Inductively powered apparatus
First Claim
1. A secondary for an inductively powered device comprising:
- a first coil arranged at a first angular orientation for receiving inductive power;
a second coil arranged at a second angular orientation for receiving inductive power, said first angular orientation being different from said second orientation; and
circuit means for electrically connecting said first coil and said second coil in parallel with a common load.
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Abstract
An inductive power supply system for providing power to one or more inductively powered devices. The system includes a mechanism for varying the physical distance or the respective orientation between the primary coil and secondary coil to control the amount of power supplied to the inductively powered device. In another aspect, the present invention is directed to an inductive power supply system having a primary coil and a receptacle disposed within the magnetic field generated by the primary coil. One or more inductively powered devices are placed randomly within the receptacle to receive power inductively from the primary coil. The power supply circuit includes circuitry for adjusting the power supplied to the primary coil to optimize operation based on the position and cumulative characteristics of the inductively powered device(s) disposed within the receptacle.
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12 Claims
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1. A secondary for an inductively powered device comprising:
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a first coil arranged at a first angular orientation for receiving inductive power; a second coil arranged at a second angular orientation for receiving inductive power, said first angular orientation being different from said second orientation; and circuit means for electrically connecting said first coil and said second coil in parallel with a common load. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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