MODULAR ANTENNAS IN WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A transmitter of a wireless power transmission system comprising:
- a transmitter board comprising a plurality of ports configured to receive a plurality of antenna boards, wherein each respective port is configured to receive a respective antenna board, and wherein each respective antenna board comprises one or more antenna elements configured to transmit one or more power waves; and
a processor configured to;
determine whether each antenna board is connected to a respective port of the transmitter board, andcontrol transmission of the one or more power waves via each antenna board connected to the respective port of the transmitter board to form a pocket of energy within a transmission field of the transmitter.
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Abstract
A wireless power transmission system includes a transmitter configured to transmit power waves including printed circuit boards where a printed circuit board and antenna boards, where each antenna board comprises one or more antenna elements, at least one antenna board resides on a printed circuit board, and the at least one antenna board is connected with a power feeding line. The transmitter further includes a heat sink attached to the at least one printed circuit board, wherein placement of the heat sink with respect to the at least one antenna board comprising the one or more antenna elements and shape of the heat sink is configured such that the heat sink operates as a reflector to direct wireless power waves transmitted from the at least one antenna board in a pre-determined direction.
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20 Claims
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1. A transmitter of a wireless power transmission system comprising:
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a transmitter board comprising a plurality of ports configured to receive a plurality of antenna boards, wherein each respective port is configured to receive a respective antenna board, and wherein each respective antenna board comprises one or more antenna elements configured to transmit one or more power waves; and a processor configured to; determine whether each antenna board is connected to a respective port of the transmitter board, and control transmission of the one or more power waves via each antenna board connected to the respective port of the transmitter board to form a pocket of energy within a transmission field of the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. The transmitter according to claim 11, wherein each horizontal resonator element is being planar, vertically aligned, and substantially parallel with at least one other horizontal resonator element.
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12. A method performed by a processor of a transmitter of a wireless power transmission system, the method comprising:
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identifying, by a processor configured to control a transmitter board having a plurality of ports configured to receive a plurality of antenna boards respectively, that an antenna board is connected to a respective port of the plurality of ports of the transmitter board, wherein each respective antenna board comprises one or more antenna elements configured to transmit one or more power waves; selectively activating, by the processor, the antenna board connected to the respective port of the plurality of ports, whereby the processor instructs at least one antenna element of the antenna board to transmit the one or more power waves; and controlling, by the processor, transmission of the one or more power waves via the at least one antenna element of the antenna board connected to the respective port to form a pocket of energy within a transmission field of the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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