COMBINATION RECEPTACLE AND WIRELESS POWER SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME

• US 20170163045A1
• Filed: 12/03/2015
• Published: 06/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2015
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Original Assignee: Eaton Corp. (Wisconsin) (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Inventors: MICHAELRAJ, ASHWIN
• Application Number:
  US14/957,836
• Publication Number:
  US 20170163045A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/02 Details

Abstract

A combination receptacle including a wireless power transmitter electrically coupled to a power source, wherein the wireless power transmitter is structured to receive power from the power source and to wirelessly transmit said power, a socket electrically coupled to the power source, wherein the socket is structured to receive power from the power source and to physically and electrically connect to a power cord to provide the power to a wired device electrically coupled to the power cord, and an enclosure structured to house the wireless power transmitter and the socket.

Claims

1. A combination receptacle, comprising:

a wireless power transmitter electrically coupled to a power source, wherein the wireless power transmitter is structured to receive power from the power source and to wirelessly transmit said power;

a socket electrically coupled to the power source, wherein the socket is structured to receive power from the power source and to physically and electrically connect to a power cord to provide the power to a wired device electrically coupled to the power cord; and

an enclosure structured to house the wireless power transmitter and the socket.

2. The combination receptacle of claim 1, further comprising:

terminals structured to electrically couple to the power source,

wherein the wireless power transmitter and the socket are structured to receive power from the power source via the terminals.

3. The combination receptacle of claim 2, wherein the terminals are wire leads.

4. The combination receptacle of claim 1, wherein the wireless power transmitter includes transmitter coil and a transmitter power converter;

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

5. The combination receptacle of claim 4, wherein the wireless power transmitter includes a second enclosure structured to house the transmitter coil and the transmitter power converter.

6. The combination receptacle of claim 1, further comprising:

a pair of brackets coupled to the enclosure at a top portion thereof and a bottom portion thereof, respectively, and

wherein the pair of brackets are structured to couple the combination receptacle to an electrical box.

7. The combination receptacle of claim 1, wherein the power source is an alternating current power source.

8. The combination receptacle of claim 7, wherein the power source is a 120 VAC alternating current power source.

19. The wireless power system of claim 9, wherein the combination receptacle of claim 1, further comprises:

a pair of brackets coupled to the enclosure at a top portion thereof and a bottom portion thereof, respectively,

wherein the pair of brackets are structured to couple the combination receptacle to an electrical box.

9. A wireless power system, comprising:

a power source; and

a combination receptacle including;

a wireless power transmitter electrically coupled to the power source, wherein the wireless power transmitter is structured to receive power from the power source and to wirelessly transmit said power;

a socket electrically coupled to the power source, wherein the socket is structured to receive power from the power source and to physically and electrically connect to a power cord to provide power via the power cord; and

an enclosure structured to house the wireless power transmitter and the socket.

10. The wireless power system of claim 9, further comprising:

a wired device structured to receive power from the socket via the power cord; and

a wireless device structured to receive power wirelessly transmitted from the wireless power transmitter, wherein the wireless device includes a wireless power transmitter integrated into the wireless device and being structured to receive the wireless power transmitted from the wireless power transmitter.

11. The wireless power system of claim 10, wherein the wireless device is a smartphone.

12. The wireless power system of claim 9, further comprising:

a first wired device structured to receive power from the socket via the power cord;

a wireless power receiver structured to receive the wireless power transmitted from the wireless power transmitted; and

a second wired device structured to electrically connect to the wireless receive power from the wireless receiver via a wired connection and to receive power from the wireless power receiver via the wired connection.

13. The wireless power system of claim 12, wherein the wired connection includes a universal serial bus connector or a lightning connector.

14. The wireless power system of claim 12, wherein the wireless power receiver is an adapter;

and wherein the second wired device is a smartphone.

15. The wireless power system of claim 9, wherein the combination receptacle further comprises:

terminals structured to electrically couple to the power source, and

wherein the wireless power transmitter and the socket are structured to receive power from the power source via the terminals.

16. The wireless power system of claim 15, wherein the terminals are wire leads.

17. The wireless power system of claim 9, wherein the wireless power transmitter includes transmitter coil and a transmitter power converter;

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

18. The wireless power system of claim 17, wherein the wireless power transmitter includes a second enclosure structured to house the transmitter coil and the transmitter power converter.

20. The wireless power system of claim 9, wherein the power source is an alternating current power source.