REMOTE WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEM

• US 20150288216A1
• Filed: 04/06/2015
• Published: 10/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Che-Min Wu
• Original Assignee: Che-Min Wu
• Inventors: Wu, Che-Min
• Application Number:
  US14/679,946
• Publication Number:
  US 20150288216A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence

Abstract

A remote wireless charging device may include a power source, an antenna, a wireless charging transmitter to receive electrical power from the power source, and a power control circuit to manage usage of the battery. In one embodiment, the wireless charging transmitter receives the input energy from the power source and generates the radiated energy field, which is sent out through the antenna. A receiver of a mobile device, separated from the transmitter within a predetermined distance, is configured to receive and generate an output power for the mobile device. It is noted that a mutual resonant frequency exists between the transmitter and the mobile device, and the energy loss during the energy transmission can be minimized when the transmitter and the receiver both reach the mutual resonant frequency.

Claims

1. A remote wireless charging apparatus comprising:

a power source to provide an input energy;

a wireless charging transmitter configured to receive said input energy from the power source and send the input energy to a wireless charging antenna;

a wireless charging antenna configured to receive and emit the energy received from the wireless charging transmitter to realize the wireless charging; and

a power control circuit to manage usage of the power source,

wherein a receiver of a mobile device is separated from the wireless charging transmitter within a predetermined distance, and configured to receive the energy emitted from the wireless charging antenna, and the wireless charging transmitter and the receiver are configured to reach a mutual resonant frequency to minimized energy loss and increase the predetermined distance between the mobile device and the wireless charging transmitter.

2. The remote wireless charging apparatus of claim 1, wherein a shape of the wireless charging antenna, and the frequency of the wireless charging transmitter and the receiver are adjustable to enable energy transmission between the mobile device and remote wireless charging apparatus even though the mobile device and the remote wireless charging apparatus are not well-aligned.

3. The remote wireless charging apparatus of claim 1, wherein the power control circuit further includes a temperature control unit to control and reduce the heat emission while the mobile device is remotely and wirelessly charged.

4. The remote wireless charging apparatus of claim 1, wherein one or more mobile devices are allowed to be simultaneously charged within a predetermined distance by the remote wireless charging apparatus.

5. The remote wireless charging apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wireless charging transmitter is configured to detect the existence of a non-aligned signal from an external receiving device, and if the non-aligned signal is detected, the wireless charging transmitter sends out a signal to the power control circuit not to initiate the wireless charging process.

6. The remote wireless charging apparatus of claim 1, wherein the power source includes a refillable fuel cell and a battery.

7. The remote wireless charging apparatus of claim 6, wherein the refillable fuel cell is a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC).

8. A remote wireless charging system comprising:

a wireless charging apparatus comprising a power source to provide an input energy;

a wireless charging transmitter configured to receive said input energy from the power source and send the input energy to a wireless charging antenna;

a wireless charging antenna configured to receive and emit the energy received from the wireless charging transmitter to realize the wireless charging; and

a power control circuit to manage usage of the power source; and

a mobile device including a receiver and a rechargeable battery,

wherein the receiver of the mobile device is separated from the wireless charging transmitter within a predetermined distance, and configured to receive the energy emitted from the wireless charging antenna, and the wireless charging transmitter and the receiver are configured to reach a mutual resonant frequency to minimized energy loss and increase the predetermined distance between the mobile device and the wireless charging transmitter.

9. The remote wireless charging system of claim 8, wherein a shape of the wireless charging antenna, and the frequency of the wireless charging transmitter and the receiver are adjustable to enable energy transmission between the mobile device and remote wireless charging apparatus even though the mobile device and the remote wireless charging apparatus are not well-aligned.

10. The remote wireless charging system of claim 9, wherein the power control circuit further includes a temperature control unit to control and reduce the heat emission while the mobile device is remotely and wirelessly charged.

11. The remote wireless charging system of claim 8, wherein one or more mobile devices are allowed to be simultaneously charged within a predetermined distance by the wireless charging apparatus.

12. The remote wireless charging system of claim 8, wherein the wireless charging transmitter is configured to detect the existence of a non-aligned signal from an external receiving device, and if the non-aligned signal is detected, the wireless charging transmitter sends out a signal to the power control circuit not to initiate the wireless charging process.

13. The remote wireless charging system of claim 8, wherein the power source of said wireless charging apparatus includes a refillable fuel cell and a battery.

14. The remote wireless charging system of claim 13, wherein the refillable fuel cell is a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC).