Remote energy transfer system

• US 9,602,167 B2
• Filed: 03/28/2013
• Issued: 03/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Triune Systems, LLC (Semtech Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Triune Systems, LLC (Semtech Corporation)
• Inventors: Teggatz, Ross E., Knight, Jonathan, Moore, Ken, Stingu, Emanuel
• Primary Examiner(s): Fureman, Jared
• Assistant Examiner(s): EVANS, JAMES P
• Application Number:
  US13/852,780
• Publication Number:
  US 20130257172A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,454 Days
• Field of Search: 307/104
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/48 Transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer

Abstract

A remote energy transfer system is provided that is capable of wirelessly transmitting data and power through barriers. Generally, the remote energy transfer system comprises at least one power antenna, at least one data antenna, and at least one link controller operatively coupled to the power antenna and the data antenna. The link controller can be configured to at least partially control the energy transfer from the power antenna and the data transfer of the data antenna.

Claims

1. A remote energy transfer system, said system comprising:

at least one power antenna;

at least one data antenna, wherein said data antenna comprises a tapped portion of said power antenna;

at least one link controller operatively coupled to said power antenna and data antenna, wherein said link controller is configured to at least partially control the energy transfer from said power antenna and the data transfer from said data antenna; and

at least one data device communicably coupled to said link controller, wherein said data device comprises a security camera, a motion detector, an infrared detector, a keypad, or combinations thereof.

2. The remote energy transfer system of claim 1 wherein said link controller comprises at least one transceiver.

3. The remote energy transfer system of claim 1 wherein said link controller comprises at least one transmitter.

4. The remote energy transfer system of claim 1 wherein said link controller comprises at least one receiver.

5. The remote energy transfer system of claim 1 further comprising at least one energy storage device operatively coupled to said link controller.

6. The remote energy transfer system of claim 5 further comprising at least one power source operatively coupled to said energy storage device, wherein said power source comprises a solar cell, a piezoelectric energy harvesting element, a radio frequency harvesting element, an electro-static discharge harvesting element, a Seebeck energy harvesting element, an alternating current driven power supply, a direct current driven power supply, or combinations thereof.

7. The remote energy transfer system of claim 1 wherein said operable coupling of said link controller is bidirectional.

8. The remote energy transfer system of claim 1 wherein said operable coupling of said link controller is unidirectional.

9. The remote energy transfer system of claim 1 further comprising:

at least one secondary power antenna operatively coupled to said power antenna;

at least one secondary data antenna operatively coupled to said data antenna; and

at least one secondary link controller operatively coupled to said secondary power antenna and said secondary data antenna, wherein said secondary link controller is operably coupled to said link controller.

10. The remote energy transfer system of claim 1 wherein said system comprises a security system or fish finding system.

18. The remote energy transfer system of claim 1 further comprising at least one secondary power antenna operatively coupled to said power antenna.

19. The remote energy transfer system of claim 1 further comprising at least one secondary data antenna operatively coupled to said data antenna.

20. The remote energy transfer system of claim 1 further comprising at least one secondary link controller operatively coupled to a secondary power antenna and a secondary data antenna, wherein said secondary link controller is operably coupled to said link controller.

11. A method of remote energy transfer, said method comprising the steps of:

receiving at least one energy transfer signal;

receiving at least one data transfer signal;

determining a link performance at least partially based upon said energy transfer signal and said data transfer signal;

generating a link controller setting signal based upon said determined link performance;

monitoring at least one handshake of said data transfer signal, wherein an alarm is triggered if said handshake is interrupted; and

controlling at least one variable component to adjust said energy transfer signal.

12. The method of remote energy transfer of claim 11 further comprising the step of regulating the transfer of said energy transfer signal to at least one energy storage device.

13. The method of remote energy transfer of claim 11 further comprising a security system or fish finder system configured to perform one or more of the preceding steps.

14. A method of remote energy transfer, said method comprising the steps of:

receiving at least one energy transfer signal;

receiving at least one data transfer signal;

determining a link performance at least partially based upon said energy transfer signal and said data transfer signal;

generating a link controller setting signal based upon said determined link performance; and

monitoring at least one handshake of said data transfer signal, wherein an alarm is triggered if said handshake is interrupted.

15. The method of remote energy transfer of claim 14 further comprising the step of controlling at least one variable component to adjust said energy transfer signal and said data transfer signal.

16. The method of remote energy transfer of claim 14 further comprising the step of regulating the transfer of said energy transfer signal to at least one energy storage device.

17. The method of remote energy transfer of claim 14 further comprising a security system or fish finder system configured to perform one or more of the preceding steps.