WIRELESS DECORATIVE LIGHTING FOR ARTIFICIAL TREES
First Claim
1. A wirelessly-powered lighted tree system, comprising:
- an artificial tree, including a trunk and a plurality of branches;
a wireless power and data transmission system, including;
a power conditioning portion configured to receive an alternating-current (AC) power from an external source, and convert the AC power to a direct-current (DC) power;
a microwave-frequency signal generation portion configured to receive the DC power from the power conditioning circuit and generate a microwave-frequency signal;
a processor in electrical communication with the power-conditioning portion;
an antenna in electrical communication with the microwave-frequency signal generation portion and configured to receive the generated microwave-frequency signal and to transmit a wireless microwave-frequency signal based on the received microwave-frequency signal from the microwave-frequency generation portion; and
a wirelessly-powered lighting system configured to receive the transmitted wireless microwave-frequency signal, the lighting system including an antenna receiving the transmitted wireless microwave-frequency signal, a power conversion portion for converting the wireless microwave-frequency signal into a DC power signal, and a plurality of lighting elements coupled to the artificial tree and receiving power based on the DC power signal.
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Abstract
A wirelessly-powered lighted tree system that includes: an artificial tree; a wireless power transmission system, including: a power conditioning portion configured to receive an AC power from an external source, and convert the AC power to a DC power, a microwave-frequency signal generation portion configured to receive the DC power from the power conditioning circuit and generate a microwave-frequency signal, a processor, an antenna configured to receive the generated microwave-frequency signal and to transmit a wireless microwave-frequency signal based on the received microwave-frequency signal from the microwave-frequency generation portion; and a wirelessly-powered lighting system configured to receive the transmitted wireless microwave-frequency signal, the lighting system including an antenna receiving the transmitted wireless microwave-frequency signal, a power conversion portion for converting the wireless microwave-frequency signal into a DC power signal, and a plurality of lighting elements coupled to the artificial tree and receiving power based on the DC power signal.
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4 Claims
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1. A wirelessly-powered lighted tree system, comprising:
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an artificial tree, including a trunk and a plurality of branches; a wireless power and data transmission system, including; a power conditioning portion configured to receive an alternating-current (AC) power from an external source, and convert the AC power to a direct-current (DC) power; a microwave-frequency signal generation portion configured to receive the DC power from the power conditioning circuit and generate a microwave-frequency signal; a processor in electrical communication with the power-conditioning portion; an antenna in electrical communication with the microwave-frequency signal generation portion and configured to receive the generated microwave-frequency signal and to transmit a wireless microwave-frequency signal based on the received microwave-frequency signal from the microwave-frequency generation portion; and a wirelessly-powered lighting system configured to receive the transmitted wireless microwave-frequency signal, the lighting system including an antenna receiving the transmitted wireless microwave-frequency signal, a power conversion portion for converting the wireless microwave-frequency signal into a DC power signal, and a plurality of lighting elements coupled to the artificial tree and receiving power based on the DC power signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of wirelessly powering an artificial tree having a plurality of lighting elements distributed about branches of the tree, comprising:
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causing a wireless power and data transmission system to transmit a wireless microwave-frequency signal; receiving a wireless signal based on the wireless microwave frequency signal at a wirelessly-powered lighting system, the lighting system attached to a branch of an artificial tree; converting the received wireless signal to a DC power signal and powering a lighting element of the lighting system using the DC power signal.
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