WIRELESS POWER SYSTEM

• US 20160134127A1
• Filed: 11/10/2014
• Published: 05/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eaton Corp. (Wisconsin) (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Original Assignee: Eaton Corp. (Wisconsin) (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Inventors: FU, QIANG, YANG, YI, LUEBKE, CHARLES JOHN, SCHMALZ, STEVEN CHRISTOPHER, PAHL, BIRGER
• Application Number:
  US14/536,807
• Publication Number:
  US 20160134127A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 1/00 Methods or apparatus specially adapted for installing, maintaining, repairing or dismantling electric cables or lines
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type

Abstract

A wireless power system including a wireless power transmitter coupled to a power source and being structured to receive power from the power source, the wireless power transmitter including a transmitter coil structured to wirelessly transmit said power; and a wireless power receiver including a receiver coil structured to receive the power from the transmitter coil, the wireless power receiver being coupled to and load and structured to provide the power to the load, wherein the wireless power transmitter is structured to be installed in a junction box disposed in a floor, a wall, or a ceiling, or inside an exterior surface of equipment; and wherein the wireless power transmitter is structured to wirelessly transmit the power to the wireless power receiver disposed outside of the floor, the wall, or the ceiling.

Claims

1. A wireless power system, comprising:

a wireless power transmitter coupled to a power source and being structured to receive power from the power source, the wireless power transmitter including a transmitter coil structured to wirelessly transmit said power; and

a wireless power receiver including a receiver coil structured to receive the power from the transmitter coil, the wireless power receiver being coupled to a load and structured to provide the power to the load,

wherein the wireless power transmitter is structured to be installed in a junction box disposed in a floor, a wall, or a ceiling, or inside an exterior surface of equipment; and

wherein the wireless power transmitter is structured to wirelessly transmit the power to the wireless power receiver disposed outside of the floor, the wall, or the ceiling.

2. The wireless power system of claim 1, wherein the power source is an alternating current power source.

3. The wireless power system of claim 2, wherein the power source is one of a 100 VAC, 120 VAC, and a 230 VAC alternating current power source.

4. The wireless power system of claim 1, wherein the power source is a direct current power source.

5. The wireless power system of claim 1, wherein the wireless power transmitter includes a transmitter power converter;

wherein the transmitter power converter is structured to convert the power from the power source for wireless transmission via the transmitter coil.

6. The wireless power system of claim 5, wherein the transmitter power converter is electrically connected to the power source.

7. The wireless power system of claim 1, wherein the wireless power receiver includes a receiver power converter;

wherein the receiver coil is structured to receive power wirelessly transmitted by the wireless power transmitter; and

wherein the receiver power converter is structured to convert the received power for use by the load.

8. The wireless power system of claim 7, wherein the receiver power converter is electrically connected to the load.

9. The wireless power system of claim 1, wherein the wireless power transmitter includes an enclosure that substantially forms the exterior shape of the wireless power transmitter,

wherein at least a portion of the enclosure is composed of a material that is substantially transparent to electromagnetic radiation.

10. The wireless power system of claim 1, wherein the wireless power receiver includes an enclosure that substantially forms the exterior shape of the wireless power receiver,

wherein at least a portion of the receiver enclosure is substantially transparent to electromagnetic radiation.

11. A wireless power system, comprising:

a power source;

a load;

a wireless power transmitter coupled to the power source and being structured to receive power from the power source and to wirelessly transmit said power; and

a wireless power receiver structured to receive the power from the wireless power transmitter, the wireless power receiver being coupled to the load and structured to provide the power to the load,

wherein the wireless power transmitter is disposed in a junction box disposed in a floor, wall, or ceiling, or inside an exterior surface of equipment, and the wireless power receiver is disposed outside of the floor, wall, or ceiling.

12. The wireless power system of claim 11, wherein the power source is an alternating current power source.

13. The wireless power system of claim 12, wherein the power source is one of a 100 VAC, a 120 VAC, and 230 VAC alternating current power source.

14. The wireless power system of claim 11, wherein the wireless power transmitter includes a transmitter power converter and a transmitter coil;

wherein the transmitter power converter is structured to convert the power from the power source for wireless transmission via the transmitter coil.

15. The wireless power system of claim 14, wherein the transmitter power converter is electrically connected to the power source.

16. The wireless power system of claim 11, wherein the wireless power receiver includes a receiver power converter and a receiver coil;

wherein the receiver coil is structured to receive power wirelessly transmitted by the wireless power transmitter; and

wherein the receiver power converter is structured to convert the received power for use by the load.

17. The wireless power system of claim 16, wherein the receiver power converter is electrically connected to the load.

18. The wireless power system of claim 11, wherein the wireless power transmitter includes an enclosure that substantially forms the exterior shape of the wireless power transmitter,

wherein at least a portion of the enclosure is composed of a material that is substantially transparent to electromagnetic radiation.

19. The wireless power system of claim 11, wherein the wireless power receiver includes an enclosure that substantially forms the exterior shape of the wireless power receiver,

wherein at least a portion of the receiver enclosure is substantially transparent to electromagnetic radiation.

20. The wireless power system of claim 11, further comprising:

a cover plate installed on the junction box,

wherein the cover plate is composed of a material that is substantially transparent to electromagnetic radiation.