System and Method to Control a Wireless Power Transmission System by Configuration of Wireless Power Transmission Control Parameters

• US 20160056966A1
• Filed: 08/21/2014
• Published: 02/25/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Energous Corporation
• Original Assignee: Energous Corporation
• Inventors: Bell, Douglas
• Granted Patent: US 9,876,648 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1635 Details related to the integration of battery packs and other power supplies such as fuel cells or integrated AC adapter
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/263 Arrangements for using multiple switchable power supplies, e.g. battery and AC G06F1/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/10 Current supply arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/6418 Hybrid transport
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/04 Large scale networks; Deep hierarchical networks

Abstract

A system and method to control a wireless power transmission system by configuration of wireless power transmission control parameters is disclosed. The configuration of the system may be performed by an operator using a standard web browser on a computing device where the system configuration GUI presented to the operator may be functionally identical regardless of the computing device running the browser. The system configuration GUI may be connected to system through a system configuration API. According to some aspects of this embodiment, a method to control wireless power transmission system by configuration of wireless power transmission control parameters may include accessing the system configuration GUI, displaying operational or other parameter to configure the system, selecting an operational parameter, configuring the selected operational parameter, and then continuing to configure others operational parameter if needed, storing configuration parameters in the computer memory, and communicating configuration parameters to others system computers.

Claims

1. A processor-based system for configuring a power system comprising at least one power transmitter, configured to generate pocket-forming energy in three dimensional space to at least one receiver for charging, the processor-based system comprising:

a processor;

a database operatively coupled to the processor; and

communications, operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the communications is operable to communicate with a network,

wherein the processor is configured to receive an operational parameter via the communications for the at least one power transmitter and utilize the operational parameter for controlling system configuration.

2. The processor-based system of claim 1, wherein the operational parameter comprises at least one of (i) authorization for the at least one receiver for charging, (ii) a priority for the at least one receiver for charging, (iii) one or more times or conditions for generating pocket-forming energy in three dimensional space, and (iv) one or more times or conditions for stopping the generating of pocket-forming energy in three dimensional space.

3. The processor-based system of claim 1, wherein the network comprises one of a local area network (LAN), virtual private network (VPN) and a wireless area network (WAN).

4. The processor-based system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to transmit the operational parameter via the communications to a remote system computer.

5. The processor-based system of claim 4, wherein the processor is configured to receive a further operational parameter via the communications from the remote system computer and utilize the further operational parameter for further system configuration.

6. The processor-based system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to receive a system event via the communications and modify the system configuration in response thereto.

7. The processor-based system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to authorize the received operational parameter.

8. A processor-based method for configuring a power system comprising at least one power transmitter, configured to generate pocket-forming energy in three dimensional space to at least one receiver for charging, the processor-based system comprising:

configuring communications, operatively coupled to a processor and a database to communicate with a network;

receiving an operational parameter via the communications for the at least one power transmitter; and

utilizing the operational parameter for controlling system configuration.

9. The processor-based method of claim 8, wherein the operational parameter comprises at least one of (i) authorization for the at least one receiver for charging, (ii) a priority for the at least one receiver for charging, (iii) one or more times or conditions for generating pocket-forming energy in three dimensional space, and (iv) one or more times or conditions for stopping the generating of pocket-forming energy in three dimensional space.

10. The processor-based method of claim 8, wherein the network comprises one of a local area network (LAN), virtual private network (VPN) and a wireless area network (WAN).

11. The processor-based method of claim 8, further comprising the step of transmitting the operational parameter via the communications to a remote system computer.

12. The processor-based method of claim 11, further comprising the steps of receiving a further operational parameter via the communications from the remote system computer and utilizing the further operational parameter for further system configuration.

13. The processor-based method of claim 8, further comprising the step of receiving a system event via the communications and modifying the system configuration in response thereto.

14. The processor-based method of claim 8, further comprising the step of authorizing the received operational parameter.

15. A processor-based system for managing a power system comprising a plurality of power transmitters, configured to generate pocket-forming energy in three dimensional space to at least one receiver for charging, the processor-based system comprising:

a processor;

a database operatively coupled to the processor; and

communications, operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the communications is operable to communicate with a network, that is further communicatively coupled to the plurality of power transmitters,

wherein the processor is configured to receive an operational parameter via the communications for the at least some of the plurality of power transmitters and utilize the operational parameter for controlling system configuration for each of the plurality of power transmitters.

16. The processor-based system of claim 15, wherein the operational parameter comprises at least one of (i) authorization for the at least one receiver for charging, (ii) a priority for the at least one receiver for charging, (iii) one or more times or conditions for generating pocket-forming energy in three dimensional space for at least some of the plurality of power transmitters, and (iv) one or more times or conditions for stopping the generating of pocket-forming energy in three dimensional space for at least some of the plurality of power transmitters.

17. The processor-based system of claim 15, wherein the network comprises one of a local area network (LAN), virtual private network (VPN) and a wireless area network (WAN).

18. The processor-based system of claim 15, wherein the processor is configured to transmit the operational parameter via the communications to a remote system computer.

19. The processor-based system of claim 18, wherein the processor is configured to receive a further operational parameter via the communications from the remote system computer and utilize the further operational parameter for further system configuration.

20. The processor-based system of claim 15, wherein the processor is configured to receive a system event via the communications and modify the system configuration in response thereto.