METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONCURRENT MUTLI-DEVICE, MULTI-MODAL, MULTI-PROTOCOL, ADAPTIVE POSITION PLUS ORIENTATION FREE AND MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CHARGING OF PORTABLE CHARGEABLE DEVICES USING WIRED AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER WITH MULTI-PURPOSE CAPABILITY

• US 20170018949A1
• Filed: 02/11/2016
• Published: 01/19/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Anandaram Katragadda, Naveen Chava, Pavan Pudipeddi
• Original Assignee: Anandaram Katragadda, Naveen Chava, Pavan Pudipeddi
• Inventors: PUDIPEDDI, PAVAN, KATRAGADDA, ANANDARAM, CHAVA, NAVEEN
• Application Number:
  US15/042,150
• Publication Number:
  US 20170018949A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 38/14 Inductive couplings for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling H02J50/10
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/402 the two or more transmitting or the two or more receiving devices being integrated in the same unit, e.g. power mats with several coils or antennas with several sub-antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/2039 characterised by the heat transfer by conduction from the heat generating element to a dissipating body arrangements for increasing/decreasing heat-transfer, e.g. fins details, F28F13/00
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 9/0081 Electromagnetic shielding materials, e.g. EMI, RFI shielding H05K9/0003 takes precedence

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention specifically relate to a system for streamlined, seamlessly and simultaneously wirelessly charging portable chargeable devices with free positioning and orientation capability. The system comprises an accommodation with a spatial configuration at least one of by virtue of and based on one or more at least one of integral and intended functionalities of the system, wherein the functionalities may comprise at least one of multi-purpose, multi-modal, multi-protocol, multi-dimensional wireless charging and a combination thereof, and wherein the accommodation comprises a charging subsystem comprises at least a charging assembly, which comprises at least a customized heat sink configuration for optimal thermal management, at least a customized shield structure for minimization of interference, and at least a multi-layer customized coil configuration forming a corresponding transmitter coil array. The corresponding transmitter coil array comprises a first plurality of transmitter coils juxtaposed to each other and coupled to the customized shield structure such that the first plurality of transmitter coils are confined to a first layer relative to the surface of the customized shield structure, and a second plurality of transmitter coils, wherein each of the second plurality of transmitter coils is overlappingly coupled to at least a pair of the first plurality of transmitter coils in juxtaposition and positioned thereunder such that the second plurality of transmitter coils are confined to a second layer relative to the surface of the customized shield structure, at least a controller for scanning the transmitter coils and at least one of selectively activating and deactivating the transmitter coils based on the detection of receiver coils positioned at any position relative to the transmitter coils, and a portable chargeable device comprising a receiver coil, wherein the system facilitates minimization of interference between the transmitter coils in juxtaposition.

Claims

1. A system for streamlined, seamless and simultaneous wireless charging of portable chargeable devices with free positioning and orientation capability, the system comprising:

an accommodation with a spatial configuration at least one of by virtue of, and based on, one or more integral and intended functionalities of the system, wherein the functionalities may comprise at least one of multi-purpose, multi-modal, multi-protocol, multi-dimensional wireless charging and a combination thereof, and wherein the system facilitates at least one of maximal and optimal exploitation of magnetic fields thereof by virtue of the spatial configuration, and wherein the accommodation comprises a charging subsystem comprising at least a charging assembly comprising;

at least a customized heat sink configuration for optimal thermal management,

at least a customized shield structure for minimization of interference, and

at least a multi-layer customized coil configuration forming a corresponding transmitter coil array, wherein the corresponding transmitter coil array comprises;

a first plurality of transmitter coils juxtaposed to each other and coupled to the customized shield structure such that the first plurality of transmitter coils are confined to a first layer relative to the surface of the customized shield structure, and

a second plurality of transmitter coils, wherein each of the second plurality of transmitter coils is overlappingly coupled to at least a pair of the first plurality of transmitter coils in juxtaposition and positioned thereunder such that the second plurality of transmitter coils are confined to a second layer relative to the surface of the customized shield structure;

at least a controller for scanning the transmitter coils and at least one of selectively activating and deactivating the transmitter coils based on the detection of receiver coils positioned at any position relative to the transmitter coils; and

a portable chargeable device comprising a receiver coil, wherein the system facilitates minimization of interference between the transmitter coils in juxtaposition.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the spatial configuration of the accommodation may be a 3D convex polyhedron comprising one or more edges, one or more vertices and one or more facets thereby facilitating the at least one of multi-purpose, multi-modal, multi-protocol, multi-dimensional wireless charging and a combination thereof, and wherein there is no physical demarcation between any pair of transmitter coils in juxtaposition in the transmitter coil array thereby facilitating streamlined, simultaneous and seamless free positioning of the portable rechargeable devices on the charging subsystem.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the spatial configuration of the accommodation may be at least one of a 3D convex equilateral, isosceles and scalene tetrahedron such that the number of edges of the accommodation is Six (6), number of vertices is Four (4) and number of facets of the accommodation is Four (4), and wherein Three (3) facets are visible, whereas the fourth facet is confined to bottom and is thus invisible, and wherein the transmitter coils may be at least one of selectively activated and deactivated using the controller thereby facilitating minimization of interference between the transmitter coils, and wherein the facets may be at least one of inclined and oblique such that the at least one of inclined and oblique facets at least one of in opposition and in juxtaposition may facilitate at least one of maximal and optimal exploitation of magnetic lines of force thereof, and wherein each of the visible facets of the tetrahedral accommodation for the charging subsystem requires, and thus includes only Three (3) charging assemblies such that each charging assembly may be designed to facilitate at least one of wired and wireless charging via use of at least one of a plurality of unique wireless charging protocols and a combination thereof, and wherein the plurality of unique wireless charging protocols may be based on at least one of Power Matters Alliance (PMA) (ALLIANCE FOR WIRELESS POWER®

) standard and technology, Wireless Power Consortium (WPC)s'"'"'-QI standard and technology, and a combination thereof, wherein each visible facet of the tetrahedral accommodation may facilitate at least one of deployment of the charging assembly for charging portable computing and communications devices, a display, powerbank for storing power and one or more rechargeable portable utility devices, wherein the visible facets may facilitate simultaneously charging the portable chargeable devices, and accessing contents through one or more viewing directions available therefrom.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one customized shield structure possesses at least one of a composite modular and monolithic structure thereby facilitating minimization of Electromagnetic Interference (EMI).

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the at least one customized shield structure comprises one or more sets of shield blocks comprising one or more shield blocks with heterogeneous specifications such that each individual set of the sets of shield blocks comprises one or more shield blocks with homogeneous specifications.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein each shield block of the sets of shield blocks is juxtaposed in at least one of proximity and vicinity to each other thereby resulting in at least one of presence and absence of a selectively adjustable space therebetween.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the selectively adjustable space further facilitates at least one of zeroization and minimization of inter-shield block EMI.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the selectively adjustable space may be at least one of void and filled with a material possessing apt specifications.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the material may be at least one of thermally conductive, electrically, magnetically insulative and a combination thereof.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the charging subsystem may be repetitively replicated to form a compact modular charging subsystem comprising one or more charging subsystems thereby facilitating simultaneous charging of one or more additional portable computing and communication devices with seamless free positioning of the devices thereupon.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more charging subsystems and the components thereof may be selectively configured such that the compact modular charging subsystem possesses varying dimensional and geometrical specifications.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the material may be at least one of solid and perforated and at least one of transparent, translucent and opaque.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the multi-layer customized coil configuration may comprise one or more transmitter coils arranged in the form a multi-layer structure, wherein each layer may comprise at least one transmitter coil array.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the multi-layer structure may comprise at least two layers.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one customized heat sink configuration for optimal thermal management is based on one or more thermal management methodologies comprising use of at least one of Phase Change Materials (PCMs) and synthetic diamond, wherein the PCMs may be classified into organic PCMs, inorganic, eutectic and hygroscopic materials.

16. A method for design and implementation of a system for streamlined, seamless and simultaneous wireless charging portable chargeable devices with free positioning and orientation capability, the method comprising:

forming an accommodation with a spatial configuration at least one of by virtue of and based on one or more at least one of integral and intended functionalities of the system, wherein the functionalities may comprise at least one of multi-purpose, multi-modal, multi-protocol, multi-dimensional wireless charging and a combination thereof, wherein the accommodation comprises;

a charging subsystem comprising at least a charging assembly;

forming a plurality of customized shield structures in connection with the charging assembly for selective adoption and deployment of at least one the plurality of customized shield structures formed, wherein at least one of the customized shield structures comprises;

one or more shield blocks, and

at least one of interposed and sandwiched exploitable regions spaces therebetween, thereby facilitating minimization of inter-shield block Electromagnetic Interference (EMI);

organizing one or more transmitter coils in at least one of a plurality of customized coil configurations to form at least one transmitter coil array mounted on at least one of the selectively adopted and deployed customized shield structures such that the customized coil configuration facilitates further minimization of inter-coil Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), wherein the combination of at least one of the selectively adopted and deployed customized shield structure and corresponding customized coil configuration facilitates consolidated minimization of EMI; and

deploying at least one processor for implementation of an operational control logic for management of interoperability amid the transmitter coils via at least one of selective activation, deactivation and a combination thereof of the transmitter coils upon detection of one or more receiver coils coupled to the portable rechargeable devices, wherein the portable rechargeable devices are at any position relative to the transmitter coils for purposes of charging; and

forming one or more customized heat sink configurations for optimal thermal management of the system via deployment of one or more thermal management methodologies.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the plurality of customized shield structures are formed using at least one of composite modular and monolithic electromagnetic shield.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the at least one of composite modular and monolithic electromagnetic shield may possesses at least one of varying material, constructional, geometrical, dimensional, spatial positional, spatial orientational and a combination thereof.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the one or more transmitter coils are at least one of virtually and logically partitioned into one or more one or more homogeneously populated sets of transmitter coils thereby facilitating concurrent scanning of each of the homogeneously populated sets of transmitter coils using at least one processor.

20. The method of claim 16, further comprising implementing an optimal interoperability plan for the one or more transmitter coils based on at least one of selective activation and deactivation of the one or more transmitter coils.