MAGNETIC POWER TRANSMISSION UTILIZING PHASED TRANSMITTER COIL ARRAYS AND PHASED RECEIVER COIL ARRAYS
First Claim
1. A wireless power transfer system, comprising:
- a flexible substrate adapted to conform to the body of a patient;
a first transmitter resonator disposed on the flexible substrate;
a second transmitter resonator disposed on the flexible substrate, the second transmitter resonator being in electronic communication with the first transmitter resonator;
a receiver resonator; and
a transmit controller configured to drive the first and second transmitter resonators to deliver wireless energy to the receiver resonator.
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Abstract
An improved wireless transmission system for transferring power over a distance. The system includes a transmitter generating a magnetic field and a receiver for inducing a voltage in response to the magnetic field. In some embodiments, the transmitter can include a plurality of transmitter resonators configured to transmit wireless power to the receiver. The transmitter resonators can be disposed on a flexible substrate adapted to conform to a patient. In one embodiment, the polarities of magnetic flux received by the receiver can be measured and communicated to the transmitter, which can adjust polarities of the transmitter resonators to optimize power transfer. Methods of use are also provided.
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23 Claims
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1. A wireless power transfer system, comprising:
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a flexible substrate adapted to conform to the body of a patient; a first transmitter resonator disposed on the flexible substrate; a second transmitter resonator disposed on the flexible substrate, the second transmitter resonator being in electronic communication with the first transmitter resonator; a receiver resonator; and a transmit controller configured to drive the first and second transmitter resonators to deliver wireless energy to the receiver resonator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of adjusting wireless power transmission in a TET system, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting power from a first transmitter resonator external to a patient to a receiver resonator implanted within the patient; measuring a first polarity of magnetic flux received by the receiver resonator; transmitting power from a second transmitter resonator external to the patient to the receiver resonator implanted within the patient; measuring a second polarity of magnetic flux received by the receiver resonator; communicating the measured first and second polarities from the receiver resonator to a controller of the first and second transmitter resonators; and adjusting transmission of power from the first and second transmitter resonators based on the measured first and second polarities. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wireless power transmitter, comprising:
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coil circuitry including at least two transmit resonators; and driver circuitry including a voltage source, the driver circuitry configured to excite the coil circuitry to transmit wireless power from the at least two transmit resonators to a receiver. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A wireless power transfer system, comprising:
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first and second transmitter resonators configured to transmit wireless power to a receiver resonator implanted within a patient; a receive controller configured to measuring first and second polarities of magnetic flux received by the receiver resonator from the first and second transmitter resonators, respectively, the receive controller configured to communicate the measured first and second polarities to a transmit controller of the first and second transmitter resonators; the transmit controller being configured to adjust transmission of power from the first and second transmitter resonators to the receiver resonator based on the measured first and second polarities to maximize power transfer.
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