Methods and systems for arrangement and control of wireless power transfer and receiving

• US 10,333,357 B1
• Filed: 08/14/2016
• Issued: 06/25/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jaber Abu Qahouq
• Original Assignee: Jaber Abu Qahouq
• Inventors: Abu Qahouq, Jaber
• Primary Examiner(s): Borroto, Alfonso Perez
• Assistant Examiner(s): Yeshaw, Esayas G
• Application Number:
  US15/236,476
• Time in Patent Office: 1,045 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/20 using microwaves or radio frequency waves
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/40 using two or more transmitting or receiving devices H02J50/50 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/60 responsive to the presence of foreign objects, e.g. detection of living beings
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment

Abstract

Systems and methods for transmitting, receiving, and controlling wireless power are disclosed. The systems include one or more transmitters, one or more receivers, one or more sensors, one or more surrounding mapping devices, one or more controllers and control methods, and/or one or several arrangements. In one embodiment, a system and controller automatically adjusts the wireless power amount/level and/or type/source based on the mapped surroundings in order maintain safety, maintain health, optimize efficiency, and/or improve wireless energy transmission and receiving. In another embodiment, a system and controller controls and adjust several types and forms wireless energy transmission and receiving such as radiative electromagnetic energy, non-radiative electromagnetic energy, sound waves energy, ultrasound energy, light energy, radio frequency energy, and/or inductively coupled energy. In another embodiment, the system parts such as transmitters and wireless energy/power receiving derives communicate information such as the type and amount of wireless energy being transmitted and received.

Claims

1. A system which transmits and receives wireless power or energy, comprising:

one or more wireless power/energy transmitters equipped with a set of elements and subsystems that transmits one or more wireless power types and forms;

one or more wireless power/energy receivers equipped with a set of elements and subsystems that is able to receive one or more wireless power types and forms;

one or more sensors and controllers that map surrounding objects and type or nature that are able to adjust system parameters and status in order to maintain health and safety requirements while delivering wireless energy.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more types of wireless power or energy are radiative electromagnetic energy, non-radiative electromagnetic energy, sound waves energy, ultrasound energy, light energy, radio frequency energy, thermal energy and/or inductively coupled energy.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensors and controllers detect the relative positions of the transmitters, receivers, and surrounding objects and/or are able to identify the type and nature of the surrounding objects and accordingly adjust the type and amount of wireless power or energy being transmitted and received.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller select which type(s) of wireless power to transmit and/or receive by each transmitter and/or receiver and the amount and direction of wireless power and energy to transmit and/or receive for each type of wireless power and energy in order to satisfy safety and health requirements while efficiently transferring energy.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the system and its controller might transmit higher amount of wireless power or energy when there are no human beings or animals in the surroundings and might transmit lower amount of wireless power or energy when there are human beings or animals in the surroundings.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the system and its controller might adjust the type and direction of the transmitted and received wireless power or energy based on the existence or no existence of human beings or animals in the surroundings or their relative position around the system.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein one or more sensors for mapping the type and relative position of the surrounding objects and transmitters and receivers can be imaging systems with signal processing such as still or video cameras, thermal imaging cameras, Microsoft Kinect system or a similar system, Lidar system or a similar, and/or pyroelectric sensor in order to obtain information to adjust the type and amount of wireless energy for maintain health and safety.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the controllers, transmitters, and receivers might communicate information between them such as amount of power or energy, location, relative position, temperature, sound, sound direction, sound strength, date, time, and status.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the system generates one or more form of warnings and actions when the energy exposures or amounts have crossed defined thresholds on sensors or mapping devices measurements.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiver which is able to receive one or more wireless power or energy types and forms within the requirements of health and safety is integrated inside one or more mobile or stationary device, case, object, or battery.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the operation involves charging one or more batteries during wireless energy receiving mode and discharging one or more batteries during wireless energy transmitting mode with one or more type and amount of wireless energy based on the mapping information of type and relative position of the batteries, devices that contain the batteries, and the surrounding objects of these batteries or the devices that contain the batteries.

12. A wireless power or energy controller for controlling wireless power or energy type, direction and amount, comprising:

one or more sensor units to map the location and type of one or more wireless power or energy receivers, one or more wireless power or energy transmitters, and one or more surrounding objects;

one or more control signals to control what types of wireless power or energy being transmitted or received;

one or more control signals to control the amount of wireless power or energy being transmitted or received.

13. The controller of claim 12, wherein the sensor unit uses video or still image, thermal data, sound data, and/or radar data for mapping the type and relative position of the surrounding objects of transmitters and receivers in order to obtain information to adjust the type and amount of wireless energy for maintain health and safety.

14. The controller of claim 12, wherein the control signals commands one or more wireless power or energy transmitter and/or one or more wireless power or energy receiver in order to adjust the type and amount of wireless energy for delivery wireless energy while maintaining health and safety requirements.

15. The controller of claim 12, wherein the control signals commands the amount and type of wireless power or energy transmitted or received based on the mapped location and type of surrounding objects, transmitters, and receivers.

16. The controller of claim 12, wherein the control signals commands the type and amount of wireless power or energy transmitted or received based on the mapped location and type of the objects, transmitters, and receivers in other locations which are or are not a surrounding location.

17. A wireless power transfer system with an arrangement in a space, comprising:

two or more stations that can each be configured to transmit or receive wireless power or energy;

one or more surroundings'"'"' mapping device;

one or more controller.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the controller determines which station(s) transmit wireless power or energy and the amount and type of power or energy based on the surrounding objects and their nature and the receiving devices.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the controller determines which station(s) receive and retransmit wireless power or energy and the amount and type of power or energy based on the surrounding objects and their nature and the receiving devices.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the controller determines the transmitting and receiving path(s) by controlling the stations in order to optimize the delivery of wireless power or energy to the devices being powered and/or in order to satisfy health and safety requirements.