving the power signal generated by the power generating device and generating power based on the received power signal; a second control device that controls the power receiving device and wireless communications transmitted from and received by the second wireless communicating device; and a second 60 GHz mmWave transmitter/receiver in communication with the second control device, in wireless communication with the first 60 GHz mmWave transmitter/receiver and including an antenna array with multiple antenna elements; and a power sink for receiving the generated power from the power receiving device, at least one of the first and second 60 GHz mmWave transmitter/receivers establishing multiple beamformed wireless communication links with the other of the first and second 60 GHz mmWave transmitter/receivers for transmitting separate signals between the first and second 60 GHz mmWave transmitter/receivers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to execute a wireless power transmission, comprising:
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establishing multiple separate beamformed wireless communication links between cooperating 60 GHz mmWave wireless communicating devices; generating a power signal by a power source in one of the cooperating 60 GHz mmWave wireless communicating devices; and transmitting the generated power signal to a power sink in communication with the other of the cooperating 60 GHz mmWave wireless communicating devices across one or more of the multiple separate beamformed wireless communication links between the cooperating 60 GHz mmWave wireless communicating devices.
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