SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND TRANSMITTING WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION WAVES
First Claim
1. A method in wireless power transmission system, the method comprising:
- determining, by a transmitter, one or more parameters indicated by sensor data and mapping data;
determining, by the transmitter, an output frequency of the one or more power waves based on the one or more parameters;
selecting, by the transmitter, one or more antennas in one or more antenna arrays of the transmitter based upon the one or more parameters and a spacing between the one or more antennas in each of the one or more antenna arrays; and
transmitting, by the transmitter, one or more power waves using the output frequency and the selected antennas.
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Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein may generate and transmit power waves that, as result of their physical waveform characteristics (e.g., frequency, amplitude, phase, gain, direction), converge at a predetermined location in a transmission field to generate a pocket of energy. Receivers associated with an electronic device being powered by the wireless charging system, may extract energy from these pockets of energy and then convert that energy into usable electric power for the electronic device associated with a receiver. The pockets of energy may manifest as a three-dimensional field (e.g., transmission field) where energy may be harvested by a receiver positioned within or nearby the pocket of energy.
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1. A method in wireless power transmission system, the method comprising:
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determining, by a transmitter, one or more parameters indicated by sensor data and mapping data; determining, by the transmitter, an output frequency of the one or more power waves based on the one or more parameters; selecting, by the transmitter, one or more antennas in one or more antenna arrays of the transmitter based upon the one or more parameters and a spacing between the one or more antennas in each of the one or more antenna arrays; and transmitting, by the transmitter, one or more power waves using the output frequency and the selected antennas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for wireless power transmission, the system comprising:
one or more transmitters, each of the one or more transmitters comprising; one or more antenna arrays, each of the one or more antenna arrays comprising one or more antennas configured to transmit power waves; a microprocessor is configured to, based on one or more parameters, adjust a transmission of power waves by selecting one or more additional transmitters, varying an output frequency of power waves, varying a selection of antennas in one or more antenna arrays, or selecting antennas to adjust spacing between the one or more antennas in each of the one or more antenna array, to form a pocket of energy to power an electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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