COMPUTER THAT WIRELESSLY POWERS ACCESSORIES

• US 20120091819A1
• Filed: 10/06/2011
• Published: 04/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: WiTricity Corporation
• Original Assignee: WiTricity Corporation
• Inventors: Kulikowski, Konrad, Li, Qiang, Kurs, Andre B., Campanella, Andrew J., Hall, Katherine L., Karalis, Aristeidis, Kesler, Morris P., Soljacic, Marin, Schatz, David, Giler, Eric G.
• Application Number:
  US13/267,782
• Publication Number:
  US 20120091819A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 307/104
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 1/006 to power outlets
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/12 Bikes
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/26 Rail vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/10 by alarm
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/16 by display
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/04 Cutting off the power supply under fault conditions protective devices and circuit arrangements in general H01H; H02H
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/124 Detection or removal of foreign bodies
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/126 Methods for pairing a vehicle and a charging station, e.g. establishing a one-to-one relation between a wireless power transmitter and a wireless power receiver
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/51 Photovoltaic means
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/63 in response to network capacity
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/65 involving identification of vehicles or their battery types
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/665 Methods related to measuring, billing or payment
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 55/00 Arrangements for supplying energy stored within a vehicle to a power network, i.e. vehicle-to-grid [V2G] arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/266 Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 38/14 Inductive couplings for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling H02J50/10
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/50 using additional energy repeaters between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/60 responsive to the presence of foreign objects, e.g. detection of living beings
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/70 involving the reduction of electric, magnetic or electromagnetic leakage fields
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 7/40 : Automatic matching of load impedance to source impedance
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 : Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 : Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 : Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 : Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 : Plug-in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 : Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/167 : Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for supporting the interoperability of electric or hybrid vehicles, i.e. smartgrids as interface for battery charging of electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/126 : the energy generation units being or involving electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV], i.e. power aggregation of EV or HEV, vehicle to grid arrangements [V2G]
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 30/14 : Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing

Abstract

A wireless power source includes a computer display comprising a planar source resonator configured to receive power from the display, wherein the source resonator generates an oscillating magnetic field in a region surrounding the display when the display is powered on, and the source resonator delivers useful power to at least one device resonator in the region surrounding the display.

Claims

1. A wireless power source, comprising:

a computer display comprising a planar source resonator configured to receive power from the display,

wherein the source resonator generates an oscillating magnetic field in a region surrounding the display when the display is powered on, and

wherein the source resonator delivers useful power to at least one device resonator in the region surrounding the display.

2. The source of claim 1, wherein the source supplies wireless power to a keyboard.

3. The source of claim 1, wherein the source supplies wireless power to a computer mouse.

4. The source of claim 1, wherein the source supplies wireless power to another computer.

5. The source of claim 1, wherein the source supplies wireless power to a phone.

6. The source of claim 1, wherein the source supplies wireless power to a repeater resonator.

7. The source of claim 1, wherein the source supplies wireless power to a battery pack.

17. The source of claim 1, wherein the source resonator is retrofit into the computer display.

18. The source of claim 1, configured to monitor power usage.

19. The source of claim 1, wherein the receiver resonator comprises a planar resonator.

20. The source of claim 1, wherein the source is configured to supply power to the receiver resonator when the receiver resonator comprises a magnetic resonator with a dipole moment substantially orthogonal to the resonator structure.

8. A wireless power source, comprising:

an electronic device comprising an electronic display and a planar source resonator configured to receive power from the electronic device,

wherein the source resonator generates an oscillating magnetic field in a region surrounding the electronic device when the electronic device is powered on, and

wherein the source resonator delivers useful power to at least one receiver resonator in the region surrounding the electronic device.

9. The source of claim 8, wherein the electronic device is any one of a computer, a phone, a television, a digital picture frame, a vehicle display, an appliance display, and a built-in display.

10. The source of claim 8, wherein the electronic device receives power from any one of a power supply, a wall plug, a battery, a fuel cell, a solar panel, a renewable energy source, an amplifier, and another wireless power source.

11. The source of claim 8, wherein any one of a keyboard, a computer mouse, a computer, a phone, a camera, a battery pack, a controller, a light, and a desktop accessory comprises the receiver resonator.

12. The source of claim 8, wherein the source resonator is retrofit into the electronic device.

13. The source of claim 8, wherein the source supplies wireless power to a repeater resonator.

14. The source of claim 8, configured to monitor power usage.

15. The source of claim 8, wherein the receiver resonator comprises a planar resonator.

16. The source of claim 8, wherein the source is configured to supply power to the receiver resonator when the receiver resonator comprises a magnetic resonator with a dipole moment substantially orthogonal to the resonator structure.