Recharging method and associated apparatus
First Claim
1. A method of energizing a power storage device comprisingproviding a base station and a remote station having at least one antenna for receiving power and a power storage device,transmitting energy in space from the base station to said remote station,employing as said at least one antenna an antenna having an effective antenna area greater than its physical area,employing an LC tank circuit in said antenna to establish said effective area of the antenna greater than said physical area, said LC tank circuit being formed by providing the antenna with specific electrode and interelectrode dimensions and covering the antenna with a film of material having a specific capacitance, thereby causing said LC tank circuit to be formed,receiving said transmitted energy by said antenna and converting said energy to DC power, andenergizing said power storage device with said DC power.
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Abstract
The present invention provides apparatus and an associated method for remotely energizing power storage devices. Energization may preferably be effected through the use of RF energy within frequencies of the wireless fidelity standards. The remote station preferably has at least one antenna having an effective area greater than its physical area. The invention may advantageously be used on wireless fidelity products which are energized by the power storage device.
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1. A method of energizing a power storage device comprising
providing a base station and a remote station having at least one antenna for receiving power and a power storage device, transmitting energy in space from the base station to said remote station, employing as said at least one antenna an antenna having an effective antenna area greater than its physical area, employing an LC tank circuit in said antenna to establish said effective area of the antenna greater than said physical area, said LC tank circuit being formed by providing the antenna with specific electrode and interelectrode dimensions and covering the antenna with a film of material having a specific capacitance, thereby causing said LC tank circuit to be formed, receiving said transmitted energy by said antenna and converting said energy to DC power, and energizing said power storage device with said DC power.
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26. Apparatus for remote energizing of power storage devices comprising
a base station for transmitting energy in space, a remote station having a means for receipt of said transmitted energy and for energizing power storage devices, said remote station having one or more antennae with at least one antenna having an effective antenna area greater than its physical area, wherein the effective area of the at least one antenna is made greater than its physical area through the use of an LC tank circuit in said at least one antenna, said LC tank circuit being formed by providing the at least one antenna with specific electrode and interelectrode dimensions and covering the at least one antenna with a film of material having a specific capacitance, thereby causing said LC tank circuit to be formed, and said remote station being structured to convert said transmitted energy into DC power for energizing said power storage devices.
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47. A method of energizing a power storage device comprising
providing a base station and a remote station having at least one antenna for receiving power and a power storage device, transmitting energy in space from the base station to said remote station, employing as said at least one antenna an antenna having an effective antenna area greater than its physical area, employing an LC tank circuit in said antenna to establish said effective area of the antenna greater than said physical area, said LC tank circuit being formed by providing the antenna with specific electrode and interelectrode dimensions and depositing the antenna on a substrate having a specific capacitance, thereby causing said LC tank circuit to be formed, receiving said transmitted energy by said antenna and converting said energy to DC power, and energizing said power storage device with said DC power.
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48. Apparatus for remote energizing of power storage devices comprising
a base station for transmitting energy in space, a remote station having a means for receipt of said transmitted energy and for energizing power storage devices, said remote station having one or more antennae with at least one antenna having an effective antenna area greater than its physical area, wherein the effective area of the at least one antenna is made greater than its physical area through the use of an LC tank circuit in said at least one antenna, said LC tank circuit being formed by providing the at least one antenna with specific electrode and interelectrode dimensions and depositing the at least one antenna on a substrate having a specific capacitance, thereby causing said LC tank circuit to be formed, and said remote station being structured to convert said transmitted energy into DC power for energizing said power storage devices.
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