Smart clothes with wireless power transfer and sensing capabilities

• US 10,038,345 B1
• Filed: 11/01/2017
• Issued: 07/31/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Florida International University Board of Trustees (State University System of Florida)
• Original Assignee: The Florida International University Board of Trustees (State University System of Florida)
• Inventors: Georgakopoulos, Stavros
• Primary Examiner(s): Amaya, Carlos
• Application Number:
  US15/800,360
• Time in Patent Office: 272 Days
• Field of Search: 307104
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/002 adapted to accommodate electronic equipment patients' garments for medical monitoring A41D13/1281; luminous ornaments A41D27/085
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/04 Vests, jerseys, sweaters or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/402 the two or more transmitting or the two or more receiving devices being integrated in the same unit, e.g. power mats with several coils or antennas with several sub-antennas

Abstract

A smart clothes system can include: a transmitter including a source loop, a first transmitter resonator surrounding the source loop, and a second transmitter resonator surrounding the first transmitter resonator; and a receiver including a load loop spaced apart from the source loop, a first receiver resonator surrounding the load loop, and a second receiver resonator surrounding the first receiver resonator. The transmitter can be configured to face the receiver such that it transmits power and receives data. The source loop, the first transmitter resonator, and the second transmitter resonator can be disposed on the same plane as each other, and the load loop, the first receiver resonator, and the second receiver resonator can be disposed on the same plane as each other.

Claims

1. A smart garment, comprising:

a substrate;

a source loop disposed on the substrate and directly connected to a power source; and

a first transmitter resonator and a second transmitter resonator both disposed on the substrate,

the source loop, the first transmitter resonator, and the second transmitter resonator being disposed on the same plane of the substrate,

the first transmitter resonator being configured to transmit a power without direct connection with the power source, and

the second transmitter resonator configured to be used for data communication.

2. The smart garment according to claim 1, the source loop being positioned inside the transmitter resonator.

3. The smart garment according to claim 2, the source loop including a source loop end configured to be connected to a power source and the transmitter resonator including a transmitter resonator end configured to be connected to a capacitor.

4. The smart garment according to claim 2, the transmitter resonator including a first transmitter resonator disposed on the substrate and a second transmitter resonator disposed on the substrate, and the first transmitter resonator being positioned between the source loop and the second transmitter resonator.

5. The smart garment according to claim 4, further comprising:

a power source connected to a source loop end of the source loop;

a first transmitter capacitor connected to a first transmitter resonator end of the first transmitter resonator; and

a second transmitter capacitor connected to a second transmitter resonator end of the second transmitter resonator.

6. The smart garment according to claim 5, further comprising a dress configured to include the substrate and the power source,

the power source being a battery.

7. The smart garment according to claim 6, the substrate, the source loop, and the transmitter resonator being flexible such that the source loop and the transmitter resonator go around a human body.

8. A smart clothes system, comprising:

a transmitter including a source loop directly connected to a power source, a first transmitter resonator surrounding the source loop, and a second transmitter resonator surrounding the first transmitter resonator; and

a receiver including a load loop spaced apart from the source loop, a first receiver resonator surrounding the load loop, and a second receiver resonator surrounding the first receiver resonator,

the transmitter being configured to face the receiver such that it transmits power and receives data,

the first transmitter resonator being configured to transmit the power without direct connection with the power source, and

the second transmitter resonator configured to be used for data communication.

9. The smart clothes system according to claim 8, the source loop, the first transmitter resonator, and the second transmitter resonator being disposed on the same plane as each other, and

the load loop, the first receiver resonator, and the second receiver resonator being disposed on the same plane as each other.

10. The smart clothes system according to claim 9, further comprising

a load connected to the load loop.

11. The smart clothes system according to claim 10, further comprising:

a first transmitter capacitor connected to the first transmitter resonator;

a second transmitter capacitor connected to the second transmitter resonator, a first receiver capacitor connected to the first receiver resonator; and

a second receiver capacitor connected to the second receiver resonator.

12. The smart clothes system according to claim 10, one of the first and second receiver resonators being configured to be used for the power, and

the other of the first and second receiver resonators being configured to be used for the data.

13. The smart clothes system according to claim 10, the source loop, the first transmitter resonator, and the second transmitter resonator being concentric.

14. The smart clothes system according to claim 10, further comprising a sensor connected to the receiver and being configured to be affixed on a body or implanted in the body.

15. The smart clothes system according to claim 10, further comprising a sticker configured to be attached on a body and including the receiver and a sensor connected to the receiver.

16. The smart clothes system according to claim 10, further comprising a vest including the power source.

17. The smart clothes system according to claim 16, the transmitter being made of a single element and integrated in the vest.

18. The smart clothes system according to claim 10, the receiver comprising at least two receiver elements, and

the transmitter being configured to be large enough such that the transmitter covers the at least two receiver elements.

19. A smart clothes system, comprising:

a vest;

a plurality of transmitters attached to the vest;

a battery attached to the vest and supplying power to the plurality of transmitters;

a plurality of receivers configured to be attached to a body and facing the plurality of transmitters; and

a sensor connected to the plurality of receivers,

each of the plurality of transmitters comprising;

a transmitter substrate;

a source loop disposed on a top surface of the transmitter substrate and directly connected to a power source;

a first transmitter resonator disposed on the top surface of the transmitter substrate; and

a second transmitter resonator disposed on the top surface of the transmitter substrate, each of the plurality of receivers comprising;

a receiver substrate;

a load loop disposed on a top surface of the receiver substrate;

a first receiver resonator disposed on the top surface of the receiver substrate; and

a second receiver resonator disposed on the top surface of the receiver substrate,

the battery being connected to the source loop of each of the plurality of transmitters,

the sensor being connected to the load loop of each of the plurality of receivers,

the first transmitter resonator being configured to transmit a power without direct connection with the power source, and

the second transmitter resonator configured to be used for data communication.