WIRELESS NON-RADIATIVE ENERGY TRANSFER
First Claim
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1. A wireless power system for providing power to a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a source module comprising a source resonator and a power supply coupled to the source resonator to provide power to the source resonator, the source resonator having a resonant frequency ω
1, an intrinsic loss rate Γ
1, and capable of storing electromagnetic energy with an intrinsic quality factor Q1=ω
1/(2Γ
1), the source resonator comprising at least one loop of conductive material and further comprising a capacitance; and
a device module housed in the vehicle and comprising a device resonator and a load coupled to the device resonator to receive power from the device resonator and for powering the vehicle, the device resonator having a resonant frequency ω
2, an intrinsic loss rate Γ
2, and capable of storing electromagnetic energy with an intrinsic quality factor Q2=ω
2/(2Γ
2), the device resonator comprising at least one loop of conductive material and further comprising a capacitance,wherein the source resonator and the device resonator are configured to resonantly and wirelessly couple electromagnetic power from the source resonator to the device resonator using non-radiative electromagnetic induction having a coupling coefficient κ
, and wherein the intrinsic loss rates satisfy κ
/√
{square root over (Γ
1Γ
2>
5 )}over a range of distances D, andwherein Q1>
100 and Q2>
100, and the power to be provided to the load is at least 10 Watts.
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Abstract
Described herein are embodiments of a source high-Q resonator, optionally coupled to an energy source, a second high-Q resonator, optionally coupled to an energy drain that may be located a distance from the source resonator. A third high-Q resonator, optionally coupled to an energy drain that may be located a distance from the source resonator. The source resonator and at least one of the second resonator and third resonator may be coupled to transfer electromagnetic energy from said source resonator to said at least one of the second resonator and third resonator.
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1. A wireless power system for providing power to a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a source module comprising a source resonator and a power supply coupled to the source resonator to provide power to the source resonator, the source resonator having a resonant frequency ω
1, an intrinsic loss rate Γ
1, and capable of storing electromagnetic energy with an intrinsic quality factor Q1=ω
1/(2Γ
1), the source resonator comprising at least one loop of conductive material and further comprising a capacitance; anda device module housed in the vehicle and comprising a device resonator and a load coupled to the device resonator to receive power from the device resonator and for powering the vehicle, the device resonator having a resonant frequency ω
2, an intrinsic loss rate Γ
2, and capable of storing electromagnetic energy with an intrinsic quality factor Q2=ω
2/(2Γ
2), the device resonator comprising at least one loop of conductive material and further comprising a capacitance,wherein the source resonator and the device resonator are configured to resonantly and wirelessly couple electromagnetic power from the source resonator to the device resonator using non-radiative electromagnetic induction having a coupling coefficient κ
, and wherein the intrinsic loss rates satisfy κ
/√
{square root over (Γ
1Γ
2>
5 )}over a range of distances D, andwherein Q1>
100 and Q2>
100, and the power to be provided to the load is at least 10 Watts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A source module for a wireless power system for providing power to a vehicle, the wireless power system including a device module housed in the vehicle and comprising a device resonator and a load coupled to the device resonator to receive power from the device resonator and for powering the vehicle, the device resonator having a resonant frequency ω
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2, an intrinsic loss rate Γ
2, and capable of storing electromagnetic energy with an intrinsic quality factor Q2=ω
2/(2Γ
2), the device resonator comprising at least one loop of conductive material and further comprising a capacitance,the source module comprising; a source resonator and a power supply coupled to the source resonator to provide power to the source resonator, the source resonator having a resonant frequency ω
1, an intrinsic loss rate ω
1, and capable of storing electromagnetic energy with an intrinsic quality factor Q1=ω
1/(2Γ
1)>
100, the source resonator comprising at least one loop of conductive material and further comprising a capacitance,wherein the source resonator and the device resonator are configured to resonantly and wirelessly couple electromagnetic power from the source resonator to the device resonator using non-radiative electromagnetic induction having a coupling coefficient κ
, and wherein the intrinsic loss rates satisfy κ
/√
{square root over (Γ
1Γ
2)}>
5 over a range of distances D, andwherein Q1>
100 and Q2>
100, and the power to be provided to the load is at least 10 Watts.
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2, an intrinsic loss rate Γ
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22. A device module for use in a wireless power system for providing for providing power to a vehicle, the wireless power system including a source module having a source resonator and a power supply coupled to the source resonator to provide power to the source resonator, the source resonator having a resonant frequency ω
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1, an intrinsic loss rate Γ
1, and capable of storing electromagnetic energy with an intrinsic quality factor Q1=ω
1/(2Γ
1),the device module comprising; a device module housed in the vehicle and comprising a device resonator and a load coupled to the device resonator to receive power from the device resonator and for powering the vehicle, the device resonator having a resonant frequency ω
2, an intrinsic loss rate Γ
2, and capable of storing electromagnetic energy with an intrinsic quality factor Q2=ω
2/(2Γ
2), the device resonator comprising at least one loop of conductive material and further comprising a capacitance,wherein the source resonator and the device resonator are configured to resonantly and wirelessly couple electromagnetic power from the source resonator to the device resonator using non-radiative electromagnetic induction having a coupling coefficient κ
, and wherein the intrinsic loss rates satisfy κ
/√
{square root over (Γ
1Γ
2)}>
5 over a range of distances D, andwherein Q1>
100 and Q2>
100, and the power to be provided to the load is at least 10 Watts. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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1, an intrinsic loss rate Γ
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28. A method for providing power wirelessly to a vehicle portable electronic device, wherein the vehicle is configured for use with a source module having a source resonator and a power supply coupled to the source resonator to provide power to the source resonator, the source resonator having a resonant frequency ω
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1, an intrinsic loss rate Γ
1, and capable of storing electromagnetic energy with an intrinsic quality factor Q1=ω
1/(2Γ
1), the method comprising;providing the vehicle with a device resonator and a load coupled to the device resonator to receive power from the device resonator and provide power to the vehicle, the device resonator having a resonant frequency ω
2, an intrinsic loss rate Γ
2, and capable of storing electromagnetic energy with an intrinsic quality factor Q2=ω
2/(2Γ
2), the device resonator comprising at least one loop of conductive material and further comprising a capacitance, wherein the device module is spaced from the source module and configured to move freely relative to the source module over a range of distances D between the source module and the device module; andresonantly and wirelessly receiving electromagnetic power at the device resonator from the source resonator using non-radiative electromagnetic induction having a coupling coefficient κ
wherein the intrinsic loss rates satisfy κ
/√
{square root over (Γ
1Γ
2)}>
5 over the range of distances D, and wherein each intrinsic loss rate comprises a resistive component and a radiative component,wherein Q1>
100 and Q2>
100, and the power to be provided to the load is at least 10 Watts. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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1, an intrinsic loss rate Γ
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