US20190165612A1 - Wireless electric field power transfer system, method, transmitter and receiver therefor - Google Patents
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Definitions
- the present invention relates generally to wireless power transmission and in particular, to a wireless electric field power transmission system and method.
- radiative, or far-field, and non-radiative, or near-field, energy or power transfer techniques are known.
- radiative wireless information transfer using low-directionality antennas such as those used in radio and cellular communications systems and home computer networks, may be considered wireless energy transfer.
- this type of radiative energy transfer is inefficient because only a small portion of the supplied or radiated power, namely, that portion in the direction of, and overlapping with, the receiver is picked up. The vast majority of the power is radiated in other directions and lost in free space.
- Such inefficient energy transfer may be acceptable for data transmission, but is not practical when trying to transfer useful amounts of electrical energy for the purpose of doing work, such as for example, powering or charging electrical devices.
- One way to improve the transfer efficiency of some radiative energy transfer schemes is to use directional antennas to confine and preferentially direct a beam of radiated energy towards a receiver.
- these directed radiation schemes typically require an uninterruptible line-of-sight between the transmitter and receiver as well as potentially complicated tracking and steering mechanisms in the case of mobile transmitters and/or receivers.
- such directed radiation schemes may pose hazards to objects or people that cross or intersect the beam of radiated energy when modest to high amounts of power are being transmitted.
- a known non-radiative, or near-field, wireless power transmission system often referred to as either induction or traditional induction, does not (intentionally) radiate power, but instead uses an oscillating current passing through a primary coil, to generate an oscillating magnetic near-field that induces currents in a near-by receiving or secondary coil.
- Induction schemes of this nature have demonstrated the transmission of modest to large amounts of power, however only over very short distances, and with very small offset tolerances between the primary coil and the secondary coil.
- Electric transformers and proximity chargers are examples of devices that utilize this known short range, near-field energy transfer scheme.
- WO 2009/089146 discloses a wireless power transmission system that includes a transmitter and a receiver.
- the transmitter includes a radio frequency energy generator, a first transmitting plate, and a second transmitting plate.
- the first transmitting plate is operatively coupled to the radio frequency energy generator.
- the second transmitting plate is operatively coupled to a ground.
- the receiver includes a rectifier, a first receiving plate, and a second receiving plate.
- the first receiving plate is operatively coupled to the rectifier.
- the first receiving plate is configured to be capacitively coupled to the first transmitting plate and the second receiving plate is configured to be capacitively coupled to the second transmitting plate.
- the second receiving plate is operatively coupled to a ground.
- U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 20110198939 discloses embodiments of a transmitter that includes a substantially two-dimensional high-Q resonator structure including a flat coil and an impedance-matching structure operably connected to the resonator structure.
- the transmitter is configured to transmit power wirelessly to another high-Q resonator.
- U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 20090206675 discloses a means for transporting electrical energy and/or information from a distance by using, at a slowly varying regime, the Coulomb field which surrounds any set of charged conductors.
- a device is composed of energy production and consumption devices situated a short distance apart, and it uses neither the propagation of electromagnetic waves nor induction and cannot be reduced to a simple arrangement of electrical capacitors.
- the device is modeled in the form of an interaction between oscillating asymmetric electric dipoles, consisting of a high-frequency high-voltage generator ( 1 ) or of a high-frequency high-voltage load ( 5 ) placed between two electrodes. The dipoles exert a mutual influence on one another.
- the device is suitable for powering industrial and domestic electrical apparatus and is especially suitable for powering low-power devices moving in an environment and for short-distance non-radiating transmission of information.
- a wireless electric field power transmission system comprising: a transmitter; a transmitter antenna connected to the transmitter, the transmitter antenna comprising at least two conductors defining a volume therebetween; and at least one receiver, wherein the transmitter antenna transfers power wirelessly via electric field coupling when the at least one receiver is within the volume.
- a method for wirelessly transmitting power comprising: oscillating a transmitter antenna comprising at least two conductors defining a volume at a transmitter resonant frequency; generating an electric field in the volume; positioning a receiver antenna comprising two plates in the volume; and oscillating the receiver antenna at the transmitter resonant frequency.
- a method for wirelessly transferring power comprising: resonating a transmitter antenna comprising at least two conductors and a transmitter coil at a start-up frequency; tuning the transmitter antenna and the transmitter coil to their resonant frequency; generating an electric field within a volume defined by at least two conductors; placing a receiver with a receiver antenna comprising two plates in the volume; accumulating a potential difference on the two plates; resonating the receiver antenna at the resonant frequency; and gathering power from the receiver antenna.
- a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting power comprising: an antenna for creating an electric field, the antenna comprising at least two conductors defining a volume therebetween; a coil connected to the antenna; and a resonator connected to the coil for resonating the coil and the antenna at a resonant frequency, the resonator comprising an auto frequency tuning circuit for automatically tuning the resonator to the resonant frequency.
- the antenna may comprise at least two generally parallel plates that are laterally spaced to define the volume.
- the antenna may comprise six conductors defining the volume.
- the antenna may be a near-field antenna.
- Each conductor may be formed of conductive tape.
- the coil may be constructed using strand wire.
- the coil may be a toroid spiral, cylindrical spiral, flat spiral or pancake coil.
- the auto frequency tuning circuit may further comprise circuitry configured to boost a signal to the antenna.
- the circuitry may comprise at least one of a voltage gain, a current gain and a power amplifier.
- the power amplifier may be a push-pull power amplifier.
- the auto frequency tuning circuit may further comprise a delay line configured to delay the signal within the auto frequency tuning circuit.
- the delay line may be an active inverter delay chain comprising complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) inverters connected in series.
- CMOS complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor
- the auto frequency tuning circuit may further comprise a decoupling circuit configured to decouple an output signal of the transmitter.
- the decoupling circuit may comprise a balun.
- the auto frequency tuning circuit may further comprise a current sensing circuit configured to provide a feedback signal.
- the auto frequency tuning circuit may further comprise an oscillator configured to inject a start-up signal into the auto frequency tuning circuit.
- the resonator may further comprise modification circuitry configured to modify the output signal of the transmitter when a condition occurs.
- the modification circuitry may adjust the power level of the output signal when the condition occurs.
- the modification circuitry may shut off output of the transmitter when the condition occurs.
- a vehicle comprising the transmitter of the present aspect.
- a container comprising the transmitter of the present aspect.
- the container may be shielded to prevent electromagnetic field (EMF) leakage. Electric field strength may be increased when the container is closed.
- EMF electromagnetic field
- a receiver for receiving wirelessly transmitted power comprising: an antenna comprising two conductors; a coil connected to the antenna; a resonator connected to the coil for resonating the coil and the antenna at a resonant frequency, the resonator comprising an auto frequency tuning circuit for automatically tuning the resonator to the resonant frequency.
- the conductors may be external to a housing accommodating the coil and the resonator.
- the conductors may be plates or rails.
- the rails may be rectangular and parallel.
- the rails may be metallic.
- the coil may be constructed of strand wire or inductors.
- the coil may be a toroid, cylindrical spiral, flat spiral or pancake coil.
- the resonator may further comprise modification circuitry configured to modify a signal received by the receiver when a condition occurs.
- the modification circuitry may adjust the signal received by the receiver when the condition occurs.
- the modification circuitry may be a voltage converter and/or a rectifier.
- the receiver may further comprise an impedance matching circuit.
- the impedance matching circuit may comprise a balun.
- a backpack for receiving wirelessly transmitted power, the backpack comprising the receiver of the present aspect.
- the backpack may further comprise a battery charger connected to the receiver.
- the backpack may further comprise at least one rechargeable battery connected to the receiver configured to charge when no batteries are present in the battery charger.
- a radio communication device for receiving wirelessly transmitted power, the device comprising the receiver of the present aspect.
- a computing device for receiving wirelessly transmitted power, the device comprising the receiver of the present aspect.
- a device comprising the transmitter of the previous aspect, and the receiver of the present aspect.
- a wireless electric field power transmission system comprising: a transmitter; a transmitter antenna connected to the transmitter, the transmitter antenna comprising at least one conductor; and at least one receiver, wherein the transmitter antenna transfers power wirelessly via electric field coupling when the at least one receiver is coupled to the transmitter.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic layout view of a wireless electric field power transmission system
- FIG. 2 is schematic layout view of a transmitter and transmitter antenna forming part of the wireless electric field power transmission system of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 a is a top plan view of a transmitter coil forming part of the transmitter of FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 3 b is a perspective view of another embodiment of the transmitter coil of FIG. 3 a;
- FIG. 3 c is a perspective view of another embodiment of the transmitter coil of FIG. 3 a;
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a printed circuit board accommodating components of the transmitter of FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 5 a is a block diagram of components of the transmitter of FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 5 b is a circuit diagram of the components of FIG. 5 a;
- FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram of a power amplifier forming part of the transmitter of FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 7 is a schematic layout view of a receiver forming part of the wireless electric field power transmission system of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a printed circuit board accommodating components of the receiver of FIG. 7 ;
- FIG. 9 is a circuit diagram of components of the receiver of FIG. 7 ;
- FIG. 10 is a circuit diagram of a rectifier forming part of the receiver of FIG. 7 ;
- FIG. 11 a is a perspective view of a receiver coil forming part of the receiver of FIG. 7 ;
- FIG. 11 b is a perspective view of another embodiment of the receiver coil of FIG. 11 a;
- FIG. 11 c is a top plan view of another embodiment of the receiver coil of FIG. 11 a;
- FIG. 12 shows the intensity of an electric field generated by the transmitter and transmitter antenna of FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 13 is a schematic layout view of another embodiment of a transmitter and transmitter antenna for the wireless electric field power transmission system of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 15 is a schematic layout view of ferrite core inductors
- FIG. 16 is a schematic layout view of another embodiment of a receiver antenna
- FIG. 17 is a circuit diagram of components of an alternative receiver
- FIGS. 18 a and 18 b are perspective views of a backpack equipped with a receiver and receiver antenna
- FIGS. 19 a and 19 b are perspective views of a vehicle equipped with a transmitter and transmitter antenna
- FIGS. 20 a and 20 b are perspective views of a radio equipped with a receiver and receiver antenna
- FIGS. 21 a and 21 b are perspective views of a fire truck equipped with a transmitter and transmitter antenna
- FIGS. 22 a and 22 b are perspective views of a tent equipped with a transmitter and transmitter antenna
- FIGS. 23 a and 23 b are perspective views of a bus cargo interior equipped with a transmitter and transmitter antenna
- FIGS. 24 a and 24 b are perspective views of an airplane interior equipped with a transmitter and transmitter antenna
- FIGS. 25 a and 25 b are perspective views of a table equipped with a transmitter and transmitter antenna
- FIGS. 26 a , 26 b , 26 c and 26 d are perspective views of a laptop computer equipped with a receiver and receiver antenna;
- FIGS. 27 a and 27 b are perspective views of a tablet computer equipped with a receiver and receiver antenna
- FIGS. 28 a and 28 b are perspective views of a container equipped with a transmitter and transmitter antenna
- FIGS. 29 a and 29 b are perspective views of a tabletop equipped with a transmitter and transmitter antenna
- FIGS. 30 a and 30 b are perspective views of a cellular phone equipped with a receiver and receiver antenna
- FIGS. 31 a and 31 b are perspective views of a television set equipped with a receiver and receiver antenna
- FIGS. 32 a and 32 b are perspective views of a battery equipped with a receiver and receiver antenna
- FIGS. 33 a and 33 b are perspective views of a vehicle equipped with a receiver and receiver antenna
- FIGS. 34 a and 34 b are perspective views of a military vehicle equipped with a transmitter and transmitter antenna.
- FIGS. 35 a and 35 b are perspective views of an Unmanned Autonomous Vehicle (UAV) equipped with a receiver and receiver antenna.
- UAV Unmanned Autonomous Vehicle
- power transmission system 10 comprises a transmitter 12 comprising a transmitter antenna 16 coupled and a plurality of receivers 14 . Although only two receivers 14 are shown, it will be appreciated that this is for ease of illustration only.
- the power transmission system 10 may comprise more or fewer receivers 14 .
- the transmitter antenna 16 comprises two approximately parallel, laterally spaced conductors 18 defining a volume 20 between them.
- the conductors 18 are elongate and generally rectangular and are oriented such that major surfaces of the conductors face one another.
- each conductor 18 is formed of aluminum foil tape due to its flexibility, low cost and availability.
- Each receiver 14 can be positioned within the volume 20 to harvest power wirelessly as a result of an electric field generated within the volume 20 by the transmitter antenna 16 .
- the transmitter 12 comprising the transmitter antenna 16 are better illustrated.
- the transmitter 12 further comprises a transmitter coil 30 and a resonator 32 connected to the transmitter coil 30 for resonating the coil 30 and the transmitter antenna 16 at a resonant frequency.
- the components of the resonator 32 are mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) or other suitable substrate.
- a transmitter case or housing 34 houses the transmitter coil 30 and the resonator 32 .
- the transmitter coil 30 is a flat spiral or pancake coil as seen in FIG. 3 a and is constructed using 14 AWG (American Wire Gauge) insulated solid copper wire.
- the transmitter coil 30 has forty-eight (48) turns and a diameter of approximately fifteen (15) inches (37.5 cm).
- the operating frequency of the transmitter coil 30 is one (1) MHz and the inductance of the transmitter coil is two hundred and eighty (280) uH.
- the transmitter coil 30 has a quality factor (Q-factor) of two hundred (200).
- the transmitter coil 30 is configured to create a high Q-factor resonance with the conductors 18 of the transmitter antenna 16 at its operating frequency.
- the resonator 32 in this embodiment comprises a power amplifier 36 , a safety shut-off circuit 38 , a power board 40 , an automatic gain control (AGC) circuit 42 , an auto frequency tuning (AFT) circuit 44 and a phase detector 46 .
- the power amplifier 36 , AFT circuit 44 and phase detector 46 are further illustrated in FIG. 5 a .
- These components are configured to automatically detect and tune to the frequency of power transmitted by the transmitter antenna 16 to enhance or optimize wireless electric field power transfer to receivers 14 positioned within the volume 20 as will be described.
- the circuitry comprises a delay line 41 , a current gain stage 43 and a voltage gain stage 45 connected in series.
- the voltage gain stage 45 is connected to the power amplifier 36 .
- a decoupling circuit in the form of a balun 48 is connected between the power amplifier 36 and the transmitter coil 30 to decouple the power amplifier output from ground.
- a current sensor in the form of a current sensing toroid 49 senses the current output by the balun 48 .
- the current sensing toroid 49 and the current gain stage 43 provide output to a feedback and control circuit 47 .
- the delay line 41 is implemented using an active inverter delay chain 502 that receives input from a start-up oscillator 504 via a normally closed semiconductor switch 506 .
- the inverter delay chain 502 comprises a plurality of complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) inverters 508 connected in series.
- CMOS complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor
- the inverter delay chain 502 is connected to the current gain stage 43 which comprises a plurality of current boosting inverting stages 510 arranged in parallel.
- the current gain stage 43 comprises three (3) inverting stages 510 .
- the last inverting stage 510 comprises forty (40) CMOS inverters 510 a , the middle inverting stage 510 comprises twelve (12) CMOS inverters 510 a and the first inverting stage 510 comprises four (4) CMOS inverters 510 a .
- the outputs of the inverters 510 a of the last inverting stage 510 are coupled and connected to the voltage gain stage 45 which in this embodiment is a wideband transformer 512 .
- the wideband transformer 512 has a turn ratio of 1:4.
- the last inverting stage 510 of the current gain stage 43 is connected to one coil of the wideband transformer 512 .
- the other coil of the wideband transformer 512 is connected to the power amplifier 36 .
- the output of the power amplifier 36 is coupled to one coil of the balun 48 .
- the balun 48 in this embodiment has a ferrite core and a turn ratio of slightly higher than 1:1 for impedance matching purposes.
- the ferrite core balun has been found to provide twice as much current as an air balun and greater efficiency.
- the other coil of the balun 48 provides balanced differential output ports.
- One output port of the balun 48 is connected to the transmitter coil 30 via a tuning capacitor 518 .
- the other output port of the balun 48 passes through the current sensing toroid 49 and is connected to the transmitter antenna 16 .
- the current sensing toroid 49 provides a feedback signal to the active inverter delay chain 502 as part of the feedback and control circuit 47 via an RC network 516 and to the phase detector 46 via the RC network 516 and an inverter 518 a .
- Phase detector 46 also receives the output of the current gain stage 43 via an inverter 518 b .
- Phase detector 46 functions with a charge pump 520 to keep the start-up oscillator 504 in phase and frequency lock.
- the current sensing toroid 49 also provides the feedback signal to an envelope detector 522 via the RC network 516 which in turn provides output to the normally closed semiconductor switch 506 .
- the power amplifier 36 in this embodiment is a class-AB push-pull power amplifier and is used to increase the signal input thereto by a factor of at least eighty (80) (approximately nineteen (19) dB), which is then delivered to the transmitter coil 30 via the balun 48 .
- the safety shut-off circuit 38 is an automatic shut-off circuit that determines when people, animals or other living organisms are present in the volume 20 and reduces the strength of or stops power transmitted by the transmitter antenna 16 .
- the safety shut-off circuit 38 also shuts off power to the transmitter 12 in the event of an overload caused by shorting, thermal runaway or any other such occurrence.
- the safety shut-off circuit 38 is implemented using an operational amplifier (Op-amp) (not shown), a semiconductor switch (not shown) in the form of a metal-oxide-semi-conductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) and an envelope detector (not shown).
- the envelope detector monitors the output of the transmitter 12 and sends a signal to the Op-amp when a sudden change in output current or voltage is detected.
- the Op-amp in response transmits a signal to the semiconductor switch which shuts down the resonator 32 by isolating the resonator from input power.
- the power board 40 comprises a plurality of high efficiency voltage regulators (not shown) that convert conventional AC mains power into DC power that is used to power the various components of the transmitter 12 .
- the AGC circuit 42 is used in conjunction with the power amplifier 36 to control the output power transmitted.
- the AGC circuit 42 is a radio frequency (RF) circuit having absolute values of power which are dependent on the required level of safety.
- the AGC circuit 42 is implemented using an Op-amp (not shown), a semiconductor switch (not shown) in the form of a MOSFET and an envelope detector (not shown).
- the envelope detector monitors the output of the transmitter 12 and when the output exceeds a threshold value, sends a signal to the Op-amp.
- the Op-amp in response sends an appropriate signal to the semiconductor switch causing the semiconductor switch to limit the power output of the power amplifier 36 .
- receiver 14 comprises a high Q-factor receiver coil 52 , a receiver antenna 54 that is connected to the receiver coil 52 and a power harvester 50 connected to the receiver coil 52 .
- the components of the power harvester 50 are mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) or other suitable substrate.
- the receiver antenna 54 , receiver coil 52 and power harvester 50 are accommodated by a receiver case or housing 56 .
- the power harvester 50 includes connectors and jacks from which received power is output. Devices requiring power can be connected to these connectors and jacks.
- FIG. 8 better illustrates the power harvester 50 .
- power harvester comprises a receiver auto frequency tuning (AFT) circuit 60 , a receiver safety circuit 62 , a bridge rectifier 64 , a DC-DC voltage converter 66 and a receiver power supply (not pictured).
- the AFT circuit 60 is similar to the transmitter AFT circuit 32 shown in FIG. 5 b and is configured to resonate the receiver antenna 54 and coil 52 .
- the receiver power supply powers the AFT 60 circuit.
- FIG. 9 A portion of the circuit layout of the power harvester 50 is shown in FIG. 9 .
- the device connected to the receiver 14 is modeled as an inductor L p in series with a resistor R p which are both in parallel with a capacitor C p .
- the DC-DC voltage converter 66 is not shown in FIG. 9 .
- the output voltage across the high 0-factor resonant receiver coil 52 results in an AC voltage.
- the voltage is rectified by the bridge rectifier 64 which is connected to an output of the receiver coil 52 .
- the bridge rectifier 64 is shown in FIG. 10 and converts the received AC voltage to a DC voltage which is in the order of kilovolts.
- the bridge rectifier 64 employs ultra-fast diodes D 1 to D 4 that have a low junction capacitance, a high reverse breakdown voltage and low forward voltage drop.
- the DC-DC voltage converter 66 has a high conversion ratio and performs a DC-DC down-conversion to reduce the rectified voltage output by the bridge rectifier 64 to useable levels. For example, if a 0.5 W high AC signal is rectified by the bridge rectifier 64 , it will have a four hundred (400) V potential and one (1) mA of current. Down-converting this rectified output voltage to a more useable form such as for example, a five (5) V and eighty (80) mA output is beneficial in particular applications.
- the maximum input voltage of the DC-DC voltage converter 66 is greater than one thousand (1000) V while the output voltage is between five (5) V and fourteen (14) V with a power rating of one (1) W to four (4) W.
- the output of the bridge rectifier 64 is connected to the DC-DC voltage converter 66 (not shown) which then outputs the converted power to the device requiring power through jacks and connectors.
- the receiver safety circuit 62 automatically shuts off the receiver 14 if an electric field is detected that is higher than the standard safety limits.
- the receiver safety circuit 62 also disables DC power to any device connected to the receiver 14 if a short circuit load is detected.
- the receiver antenna 54 in this embodiment comprises two generally rectangular, approximately parallel conductors which in this embodiment are conductive plates 58 .
- the distance between the two plates 58 is approximately equal to the average dimension of each plate 58 .
- the plates 58 may either be rigid or flexible.
- the receiver antenna 54 has a low capacitance (approximately seven (7) pF to nine (9) pF relative to its dimension and the received signal wavelength.
- the power harvester 50 harvests electrical power through the electric field created within the volume 20 between the conductors 18 of the transmitter antenna 16 .
- the receiver 14 is small relative to the amount of power it can harvest within the volume 20 .
- the receiver coil 52 in this embodiment is a cylindrical spiral coil as illustrated in FIG. 11 a .
- the receiver coil 52 is constructed of insulated, solid copper wire and has a diameter of approximately four (4) inches (twelve (12) cm).
- the receiver coil 52 is positioned adjacent to the two plates 58 .
- the transmitter 12 is operated so that it drives the transmitter antenna 16 causing an electric field to be generated within the volume 20 between the conductors 18 by running opposite phase, equal magnitude currents through the conductors 18 .
- the receiver antenna 54 begins to oscillate at the resonant frequency resulting in wireless power being transmitted from the transmitter 12 to the receiver 14 via electric field coupling.
- the closed-loop architecture of the transmitter 12 ensures the transmitter 12 automatically oscillates at the resonant frequency of the transmitter antenna-transmitter coil pair at all times.
- the start-up oscillator 504 is used to inject a start-up signal that is applied to the inverter delay chain 502 of the delay signal line 41 .
- the current level of the signal is then boosted by the current gain stage 43 and applied to the power amplifier 36 via the wideband transformer 512 of the voltage gain stage 45 .
- the output of the power amplifier 36 is then applied to the balun 48 which decouples the signal from ground and provides output to the transmitting coil 30 via the tuning capacitor 518 .
- the transmitting coil 30 in turn drives the transmitter antenna 16 resulting in the electric field being generated within the volume 20 .
- the feedback signal output by the current sensing toroid 49 which senses the current in the transmitter antenna 16 , is used by the envelope detector 520 to condition the semiconductor switch 520 to isolate the start-up oscillator 504 from the inverter delay chain 502 .
- the feedback signal that is applied to the inverter delay chain 502 is used to sustain the transmitter output.
- the transmitter 12 automatically oscillates at the resonant frequency of the transmitter antenna-transmitter coil pair.
- the transmitter 12 has a fast self-tuning and compact design. Because the transmitter 12 automatically oscillates at the resonant frequency of the transmitter antenna-transmitter coil pair, the transmitter antenna 16 stays tuned and does not require hand tuning or automatic tuning circuitry. Also, the transmitter 12 does not require a pre-amplifier or a digital control system to perform automatic frequency tuning.
- the electric field (a reactive near field) is created within the volume 20 which can be used by each receiver 14 positioned within the volume to harvest power.
- An exemplary electric field generated within the volume 20 is shown in FIG. 12 .
- the intensity of the electric field increases towards the conductors 18 and weakens towards the middle of the volume 20 .
- Greater efficiency wireless power transfer to a receiver 14 is therefore achieved when the receiver is closer to the conductors 18 and lower efficiency wireless power transfer to the receiver 14 is achieved when the receiver is positioned near the center of the volume 20 .
- the power radiated is determined by the separation between conductors 18 rather than conductor length.
- the high Q-factor of the transmitter 12 limits the amount of power that an unintentional sink (such a human body within the volume) can recover from the transmitter 12 .
- an unintentional sink enters the volume 20 , the generated electric field is no longer resonant with the receiver 14 , due to the sink disrupting the resonance, causing a drop in the power of the electric field such that the total power dissipated into the sink is less than regulatory limits, in the case of a human body.
- a voltage is observed across the plates 58 of the receiver antenna 54 as a result of electric charge accumulation on the two plates 58 .
- the resonating of the receiver antenna 54 by the AFT circuit 60 allows power to be harvested.
- the receiver antenna 54 is made resonant by the AFT circuit 60 , the amount of charge flowing from one plate 58 to the other plate 58 is multiplied by the resonance Q-factor, resulting in a high frequency AC signal that is converted to a DC signal via the rectifier 64 .
- the DC signal is then down-converted by the DC-DC voltage converter 66 to a desired voltage and current depending on the application.
- the signal output by the DC-DC voltage converter is then received by the device modeled by the RLC circuit (R p , L p and C p ).
- the output power of the receiver 14 depends on the strength of the electric field available at the receiver 14 , the distance between the two plates 58 of the receiver antenna 54 , and the Q-factor of the receiver coil 52 .
- the strength of the electric field available at the receiver 14 changes depending on the position of the receiver 14 relative to the conductors 18 . As previously stated, the electric field is weakest at the midpoint of the volume 20 between the two conductors 18 .
- the receiver antenna 54 emits very small amounts of radiation and almost all the electric field created by the transmitter antenna 16 is reactive (i.e. non-radiating). Thus, large amounts of power can be wirelessly transmitted to the receiver 14 without violating electric field emission limits in the respective frequency bands.
- Field emission limits in Canada can be found in the Health Canada safety code 6 and field emission limits in the U.S. can be found in IEEE standard C95.1-2005.
- the wireless power harvesting efficiency is affected by the orientation of the plates 58 relative to the electric field within the volume 20 . Since the electric field varies with distance, having the two plates 58 separated by a distance along the electric field direction (i.e. the common axis of the two plates 58 is along the direction of the electric field) creates a potential difference between the plates 58 when they are placed within the electric field. When the common axis of the two plates 58 is perpendicular to the direction of the electric field, the two plates 58 are almost at the same potential which will significantly reduce the efficiency of the power transfer. Thus, the wireless power receiving efficiency depends on the length-to-distance ratio of the two plates 58 and the orientation of the plates 58 relative to the direction of the electric field.
- the receiver 14 and transmitter 12 can be strongly, loosely or critically coupled. When the receiver 14 is close to the transmitter 12 and the plates 58 of the receiver 14 are aligned for maximum power transfer at the highest efficiency level, the receiver 14 and transmitter 14 are strongly coupled. When the receiver 14 is farther away from the transmitter 12 and the plates 58 of the receiver 14 are still aligned for maximum power transfer, the receiver 14 and transmitter 12 are loosely coupled.
- the transmitter 12 and receiver 14 become critically coupled, when the receiver 14 is at a distance from the transmitter 12 where the efficiency level of power harvesting falls below a threshold level and/or when the orientation of the plates 58 relative to the electric filed is such that the efficiency level of power harvesting falls below a threshold level.
- Wireless power transmission between the transmitter 12 and the receiver 14 is based upon the resonant frequency of the receiver antenna 54 and the receiver coil 52 being in tune with the resonant frequency of transmitter antenna 16 and the transmitter coil 30 . Since the frequency can be affected by the environment in which the volume 20 is located, the receiver AFT circuit 60 tunes the operating frequency of the receiver 14 to the resonant frequency required. The receiver AFT circuit 60 does not have to be continuously active. It need only intermittently adjust the operating frequency of the receiver 14 in response to environmental changes in the volume 20 . The receiver 14 must initially power the receiver AFT circuit 60 with the receiver power supply, but once wireless power transfer has commenced, the wirelessly transferred power can be used to power the receiver AFT circuit 60 . The resonant frequency is initially known so that the receiver AFT circuit 60 may tune the receiver 14 to this frequency.
- the resonator 32 may comprise its own power source or supply to supply power to the various components of the transmitter 12 .
- the transmitter coil 30 has been described as being a flat spiral or pancake coil, different transmitter coils may be used.
- the transmitter coil 30 is constructed using multiple strand Litz wire.
- Litz wire provides increased overall efficiency relative to solid copper wire.
- the Litz wire is one hundred seventy-six (176) strand forty (40) AWG wire and the resulting transmitter coil 30 has thirty (30) turns with a diameter of approximately ten (10) inches.
- the operating frequency of the transmitter coil is one (1) MHz and the inductance of the transmitter coil is one hundred fifty (150) uH.
- Such a transmitter coil 30 has a Q-factor of two hundred (200).
- the transmitter coil 30 is constructed using multiple strand 48 AWG Litz wire.
- the Litz wire is 2700 strand and the resulting transmitter coil 30 has forty-eight (48) turns with a diameter of approximately 15 inches.
- the operating frequency of the transmitter coil is 1 MHz and the inductance of the transmitter coil is 180 uH.
- variations in the number of turns, gauge, number of strands, wire type are possible so long the as transmitter coil 30 is resonant at the required frequency.
- the transmitter coil may also take different shapes.
- FIG. 3 b shows a toroidal transmitter coil 30
- FIG. 3 c shows a cylindrical spiral transmitter coil that may be employed instead of the flat spiral or pancake coil.
- the number and configuration of the conductors 18 of the transmitter antenna 16 may also be varied.
- FIG. 13 shows a transmitter antenna 16 with six conductors 18 , three (3) conductors of which are positioned on each side of the volume.
- the capacitive reactance is reduced, compared to using two conductors 18 .
- the six conductors 18 are made of aluminum foil tape.
- the distribution of the electric field that is emitted by the transmitter antenna becomes more uniform due to the increase in the overall surface area of the conductors 18 .
- the electric field intensity decreases near the sides and increase towards the middle of the volume 20 as shown in FIG. 14 resulting in a more evenly distributed field.
- the conductors 18 of the transmitter antenna 16 are placed five (5) meters apart, however the separation distance can be varied based on the application.
- the conductors 18 may be installed in different room sizes, such that the separation distance varies.
- the transmitter antenna 16 may comprise a single conductor 18 .
- the conductor material has been found to have little effect on performance and as a result other conductive materials for the conductors may be used.
- the conductors 18 may be formed of copper tape or other suitable conductive material.
- the conductors 18 may also be covered with a decoration for aesthetic purposes.
- the delay line 41 may be implemented using passive LC networks or transmission lines.
- a non-ferrite core balun or other suitable decoupling structure may be employed.
- the plates 58 of the receiver antenna 54 need not be accommodated by the receiver case 56 , but rather may be external to the receiver case 56 .
- the receiver coil 52 used may also vary.
- the receiver coil 52 may be constructed of Litz wire.
- the Litz wire is forty (40) AWG, 3 strand Litz wire.
- the resulting receiver coil 52 has over three-hundred (300) turns and a Q-factor of sixty (60).
- the operating frequency of the receiver coil is one (1) to two (2) MHz and the inductance of the receiver coil is three (3) mH.
- the diameter of the receiver coil 52 is approximately four (4) inches (twelve (12) cm).
- the receiver coil 58 is positioned between the two plates 58 and in this orientation the magnetic field created by the receiver coil 52 creates lossy circular currents in the plates 58 which will therefore dissipate a small amount of available power at the receiver 14 .
- the wire (Litz wire or insulated solid copper wire) used to make the receiver coil 52 may be wound about a non-conducting material to ensure consistency of the turns of the receiver coil 52 .
- Litz wire that is forty-eight (48) AWG, fifty (50) strand Litz wire is used for the receiver coil 52 .
- the number of turns is over three hundred (300), the frequency is one (1) MHz and the inductance is three (3) mH.
- the diameter of the receiver coil 52 is still four (4) inches (twelve (12) cm).
- Litz wire that is forty-eight (48) AWG, six hundred seventy-five (675) strand Litz wire is used for the receiver coil.
- the number of turns is over seventy-five (75), the frequency is two (2) MHz and the inductance is seven hundred fifty (750) uH.
- the diameter of the receiver coil 52 is still four (4) inches (twelve (12) cm).
- variations in the number of turns, gauge, number of strands, wire type are possible so long the as receiver coil 52 is resonant at the required frequency.
- the receiver coil 52 is replaced with ferrite-core inductors 70 as illustrated in FIG. 15 .
- the inductors 70 are ten (10) millimeters long each and thus, smaller than the receiver coil 52 .
- the Q-factor for the set of small inductors 70 is sixty (60) and the frequency is two (2) MHz.
- the inductors 70 are designed to work at higher frequencies, have a high quality factor and a high value of inductance, greater than fifty (50) uH.
- FIG. 11 b shows a toroidal receiver coil 52 and FIG. 11 c shows a flat spiral receiver coil.
- the receiver antenna 54 comprises rails 68 instead of plates 58 .
- the rails 68 are attached to a substance with a low dielectric constant and positioned in the same plane as illustrated in FIG. 16 .
- the receiver antenna 54 can be entirely flat allowing for easy incorporation into devices.
- the rails 68 need not be precisely parallel to one and other.
- DC-DC voltage converter 66 While a particular configuration has been presented for the DC-DC voltage converter 66 , other configurations are possible. For example, two or more DC-DC voltage converters 66 arranged in parallel may be employed to down-convert the DC voltage output by the rectifier to useable levels. Alternatively, two or more DC-DC voltage converters 66 arranged in series may be employed to down-convert the DC voltage output by the rectifier to useable levels. For example, a first DC-DC converter may be employed to convert the DC voltage output by the rectifier from one thousand (1000) V to one hundred (100) V then a second DC-DC converter 66 may be employed to convert the DC voltage output by the first DC-DC converter from one hundred (100) V to five (5) V. The overall efficiency of the entire down-conversion will be the product of all the blocks connected in series which is lower than just one of the converters 66 .
- the circuitry of FIG. 9 has a series configuration.
- the device is connected to the bridge rectifier 64 in series.
- the device is modeled by an inductor L s , capacitor C s and resister R s which are connected in series which results in lower output AC voltages and higher currents compared to the parallel configuration.
- a balun is placed between the L s C s series resonant circuit and bridge rectifier 64 to provide impedance matching.
- the impedance is matched in the receiver 14 using lumped element matching.
- the power transmission system may be employed in a variety of diverse applications to allow power to be wirelessly transmitted from the transmitter to the receiver via electric field coupling.
- the receiver 14 is positioned within a backpack 100 as shown in FIGS. 18 a and 18 b .
- the plates 58 are integrated into the backpack 100 on opposite sides thereof.
- the plates 58 are connected to the receiver case 56 and the components within the receiver case 56 .
- the receiver case 56 is then further connected (not shown) to a recharger that recharges traditional batteries such as AA, 9V batteries or other non-traditional or custom rechargeable battery formats.
- the backpack 100 may be used in military applications where soldiers require batteries for a variety of equipment, such as night-vision goggles.
- the backpack 100 may further comprise a battery (not shown) connected to the receiver 14 that charges when no batteries are present in the recharger.
- the transmitter 12 and transmitting antenna 16 may be integrated into a vehicle 102 as illustrated in FIGS. 19 a and 19 b .
- the conductors 18 of the transmitter antenna 16 are integrated into the interior walls of the vehicle 102 and hidden and are connected to the transmitter 12 .
- the conductors 18 are positioned such that they are approximately parallel to each other.
- the receiver 14 is integrated into a radio communication device 104 such as those used by firefighters, police officers or other individuals.
- a radio communication device 104 such as those used by firefighters, police officers or other individuals.
- the rails 68 of the receiver 14 are affixed to the backside of the radio communication device 104 as shown in FIGS. 20 a and 20 b .
- the transmitter 12 and transmitter antenna may be integrated into the front cabin of a fire truck or other vehicle 106 as shown in FIGS. 21 a and 21 b .
- the transmitter and transmitter antenna are placed at a particular location within a fire station.
- the power transmission system 10 may be employed in a military base camp.
- a military base camp When military officers set up a base camp most of the electronic equipment is stored in a few select tents 108 or barracks as shown in FIGS. 22 a and 22 b . This is in part due to the fact that not every location is equipped with electricity to power the electronic equipment.
- the conductors 18 of the transmitter antenna 12 are integrated into the interior walls of the tent 108 and provide wireless power to all devices within the tent 108 which are equipped with a receiver 14 . Tables that support the devices, are positioned near the tent 108 interior walls, thus near the conductors 18 , ensuring maximum power transfer efficiency. The devices can therefore be charged without requiring physical corded connections reducing the large number of hazardous wires and power cables.
- the transmitter 12 and transmitter antenna are integrated into the interior of a bus cargo area 110 as illustrated in FIGS. 23 a and 23 b .
- the conductors 18 are integrated into opposite walls of the interior of the bus cargo area 110 and transmit power wirelessly to backpacks 100 , or other devices equipped with receivers 14 , when they are placed within the cargo area 110 .
- the transmitter 12 and the transmitter antenna 16 are integrated into the interior of an airplane 112 as illustrated in FIGS. 24 a and 24 b .
- the conductors 18 of the antenna 16 are integrated into the interior walls of the airplane 112 .
- the transmitter 12 and transmitter antenna 16 are integrated into a table 114 as illustrated in FIGS. 25 a and 25 b .
- the conductors 18 are flat on the table 114 and connected to the transmitter coil 30 as already explained.
- the receiver 14 is situated on, above or between the conductors 18 to receive power wirelessly.
- the plates 58 of the receiver 14 are affixed to a laptop computer 116 as illustrated in FIGS. 26 a and 26 b .
- One plate 58 is flat and affixed to the laptop computer 116 behind the display screen, while the other plate 58 is flat and affixed below the keyboard on the bottom of the laptop computer 116 .
- the received wireless power can be transferred to the battery of the laptop computer 116 .
- the rails 68 of the receiver 14 are in the same plane, both on the back of the screen or both on the bottom of the laptop computer 116 as illustrated in FIGS. 26 c and 26 d .
- This configuration is well suited to receive power from the table 114 equipped with a transmitter 12 as already described.
- the plates 58 of the receiver 14 are mounted some distance away from each other on the backside of the screen of a tablet computer 118 similar to the mounting on the back of a laptop screen already described as illustrated in FIGS. 27 a and 27 b.
- the transmitter 12 and transmitter antenna are integrated into an enclosed container 120 , which may have one or more removable or hinged panels to allow for receiver 14 devices to be placed inside as illustrated in FIGS. 28 a and 28 b .
- the container 120 may be constructed such that it is shielded to prevent any leakage of the electromagnetic field (EMF) or other signals or fields from the inside of the container 120 to the outside.
- EMF electromagnetic field
- the transmitter 12 is made aware via a signal that the signal or field strength inside the container 120 can be increased without risk of exposure to humans or animals, thereby allowing greater amounts of power and higher rates of power transfer efficiency to be achieved. This allows for faster rates of battery recharging from receivers 14 inside the container 120 when it is closed or sealed.
- the transmitter 12 and transmitter antenna 16 are integrated into, laid upon or otherwise affixed to a flat surface upon which receiver 14 devices may be laid or hung.
- This can include, but is not limited to, tables, desks, counters, shelves, walls, floors, ceilings, and doors. Integration of the conductors 18 of the transmitter 12 into a tabletop 122 is illustrated in FIGS. 29 a and 29 b.
- the plates 58 of the receiver 14 are integrated into or are otherwise affixed to a cordless, mobile or cellular phone 124 as illustrated in FIGS. 30 a and 30 b.
- the plates 58 of the receiver 14 are integrated into or are otherwise affixed to a television set 126 , whether the television is Plasma, LCD, LED, OLED or of some other technology as illustrated in FIGS. 31 a and 31 b.
- the plates 58 of the receiver 14 are integrated into or are otherwise affixed to a home electronics devices including, but not limited to, DVD players, Blu-ray players, receivers, amplifiers, all-in-one home theatre, speakers, sub-woofers, video game consoles, video game controllers, remote control devices, televisions, computers or other monitors, digital cameras, video cameras, digital photo frames, video or image projectors or media streaming devices.
- a home electronics devices including, but not limited to, DVD players, Blu-ray players, receivers, amplifiers, all-in-one home theatre, speakers, sub-woofers, video game consoles, video game controllers, remote control devices, televisions, computers or other monitors, digital cameras, video cameras, digital photo frames, video or image projectors or media streaming devices.
- the plates 58 of the receiver 14 are integrated into or are otherwise affixed to rechargeable batteries 128 such that the battery becomes a receiver device as illustrated in FIGS. 32 a and 32 b.
- the plates 58 of the receiver 14 are integrated into or are otherwise affixed to an electric or hybrid motorized vehicle 130 .
- the plates 58 are located on the bottom of the vehicle 130 for receiving wireless power from a transmitter 12 placed below the vehicle 130 as illustrated in FIGS. 33 a and 33 b .
- the transmitter 12 and transmitter antenna 16 may be placed in a mat under the vehicle 130 , or embedded in or below the road or driveway under the vehicle 130 .
- the transmitter 12 and transmitter antenna 16 are integrated into fold-out flaps or barriers that are attached to a military vehicle 132 , walls, or doors as illustrated in FIGS. 34 a and 34 b .
- flaps When such flaps are extended from the structure or device onto which they are mounted, they create a volume 20 within which receivers 14 may be placed for wireless power transfer.
- the flaps may incorporate hooks, shelves or other such devices for holding or otherwise mounting structures including receivers 14 , such as backpacks.
- the plates 58 of the receiver 14 are integrated into or are otherwise affixed to an Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles (UAVs) 134 or other such vehicles or devices, such that wireless power may be delivered to the UAV and its onboard power system and/or power storage device as illustrated in FIGS. 35 a and 35 b.
- UAVs Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles
- the transmitter 12 and transmitter antenna 16 are integrated into a device that may be located in a public space or common area, whereby one or more people may enter the transmission volume 20 and receive wireless power with their own device comprising at least one receiver 14 .
- These publicly available zones for wireless power transmission may be referred to as HotSpots, as they are for publicly available wireless internet access zones.
- the transmitter 12 and transmitter antenna 16 are integrated into a device that may be used to create a HotSpot as described in the previous paragraph, the HotSpot may be mobile for particular applications such as, but not limited to, military missions in which a group of soldiers carry a portable power generating source or a portable power storage source with the transmitter 12 and transmitter antenna 16 integrated into or otherwise connected to the source.
- the transmitter 12 and transmitter antenna 16 are integrated into a device that may be used to create a HotSpot, which may also be mobile.
- the device also has the receiver 14 and plates 58 incorporated into it, effectively making the device a power transceiver for both sending and receiving wireless power.
- any of the previously described receiver devices may be a wireless power transceiver. That is, it may be capable of both receiving and transmitting wireless power.
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Description
- This U.S. non-provisional patent application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/474,396 filed on Mar. 30, 2017, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/607,474 filed on Sep. 7, 2012, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/532,092 filed on Sep. 7, 2011, the contents of each of which are incorporated by reference in their entirety.
- The present invention relates generally to wireless power transmission and in particular, to a wireless electric field power transmission system and method.
- A variety of radiative, or far-field, and non-radiative, or near-field, energy or power transfer techniques are known. For example, radiative wireless information transfer using low-directionality antennas, such as those used in radio and cellular communications systems and home computer networks, may be considered wireless energy transfer. As will be appreciated, this type of radiative energy transfer is inefficient because only a small portion of the supplied or radiated power, namely, that portion in the direction of, and overlapping with, the receiver is picked up. The vast majority of the power is radiated in other directions and lost in free space. Such inefficient energy transfer may be acceptable for data transmission, but is not practical when trying to transfer useful amounts of electrical energy for the purpose of doing work, such as for example, powering or charging electrical devices. One way to improve the transfer efficiency of some radiative energy transfer schemes is to use directional antennas to confine and preferentially direct a beam of radiated energy towards a receiver. However, these directed radiation schemes typically require an uninterruptible line-of-sight between the transmitter and receiver as well as potentially complicated tracking and steering mechanisms in the case of mobile transmitters and/or receivers. In addition, such directed radiation schemes may pose hazards to objects or people that cross or intersect the beam of radiated energy when modest to high amounts of power are being transmitted.
- A known non-radiative, or near-field, wireless power transmission system, often referred to as either induction or traditional induction, does not (intentionally) radiate power, but instead uses an oscillating current passing through a primary coil, to generate an oscillating magnetic near-field that induces currents in a near-by receiving or secondary coil. Induction schemes of this nature have demonstrated the transmission of modest to large amounts of power, however only over very short distances, and with very small offset tolerances between the primary coil and the secondary coil. Electric transformers and proximity chargers are examples of devices that utilize this known short range, near-field energy transfer scheme.
- PCT Application Publication No. WO 2009/089146 discloses a wireless power transmission system that includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter includes a radio frequency energy generator, a first transmitting plate, and a second transmitting plate. The first transmitting plate is operatively coupled to the radio frequency energy generator. The second transmitting plate is operatively coupled to a ground. The receiver includes a rectifier, a first receiving plate, and a second receiving plate. The first receiving plate is operatively coupled to the rectifier. The first receiving plate is configured to be capacitively coupled to the first transmitting plate and the second receiving plate is configured to be capacitively coupled to the second transmitting plate. The second receiving plate is operatively coupled to a ground.
- U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 20110198939 discloses embodiments of a transmitter that includes a substantially two-dimensional high-Q resonator structure including a flat coil and an impedance-matching structure operably connected to the resonator structure. The transmitter is configured to transmit power wirelessly to another high-Q resonator.
- U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 20090206675 discloses a means for transporting electrical energy and/or information from a distance by using, at a slowly varying regime, the Coulomb field which surrounds any set of charged conductors. A device is composed of energy production and consumption devices situated a short distance apart, and it uses neither the propagation of electromagnetic waves nor induction and cannot be reduced to a simple arrangement of electrical capacitors. The device is modeled in the form of an interaction between oscillating asymmetric electric dipoles, consisting of a high-frequency high-voltage generator (1) or of a high-frequency high-voltage load (5) placed between two electrodes. The dipoles exert a mutual influence on one another. The device is suitable for powering industrial and domestic electrical apparatus and is especially suitable for powering low-power devices moving in an environment and for short-distance non-radiating transmission of information.
- Although wireless power transmission techniques are known, improvements are desired. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a novel wireless electric field power transmission system and method.
- Accordingly, in one aspect there is provided a wireless electric field power transmission system comprising: a transmitter; a transmitter antenna connected to the transmitter, the transmitter antenna comprising at least two conductors defining a volume therebetween; and at least one receiver, wherein the transmitter antenna transfers power wirelessly via electric field coupling when the at least one receiver is within the volume.
- According to another aspect there is provided a method for wirelessly transmitting power, the method comprising: oscillating a transmitter antenna comprising at least two conductors defining a volume at a transmitter resonant frequency; generating an electric field in the volume; positioning a receiver antenna comprising two plates in the volume; and oscillating the receiver antenna at the transmitter resonant frequency.
- According to yet another aspect there is provided a method for wirelessly transferring power, the method comprising: resonating a transmitter antenna comprising at least two conductors and a transmitter coil at a start-up frequency; tuning the transmitter antenna and the transmitter coil to their resonant frequency; generating an electric field within a volume defined by at least two conductors; placing a receiver with a receiver antenna comprising two plates in the volume; accumulating a potential difference on the two plates; resonating the receiver antenna at the resonant frequency; and gathering power from the receiver antenna.
- According to yet another aspect there is provided a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting power, the transmitter comprising: an antenna for creating an electric field, the antenna comprising at least two conductors defining a volume therebetween; a coil connected to the antenna; and a resonator connected to the coil for resonating the coil and the antenna at a resonant frequency, the resonator comprising an auto frequency tuning circuit for automatically tuning the resonator to the resonant frequency.
- The antenna may comprise at least two generally parallel plates that are laterally spaced to define the volume.
- The antenna may comprise six conductors defining the volume.
- The antenna may be a near-field antenna.
- Each conductor may be formed of conductive tape.
- The coil may be constructed using strand wire.
- The coil may be a toroid spiral, cylindrical spiral, flat spiral or pancake coil.
- The auto frequency tuning circuit may further comprise circuitry configured to boost a signal to the antenna. The circuitry may comprise at least one of a voltage gain, a current gain and a power amplifier. The power amplifier may be a push-pull power amplifier.
- The auto frequency tuning circuit may further comprise a delay line configured to delay the signal within the auto frequency tuning circuit. The delay line may be an active inverter delay chain comprising complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) inverters connected in series.
- The auto frequency tuning circuit may further comprise a decoupling circuit configured to decouple an output signal of the transmitter. The decoupling circuit may comprise a balun.
- The auto frequency tuning circuit may further comprise a current sensing circuit configured to provide a feedback signal.
- The auto frequency tuning circuit may further comprise an oscillator configured to inject a start-up signal into the auto frequency tuning circuit.
- The resonator may further comprise modification circuitry configured to modify the output signal of the transmitter when a condition occurs. The modification circuitry may adjust the power level of the output signal when the condition occurs. The modification circuitry may shut off output of the transmitter when the condition occurs.
- In one embodiment, there is provided a vehicle comprising the transmitter of the present aspect.
- In another embodiment, there is provided a table comprising the transmitter of the present aspect.
- In another embodiment, there is provided a container comprising the transmitter of the present aspect. The container may be shielded to prevent electromagnetic field (EMF) leakage. Electric field strength may be increased when the container is closed.
- According to still yet another aspect there is provided a receiver for receiving wirelessly transmitted power, the receiver comprising: an antenna comprising two conductors; a coil connected to the antenna; a resonator connected to the coil for resonating the coil and the antenna at a resonant frequency, the resonator comprising an auto frequency tuning circuit for automatically tuning the resonator to the resonant frequency.
- The conductors may be external to a housing accommodating the coil and the resonator.
- The conductors may be plates or rails. The rails may be rectangular and parallel. The rails may be metallic.
- The coil may be constructed of strand wire or inductors.
- The coil may be a toroid, cylindrical spiral, flat spiral or pancake coil.
- The resonator may further comprise modification circuitry configured to modify a signal received by the receiver when a condition occurs. The modification circuitry may adjust the signal received by the receiver when the condition occurs. The modification circuitry may be a voltage converter and/or a rectifier.
- The receiver may further comprise an impedance matching circuit. The impedance matching circuit may comprise a balun.
- In one embodiment, there is provided a backpack for receiving wirelessly transmitted power, the backpack comprising the receiver of the present aspect. The backpack may further comprise a battery charger connected to the receiver. The backpack may further comprise at least one rechargeable battery connected to the receiver configured to charge when no batteries are present in the battery charger.
- In another embodiment, there is provided a radio communication device for receiving wirelessly transmitted power, the device comprising the receiver of the present aspect.
- In another embodiment, there is provided a computing device for receiving wirelessly transmitted power, the device comprising the receiver of the present aspect.
- In another embodiment, there is provided a device comprising the transmitter of the previous aspect, and the receiver of the present aspect.
- According to still yet another aspect there is provided a wireless electric field power transmission system comprising: a transmitter; a transmitter antenna connected to the transmitter, the transmitter antenna comprising at least one conductor; and at least one receiver, wherein the transmitter antenna transfers power wirelessly via electric field coupling when the at least one receiver is coupled to the transmitter.
- Embodiments will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
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FIG. 1 is a schematic layout view of a wireless electric field power transmission system; -
FIG. 2 is schematic layout view of a transmitter and transmitter antenna forming part of the wireless electric field power transmission system ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3a is a top plan view of a transmitter coil forming part of the transmitter ofFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 3b is a perspective view of another embodiment of the transmitter coil ofFIG. 3 a; -
FIG. 3c is a perspective view of another embodiment of the transmitter coil ofFIG. 3 a; -
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a printed circuit board accommodating components of the transmitter ofFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 5a is a block diagram of components of the transmitter ofFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 5b is a circuit diagram of the components ofFIG. 5 a; -
FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram of a power amplifier forming part of the transmitter ofFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 7 is a schematic layout view of a receiver forming part of the wireless electric field power transmission system ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a printed circuit board accommodating components of the receiver ofFIG. 7 ; -
FIG. 9 is a circuit diagram of components of the receiver ofFIG. 7 ; -
FIG. 10 is a circuit diagram of a rectifier forming part of the receiver ofFIG. 7 ; -
FIG. 11a is a perspective view of a receiver coil forming part of the receiver ofFIG. 7 ; -
FIG. 11b is a perspective view of another embodiment of the receiver coil ofFIG. 11 a; -
FIG. 11c is a top plan view of another embodiment of the receiver coil ofFIG. 11 a; -
FIG. 12 shows the intensity of an electric field generated by the transmitter and transmitter antenna ofFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 13 is a schematic layout view of another embodiment of a transmitter and transmitter antenna for the wireless electric field power transmission system ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 14 shows the intensity of an electric field generated by the transmitter and transmitter antenna ofFIG. 13 ; -
FIG. 15 is a schematic layout view of ferrite core inductors; -
FIG. 16 is a schematic layout view of another embodiment of a receiver antenna; -
FIG. 17 is a circuit diagram of components of an alternative receiver; -
FIGS. 18a and 18b are perspective views of a backpack equipped with a receiver and receiver antenna; -
FIGS. 19a and 19b are perspective views of a vehicle equipped with a transmitter and transmitter antenna; -
FIGS. 20a and 20b are perspective views of a radio equipped with a receiver and receiver antenna; -
FIGS. 21a and 21b are perspective views of a fire truck equipped with a transmitter and transmitter antenna; -
FIGS. 22a and 22b are perspective views of a tent equipped with a transmitter and transmitter antenna; -
FIGS. 23a and 23b are perspective views of a bus cargo interior equipped with a transmitter and transmitter antenna; -
FIGS. 24a and 24b are perspective views of an airplane interior equipped with a transmitter and transmitter antenna; -
FIGS. 25a and 25b are perspective views of a table equipped with a transmitter and transmitter antenna; -
FIGS. 26a, 26b, 26c and 26d are perspective views of a laptop computer equipped with a receiver and receiver antenna; -
FIGS. 27a and 27b are perspective views of a tablet computer equipped with a receiver and receiver antenna; -
FIGS. 28a and 28b are perspective views of a container equipped with a transmitter and transmitter antenna; -
FIGS. 29a and 29b are perspective views of a tabletop equipped with a transmitter and transmitter antenna; -
FIGS. 30a and 30b are perspective views of a cellular phone equipped with a receiver and receiver antenna; -
FIGS. 31a and 31b are perspective views of a television set equipped with a receiver and receiver antenna; -
FIGS. 32a and 32b are perspective views of a battery equipped with a receiver and receiver antenna; -
FIGS. 33a and 33b are perspective views of a vehicle equipped with a receiver and receiver antenna; -
FIGS. 34a and 34b are perspective views of a military vehicle equipped with a transmitter and transmitter antenna; and -
FIGS. 35a and 35b are perspective views of an Unmanned Autonomous Vehicle (UAV) equipped with a receiver and receiver antenna. - Turning now to
FIG. 1 , a wireless electric field power transmission system is shown and is generally identified byreference numeral 10. As can be seen,power transmission system 10 comprises atransmitter 12 comprising atransmitter antenna 16 coupled and a plurality ofreceivers 14. Although only tworeceivers 14 are shown, it will be appreciated that this is for ease of illustration only. Thepower transmission system 10 may comprise more orfewer receivers 14. Thetransmitter antenna 16 comprises two approximately parallel, laterally spacedconductors 18 defining avolume 20 between them. Theconductors 18 are elongate and generally rectangular and are oriented such that major surfaces of the conductors face one another. In this embodiment, eachconductor 18 is formed of aluminum foil tape due to its flexibility, low cost and availability. Eachreceiver 14 can be positioned within thevolume 20 to harvest power wirelessly as a result of an electric field generated within thevolume 20 by thetransmitter antenna 16. - Turning now to
FIG. 2 , thetransmitter 12 comprising thetransmitter antenna 16 are better illustrated. Thetransmitter 12 further comprises atransmitter coil 30 and aresonator 32 connected to thetransmitter coil 30 for resonating thecoil 30 and thetransmitter antenna 16 at a resonant frequency. The components of theresonator 32 are mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) or other suitable substrate. A transmitter case orhousing 34 houses thetransmitter coil 30 and theresonator 32. - In this embodiment, the
transmitter coil 30 is a flat spiral or pancake coil as seen inFIG. 3a and is constructed using 14 AWG (American Wire Gauge) insulated solid copper wire. Thetransmitter coil 30 has forty-eight (48) turns and a diameter of approximately fifteen (15) inches (37.5 cm). The operating frequency of thetransmitter coil 30 is one (1) MHz and the inductance of the transmitter coil is two hundred and eighty (280) uH. Thetransmitter coil 30 has a quality factor (Q-factor) of two hundred (200). Thetransmitter coil 30 is configured to create a high Q-factor resonance with theconductors 18 of thetransmitter antenna 16 at its operating frequency. - Turning now to
FIG. 4 , theresonator 32 is better illustrated. As can be seen, theresonator 32 in this embodiment comprises apower amplifier 36, a safety shut-off circuit 38, apower board 40, an automatic gain control (AGC)circuit 42, an auto frequency tuning (AFT)circuit 44 and aphase detector 46. Thepower amplifier 36,AFT circuit 44 andphase detector 46 are further illustrated inFIG. 5a . These components are configured to automatically detect and tune to the frequency of power transmitted by thetransmitter antenna 16 to enhance or optimize wireless electric field power transfer toreceivers 14 positioned within thevolume 20 as will be described. The circuitry comprises adelay line 41, acurrent gain stage 43 and avoltage gain stage 45 connected in series. Thevoltage gain stage 45 is connected to thepower amplifier 36. A decoupling circuit in the form of abalun 48 is connected between thepower amplifier 36 and thetransmitter coil 30 to decouple the power amplifier output from ground. A current sensor in the form of acurrent sensing toroid 49 senses the current output by thebalun 48. Thecurrent sensing toroid 49 and thecurrent gain stage 43 provide output to a feedback andcontrol circuit 47. - As shown in
FIG. 5b , thedelay line 41 is implemented using an activeinverter delay chain 502 that receives input from a start-uposcillator 504 via a normally closedsemiconductor switch 506. Theinverter delay chain 502 comprises a plurality of complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS)inverters 508 connected in series. Theinverter delay chain 502 is connected to thecurrent gain stage 43 which comprises a plurality of current boosting invertingstages 510 arranged in parallel. In this embodiment, thecurrent gain stage 43 comprises three (3) inverting stages 510. Thelast inverting stage 510 comprises forty (40)CMOS inverters 510 a, themiddle inverting stage 510 comprises twelve (12)CMOS inverters 510 a and thefirst inverting stage 510 comprises four (4)CMOS inverters 510 a. The outputs of theinverters 510 a of thelast inverting stage 510 are coupled and connected to thevoltage gain stage 45 which in this embodiment is awideband transformer 512. Thewideband transformer 512 has a turn ratio of 1:4. Thelast inverting stage 510 of thecurrent gain stage 43 is connected to one coil of thewideband transformer 512. The other coil of thewideband transformer 512 is connected to thepower amplifier 36. The output of thepower amplifier 36 is coupled to one coil of thebalun 48. Thebalun 48 in this embodiment has a ferrite core and a turn ratio of slightly higher than 1:1 for impedance matching purposes. The ferrite core balun has been found to provide twice as much current as an air balun and greater efficiency. The other coil of thebalun 48 provides balanced differential output ports. One output port of thebalun 48 is connected to thetransmitter coil 30 via atuning capacitor 518. The other output port of thebalun 48 passes through thecurrent sensing toroid 49 and is connected to thetransmitter antenna 16. - The
current sensing toroid 49 provides a feedback signal to the activeinverter delay chain 502 as part of the feedback andcontrol circuit 47 via anRC network 516 and to thephase detector 46 via theRC network 516 and aninverter 518 a.Phase detector 46 also receives the output of thecurrent gain stage 43 via aninverter 518 b.Phase detector 46 functions with acharge pump 520 to keep the start-uposcillator 504 in phase and frequency lock. Thecurrent sensing toroid 49 also provides the feedback signal to anenvelope detector 522 via theRC network 516 which in turn provides output to the normally closedsemiconductor switch 506. - The
power amplifier 36 in this embodiment, as shown inFIG. 6 , is a class-AB push-pull power amplifier and is used to increase the signal input thereto by a factor of at least eighty (80) (approximately nineteen (19) dB), which is then delivered to thetransmitter coil 30 via thebalun 48. - The safety shut-
off circuit 38 is an automatic shut-off circuit that determines when people, animals or other living organisms are present in thevolume 20 and reduces the strength of or stops power transmitted by thetransmitter antenna 16. The safety shut-off circuit 38 also shuts off power to thetransmitter 12 in the event of an overload caused by shorting, thermal runaway or any other such occurrence. In this embodiment, the safety shut-off circuit 38 is implemented using an operational amplifier (Op-amp) (not shown), a semiconductor switch (not shown) in the form of a metal-oxide-semi-conductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) and an envelope detector (not shown). The envelope detector monitors the output of thetransmitter 12 and sends a signal to the Op-amp when a sudden change in output current or voltage is detected. The Op-amp in response transmits a signal to the semiconductor switch which shuts down theresonator 32 by isolating the resonator from input power. - The
power board 40 comprises a plurality of high efficiency voltage regulators (not shown) that convert conventional AC mains power into DC power that is used to power the various components of thetransmitter 12. - The
AGC circuit 42 is used in conjunction with thepower amplifier 36 to control the output power transmitted. TheAGC circuit 42 is a radio frequency (RF) circuit having absolute values of power which are dependent on the required level of safety. In this embodiment, theAGC circuit 42 is implemented using an Op-amp (not shown), a semiconductor switch (not shown) in the form of a MOSFET and an envelope detector (not shown). The envelope detector monitors the output of thetransmitter 12 and when the output exceeds a threshold value, sends a signal to the Op-amp. The Op-amp in response sends an appropriate signal to the semiconductor switch causing the semiconductor switch to limit the power output of thepower amplifier 36. - Turning now to
FIG. 7 , one of thereceivers 14 is better illustrated. As can be seen,receiver 14 comprises a high Q-factor receiver coil 52, areceiver antenna 54 that is connected to thereceiver coil 52 and apower harvester 50 connected to thereceiver coil 52. The components of thepower harvester 50 are mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) or other suitable substrate. Thereceiver antenna 54,receiver coil 52 andpower harvester 50 are accommodated by a receiver case orhousing 56. Thepower harvester 50 includes connectors and jacks from which received power is output. Devices requiring power can be connected to these connectors and jacks. -
FIG. 8 better illustrates thepower harvester 50. As can be seen, power harvester comprises a receiver auto frequency tuning (AFT)circuit 60, areceiver safety circuit 62, abridge rectifier 64, a DC-DC voltage converter 66 and a receiver power supply (not pictured). TheAFT circuit 60 is similar to thetransmitter AFT circuit 32 shown inFIG. 5b and is configured to resonate thereceiver antenna 54 andcoil 52. The receiver power supply powers theAFT 60 circuit. A portion of the circuit layout of thepower harvester 50 is shown inFIG. 9 . The device connected to thereceiver 14 is modeled as an inductor Lp in series with a resistor Rp which are both in parallel with a capacitor Cp. The DC-DC voltage converter 66 is not shown inFIG. 9 . - The output voltage across the high 0-factor
resonant receiver coil 52 results in an AC voltage. The voltage is rectified by thebridge rectifier 64 which is connected to an output of thereceiver coil 52. Thebridge rectifier 64 is shown inFIG. 10 and converts the received AC voltage to a DC voltage which is in the order of kilovolts. Thebridge rectifier 64 employs ultra-fast diodes D1 to D4 that have a low junction capacitance, a high reverse breakdown voltage and low forward voltage drop. - The DC-
DC voltage converter 66 has a high conversion ratio and performs a DC-DC down-conversion to reduce the rectified voltage output by thebridge rectifier 64 to useable levels. For example, if a 0.5 W high AC signal is rectified by thebridge rectifier 64, it will have a four hundred (400) V potential and one (1) mA of current. Down-converting this rectified output voltage to a more useable form such as for example, a five (5) V and eighty (80) mA output is beneficial in particular applications. In this embodiment, the maximum input voltage of the DC-DC voltage converter 66 is greater than one thousand (1000) V while the output voltage is between five (5) V and fourteen (14) V with a power rating of one (1) W to four (4) W. The output of thebridge rectifier 64 is connected to the DC-DC voltage converter 66 (not shown) which then outputs the converted power to the device requiring power through jacks and connectors. - The
receiver safety circuit 62 automatically shuts off thereceiver 14 if an electric field is detected that is higher than the standard safety limits. Thereceiver safety circuit 62 also disables DC power to any device connected to thereceiver 14 if a short circuit load is detected. - The
receiver antenna 54 in this embodiment comprises two generally rectangular, approximately parallel conductors which in this embodiment areconductive plates 58. The distance between the twoplates 58 is approximately equal to the average dimension of eachplate 58. Theplates 58 may either be rigid or flexible. Thereceiver antenna 54 has a low capacitance (approximately seven (7) pF to nine (9) pF relative to its dimension and the received signal wavelength. When resonant, thepower harvester 50 harvests electrical power through the electric field created within thevolume 20 between theconductors 18 of thetransmitter antenna 16. As will be appreciated, thereceiver 14 is small relative to the amount of power it can harvest within thevolume 20. - The
receiver coil 52 in this embodiment is a cylindrical spiral coil as illustrated inFIG. 11a . Thereceiver coil 52 is constructed of insulated, solid copper wire and has a diameter of approximately four (4) inches (twelve (12) cm). Thereceiver coil 52 is positioned adjacent to the twoplates 58. - In general, during operation the
transmitter 12 is operated so that it drives thetransmitter antenna 16 causing an electric field to be generated within thevolume 20 between theconductors 18 by running opposite phase, equal magnitude currents through theconductors 18. When areceiver 14 is positioned within thevolume 20, thereceiver antenna 54 begins to oscillate at the resonant frequency resulting in wireless power being transmitted from thetransmitter 12 to thereceiver 14 via electric field coupling. - The closed-loop architecture of the
transmitter 12 ensures thetransmitter 12 automatically oscillates at the resonant frequency of the transmitter antenna-transmitter coil pair at all times. In particular, initially the start-uposcillator 504 is used to inject a start-up signal that is applied to theinverter delay chain 502 of thedelay signal line 41. The current level of the signal is then boosted by thecurrent gain stage 43 and applied to thepower amplifier 36 via thewideband transformer 512 of thevoltage gain stage 45. The output of thepower amplifier 36 is then applied to thebalun 48 which decouples the signal from ground and provides output to the transmittingcoil 30 via thetuning capacitor 518. The transmittingcoil 30 in turn drives thetransmitter antenna 16 resulting in the electric field being generated within thevolume 20. The feedback signal output by thecurrent sensing toroid 49, which senses the current in thetransmitter antenna 16, is used by theenvelope detector 520 to condition thesemiconductor switch 520 to isolate the start-uposcillator 504 from theinverter delay chain 502. As a result, the feedback signal that is applied to theinverter delay chain 502 is used to sustain the transmitter output. As will be appreciated, by generating the feedback signal using thecurrent sensing toroid 49 that senses the current running through thetransmitter antenna 16 and feeding the signal back into thetransmitter 12, thetransmitter 12 automatically oscillates at the resonant frequency of the transmitter antenna-transmitter coil pair. - As will be appreciated, the
transmitter 12 has a fast self-tuning and compact design. Because thetransmitter 12 automatically oscillates at the resonant frequency of the transmitter antenna-transmitter coil pair, thetransmitter antenna 16 stays tuned and does not require hand tuning or automatic tuning circuitry. Also, thetransmitter 12 does not require a pre-amplifier or a digital control system to perform automatic frequency tuning. - As mentioned above, when the
transmitter coil 30 drives thetransmitter antenna 16, the electric field (a reactive near field) is created within thevolume 20 which can be used by eachreceiver 14 positioned within the volume to harvest power. An exemplary electric field generated within thevolume 20 is shown inFIG. 12 . As can be seen, the intensity of the electric field increases towards theconductors 18 and weakens towards the middle of thevolume 20. Greater efficiency wireless power transfer to areceiver 14 is therefore achieved when the receiver is closer to theconductors 18 and lower efficiency wireless power transfer to thereceiver 14 is achieved when the receiver is positioned near the center of thevolume 20. Thus, the power radiated is determined by the separation betweenconductors 18 rather than conductor length. - The high Q-factor of the
transmitter 12 limits the amount of power that an unintentional sink (such a human body within the volume) can recover from thetransmitter 12. When an unintentional sink enters thevolume 20, the generated electric field is no longer resonant with thereceiver 14, due to the sink disrupting the resonance, causing a drop in the power of the electric field such that the total power dissipated into the sink is less than regulatory limits, in the case of a human body. - When a
receiver 14 is positioned within the volume and the electric field is present, a voltage is observed across theplates 58 of thereceiver antenna 54 as a result of electric charge accumulation on the twoplates 58. The resonating of thereceiver antenna 54 by theAFT circuit 60 allows power to be harvested. In particular, when thereceiver antenna 54 is made resonant by theAFT circuit 60, the amount of charge flowing from oneplate 58 to theother plate 58 is multiplied by the resonance Q-factor, resulting in a high frequency AC signal that is converted to a DC signal via therectifier 64. The DC signal is then down-converted by the DC-DC voltage converter 66 to a desired voltage and current depending on the application. The signal output by the DC-DC voltage converter is then received by the device modeled by the RLC circuit (Rp, Lp and Cp). - The output power of the
receiver 14 depends on the strength of the electric field available at thereceiver 14, the distance between the twoplates 58 of thereceiver antenna 54, and the Q-factor of thereceiver coil 52. - The strength of the electric field available at the
receiver 14 changes depending on the position of thereceiver 14 relative to theconductors 18. As previously stated, the electric field is weakest at the midpoint of thevolume 20 between the twoconductors 18. Thereceiver antenna 54 emits very small amounts of radiation and almost all the electric field created by thetransmitter antenna 16 is reactive (i.e. non-radiating). Thus, large amounts of power can be wirelessly transmitted to thereceiver 14 without violating electric field emission limits in the respective frequency bands. Field emission limits in Canada can be found in the Health Canada safety code 6 and field emission limits in the U.S. can be found in IEEE standard C95.1-2005. - The wireless power harvesting efficiency is affected by the orientation of the
plates 58 relative to the electric field within thevolume 20. Since the electric field varies with distance, having the twoplates 58 separated by a distance along the electric field direction (i.e. the common axis of the twoplates 58 is along the direction of the electric field) creates a potential difference between theplates 58 when they are placed within the electric field. When the common axis of the twoplates 58 is perpendicular to the direction of the electric field, the twoplates 58 are almost at the same potential which will significantly reduce the efficiency of the power transfer. Thus, the wireless power receiving efficiency depends on the length-to-distance ratio of the twoplates 58 and the orientation of theplates 58 relative to the direction of the electric field. As will be appreciated, maintaining theplates 58 normal to the electric field maximizes the wireless power harvesting efficiency. Furthermore, the orientation and location of theplates 58 relative to the electric field determines the type of electric field coupling. Thereceiver 14 andtransmitter 12 can be strongly, loosely or critically coupled. When thereceiver 14 is close to thetransmitter 12 and theplates 58 of thereceiver 14 are aligned for maximum power transfer at the highest efficiency level, thereceiver 14 andtransmitter 14 are strongly coupled. When thereceiver 14 is farther away from thetransmitter 12 and theplates 58 of thereceiver 14 are still aligned for maximum power transfer, thereceiver 14 andtransmitter 12 are loosely coupled. Thetransmitter 12 andreceiver 14 become critically coupled, when thereceiver 14 is at a distance from thetransmitter 12 where the efficiency level of power harvesting falls below a threshold level and/or when the orientation of theplates 58 relative to the electric filed is such that the efficiency level of power harvesting falls below a threshold level. - Wireless power transmission between the
transmitter 12 and thereceiver 14 is based upon the resonant frequency of thereceiver antenna 54 and thereceiver coil 52 being in tune with the resonant frequency oftransmitter antenna 16 and thetransmitter coil 30. Since the frequency can be affected by the environment in which thevolume 20 is located, thereceiver AFT circuit 60 tunes the operating frequency of thereceiver 14 to the resonant frequency required. Thereceiver AFT circuit 60 does not have to be continuously active. It need only intermittently adjust the operating frequency of thereceiver 14 in response to environmental changes in thevolume 20. Thereceiver 14 must initially power thereceiver AFT circuit 60 with the receiver power supply, but once wireless power transfer has commenced, the wirelessly transferred power can be used to power thereceiver AFT circuit 60. The resonant frequency is initially known so that thereceiver AFT circuit 60 may tune thereceiver 14 to this frequency. - Although an exemplary power transmission system has been described above, those of skill in the art will appreciate that many alternative configurations are possible. For example, if desired the
resonator 32 may comprise its own power source or supply to supply power to the various components of thetransmitter 12. - Although the
transmitter coil 30 has been described as being a flat spiral or pancake coil, different transmitter coils may be used. For example, in another embodiment, thetransmitter coil 30 is constructed using multiple strand Litz wire. Litz wire provides increased overall efficiency relative to solid copper wire. In this embodiment, the Litz wire is one hundred seventy-six (176) strand forty (40) AWG wire and the resultingtransmitter coil 30 has thirty (30) turns with a diameter of approximately ten (10) inches. The operating frequency of the transmitter coil is one (1) MHz and the inductance of the transmitter coil is one hundred fifty (150) uH. Such atransmitter coil 30 has a Q-factor of two hundred (200). In yet another embodiment, thetransmitter coil 30 is constructed usingmultiple strand 48 AWG Litz wire. In this embodiment, the Litz wire is 2700 strand and the resultingtransmitter coil 30 has forty-eight (48) turns with a diameter of approximately 15 inches. The operating frequency of the transmitter coil is 1 MHz and the inductance of the transmitter coil is 180 uH. Of course, those of skill in the art will appreciate that variations in the number of turns, gauge, number of strands, wire type are possible so long the astransmitter coil 30 is resonant at the required frequency. - The transmitter coil may also take different shapes. For example,
FIG. 3b shows atoroidal transmitter coil 30 andFIG. 3c shows a cylindrical spiral transmitter coil that may be employed instead of the flat spiral or pancake coil. - The number and configuration of the
conductors 18 of thetransmitter antenna 16 may also be varied. For example,FIG. 13 shows atransmitter antenna 16 with sixconductors 18, three (3) conductors of which are positioned on each side of the volume. In this embodiment, the capacitive reactance is reduced, compared to using twoconductors 18. Similar to the previous embodiment, the sixconductors 18 are made of aluminum foil tape. The distribution of the electric field that is emitted by the transmitter antenna becomes more uniform due to the increase in the overall surface area of theconductors 18. The electric field intensity decreases near the sides and increase towards the middle of thevolume 20 as shown inFIG. 14 resulting in a more evenly distributed field. In this embodiment, theconductors 18 of thetransmitter antenna 16 are placed five (5) meters apart, however the separation distance can be varied based on the application. For example, theconductors 18 may be installed in different room sizes, such that the separation distance varies. In yet another embodiment, thetransmitter antenna 16 may comprise asingle conductor 18. - The conductor material has been found to have little effect on performance and as a result other conductive materials for the conductors may be used. For example, the
conductors 18 may be formed of copper tape or other suitable conductive material. Theconductors 18 may also be covered with a decoration for aesthetic purposes. - Although a particular implementation of the resonator circuitry has been shown, this may also vary. For example, the
delay line 41 may be implemented using passive LC networks or transmission lines. A non-ferrite core balun or other suitable decoupling structure may be employed. - While a
particular receiver 14 configuration has been described, other configurations are possible. For example, theplates 58 of thereceiver antenna 54 need not be accommodated by thereceiver case 56, but rather may be external to thereceiver case 56. - Furthermore, the
receiver coil 52 used may also vary. For example, thereceiver coil 52 may be constructed of Litz wire. In one such embodiment, the Litz wire is forty (40) AWG, 3 strand Litz wire. The resultingreceiver coil 52 has over three-hundred (300) turns and a Q-factor of sixty (60). The operating frequency of the receiver coil is one (1) to two (2) MHz and the inductance of the receiver coil is three (3) mH. The diameter of thereceiver coil 52 is approximately four (4) inches (twelve (12) cm). Thereceiver coil 58 is positioned between the twoplates 58 and in this orientation the magnetic field created by thereceiver coil 52 creates lossy circular currents in theplates 58 which will therefore dissipate a small amount of available power at thereceiver 14. In another embodiment, the wire (Litz wire or insulated solid copper wire) used to make thereceiver coil 52 may be wound about a non-conducting material to ensure consistency of the turns of thereceiver coil 52. In another embodiment, Litz wire that is forty-eight (48) AWG, fifty (50) strand Litz wire is used for thereceiver coil 52. The number of turns is over three hundred (300), the frequency is one (1) MHz and the inductance is three (3) mH. The diameter of thereceiver coil 52 is still four (4) inches (twelve (12) cm). In another embodiment, Litz wire that is forty-eight (48) AWG, six hundred seventy-five (675) strand Litz wire is used for the receiver coil. The number of turns is over seventy-five (75), the frequency is two (2) MHz and the inductance is seven hundred fifty (750) uH. The diameter of thereceiver coil 52 is still four (4) inches (twelve (12) cm). Of course, those of skill in the art will appreciate that variations in the number of turns, gauge, number of strands, wire type are possible so long the asreceiver coil 52 is resonant at the required frequency. - In another embodiment, the
receiver coil 52 is replaced with ferrite-core inductors 70 as illustrated inFIG. 15 . Theinductors 70 are ten (10) millimeters long each and thus, smaller than thereceiver coil 52. The Q-factor for the set ofsmall inductors 70 is sixty (60) and the frequency is two (2) MHz. Theinductors 70 are designed to work at higher frequencies, have a high quality factor and a high value of inductance, greater than fifty (50) uH. - The shape of the receiver coil may also be varied. For example,
FIG. 11b shows atoroidal receiver coil 52 andFIG. 11c shows a flat spiral receiver coil. - In another embodiment, the
receiver antenna 54 comprisesrails 68 instead ofplates 58. Therails 68 are attached to a substance with a low dielectric constant and positioned in the same plane as illustrated inFIG. 16 . Thus, thereceiver antenna 54 can be entirely flat allowing for easy incorporation into devices. Therails 68 need not be precisely parallel to one and other. - While a particular configuration has been presented for the DC-
DC voltage converter 66, other configurations are possible. For example, two or more DC-DC voltage converters 66 arranged in parallel may be employed to down-convert the DC voltage output by the rectifier to useable levels. Alternatively, two or more DC-DC voltage converters 66 arranged in series may be employed to down-convert the DC voltage output by the rectifier to useable levels. For example, a first DC-DC converter may be employed to convert the DC voltage output by the rectifier from one thousand (1000) V to one hundred (100) V then a second DC-DC converter 66 may be employed to convert the DC voltage output by the first DC-DC converter from one hundred (100) V to five (5) V. The overall efficiency of the entire down-conversion will be the product of all the blocks connected in series which is lower than just one of theconverters 66. - Furthermore, while particular power harvesting circuitry has been described with reference to
FIG. 9 , other configurations are possible. For example, in another embodiment, the circuitry ofFIG. 9 has a series configuration. As shown inFIG. 17 , the device is connected to thebridge rectifier 64 in series. The device is modeled by an inductor Ls, capacitor Cs and resister Rs which are connected in series which results in lower output AC voltages and higher currents compared to the parallel configuration. A balun is placed between the LsCs series resonant circuit andbridge rectifier 64 to provide impedance matching. - In another embodiment, the impedance is matched in the
receiver 14 using lumped element matching. - The power transmission system may be employed in a variety of diverse applications to allow power to be wirelessly transmitted from the transmitter to the receiver via electric field coupling. For example, in one application the
receiver 14 is positioned within abackpack 100 as shown inFIGS. 18a and 18b . Theplates 58 are integrated into thebackpack 100 on opposite sides thereof. Theplates 58 are connected to thereceiver case 56 and the components within thereceiver case 56. Thereceiver case 56 is then further connected (not shown) to a recharger that recharges traditional batteries such as AA, 9V batteries or other non-traditional or custom rechargeable battery formats. Thebackpack 100 may be used in military applications where soldiers require batteries for a variety of equipment, such as night-vision goggles. Recharging batteries reduces the need for backup batteries to be carried by the soldiers thereby reducing the already significant weight ofbackpacks 100 used in the military. Thebackpack 100 may further comprise a battery (not shown) connected to thereceiver 14 that charges when no batteries are present in the recharger. - The
transmitter 12 and transmittingantenna 16 may be integrated into avehicle 102 as illustrated inFIGS. 19a and 19b . In this example, theconductors 18 of thetransmitter antenna 16 are integrated into the interior walls of thevehicle 102 and hidden and are connected to thetransmitter 12. Theconductors 18 are positioned such that they are approximately parallel to each other. Whenbackpacks 100 are placed in thevehicle 102 and within the volume between the conductors, thereceivers 14 are able to harvest power in the manner described above. - In another application, the
receiver 14 is integrated into aradio communication device 104 such as those used by firefighters, police officers or other individuals. As will be appreciated, in instances theradio communication devices 104 may not be fully charged either due to neglect or insufficient preparation time before an emergency situation. In this case, therails 68 of thereceiver 14 are affixed to the backside of theradio communication device 104 as shown inFIGS. 20a and 20b . Thetransmitter 12 and transmitter antenna may be integrated into the front cabin of a fire truck orother vehicle 106 as shown inFIGS. 21a and 21b . Thus, when radio communication devices are placed inside the front cabin of thefire truck 106 and within the volume between theconductors 18 of the transmitter antenna, the radio communication devices are charged. In another embodiment, the transmitter and transmitter antenna are placed at a particular location within a fire station. - In another application, the
power transmission system 10 may be employed in a military base camp. When military officers set up a base camp most of the electronic equipment is stored in a fewselect tents 108 or barracks as shown inFIGS. 22a and 22b . This is in part due to the fact that not every location is equipped with electricity to power the electronic equipment. In this embodiment, theconductors 18 of thetransmitter antenna 12 are integrated into the interior walls of thetent 108 and provide wireless power to all devices within thetent 108 which are equipped with areceiver 14. Tables that support the devices, are positioned near thetent 108 interior walls, thus near theconductors 18, ensuring maximum power transfer efficiency. The devices can therefore be charged without requiring physical corded connections reducing the large number of hazardous wires and power cables. - In another application, the
transmitter 12 and transmitter antenna are integrated into the interior of abus cargo area 110 as illustrated inFIGS. 23a and 23b . Theconductors 18 are integrated into opposite walls of the interior of thebus cargo area 110 and transmit power wirelessly tobackpacks 100, or other devices equipped withreceivers 14, when they are placed within thecargo area 110. - In another application, the
transmitter 12 and thetransmitter antenna 16 are integrated into the interior of anairplane 112 as illustrated inFIGS. 24a and 24b . Theconductors 18 of theantenna 16 are integrated into the interior walls of theairplane 112.Backpacks 100 or other devices equipped with receiver power wirelessly when situated within theplane 112 interior. - In another application the
transmitter 12 andtransmitter antenna 16 are integrated into a table 114 as illustrated inFIGS. 25a and 25b . Theconductors 18 are flat on the table 114 and connected to thetransmitter coil 30 as already explained. Thereceiver 14 is situated on, above or between theconductors 18 to receive power wirelessly. - In another application the
plates 58 of thereceiver 14 are affixed to alaptop computer 116 as illustrated inFIGS. 26a and 26b . Oneplate 58 is flat and affixed to thelaptop computer 116 behind the display screen, while theother plate 58 is flat and affixed below the keyboard on the bottom of thelaptop computer 116. The received wireless power can be transferred to the battery of thelaptop computer 116. - In another application the
rails 68 of thereceiver 14 are in the same plane, both on the back of the screen or both on the bottom of thelaptop computer 116 as illustrated inFIGS. 26c and 26d . This configuration is well suited to receive power from the table 114 equipped with atransmitter 12 as already described. - In another application the
plates 58 of thereceiver 14 are mounted some distance away from each other on the backside of the screen of a tablet computer 118 similar to the mounting on the back of a laptop screen already described as illustrated inFIGS. 27a and 27 b. - In another application the
transmitter 12 and transmitter antenna are integrated into anenclosed container 120, which may have one or more removable or hinged panels to allow forreceiver 14 devices to be placed inside as illustrated inFIGS. 28a and 28b . Whenreceivers 14 are inside thecontainer 120, they can receive wireless power transmitted from thetransmitter 12. Thecontainer 120 may be constructed such that it is shielded to prevent any leakage of the electromagnetic field (EMF) or other signals or fields from the inside of thecontainer 120 to the outside. When the panels or lid of thecontainer 120 is closed, thetransmitter 12 is made aware via a signal that the signal or field strength inside thecontainer 120 can be increased without risk of exposure to humans or animals, thereby allowing greater amounts of power and higher rates of power transfer efficiency to be achieved. This allows for faster rates of battery recharging fromreceivers 14 inside thecontainer 120 when it is closed or sealed. - In another application the
transmitter 12 andtransmitter antenna 16 are integrated into, laid upon or otherwise affixed to a flat surface upon whichreceiver 14 devices may be laid or hung. This can include, but is not limited to, tables, desks, counters, shelves, walls, floors, ceilings, and doors. Integration of theconductors 18 of thetransmitter 12 into atabletop 122 is illustrated inFIGS. 29a and 29 b. - In another application the
plates 58 of thereceiver 14 are integrated into or are otherwise affixed to a cordless, mobile orcellular phone 124 as illustrated inFIGS. 30a and 30 b. - In another application the
plates 58 of thereceiver 14 are integrated into or are otherwise affixed to atelevision set 126, whether the television is Plasma, LCD, LED, OLED or of some other technology as illustrated inFIGS. 31a and 31 b. - In another application the
plates 58 of thereceiver 14 are integrated into or are otherwise affixed to a home electronics devices including, but not limited to, DVD players, Blu-ray players, receivers, amplifiers, all-in-one home theatre, speakers, sub-woofers, video game consoles, video game controllers, remote control devices, televisions, computers or other monitors, digital cameras, video cameras, digital photo frames, video or image projectors or media streaming devices. - In another application the
plates 58 of thereceiver 14 are integrated into or are otherwise affixed torechargeable batteries 128 such that the battery becomes a receiver device as illustrated inFIGS. 32a and 32 b. - In another application the
plates 58 of thereceiver 14 are integrated into or are otherwise affixed to an electric or hybridmotorized vehicle 130. In this embodiment theplates 58 are located on the bottom of thevehicle 130 for receiving wireless power from atransmitter 12 placed below thevehicle 130 as illustrated inFIGS. 33a and 33b . Thetransmitter 12 andtransmitter antenna 16 may be placed in a mat under thevehicle 130, or embedded in or below the road or driveway under thevehicle 130. - In another application the
transmitter 12 andtransmitter antenna 16 are integrated into fold-out flaps or barriers that are attached to amilitary vehicle 132, walls, or doors as illustrated inFIGS. 34a and 34b . When such flaps are extended from the structure or device onto which they are mounted, they create avolume 20 within whichreceivers 14 may be placed for wireless power transfer. The flaps may incorporate hooks, shelves or other such devices for holding or otherwise mountingstructures including receivers 14, such as backpacks. - In another application the
plates 58 of thereceiver 14 are integrated into or are otherwise affixed to an Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles (UAVs) 134 or other such vehicles or devices, such that wireless power may be delivered to the UAV and its onboard power system and/or power storage device as illustrated inFIGS. 35a and 35 b. - In another application the
transmitter 12 andtransmitter antenna 16 are integrated into a device that may be located in a public space or common area, whereby one or more people may enter thetransmission volume 20 and receive wireless power with their own device comprising at least onereceiver 14. These publicly available zones for wireless power transmission may be referred to as HotSpots, as they are for publicly available wireless internet access zones. - In another application the
transmitter 12 andtransmitter antenna 16 are integrated into a device that may be used to create a HotSpot as described in the previous paragraph, the HotSpot may be mobile for particular applications such as, but not limited to, military missions in which a group of soldiers carry a portable power generating source or a portable power storage source with thetransmitter 12 andtransmitter antenna 16 integrated into or otherwise connected to the source. - In another application the
transmitter 12 andtransmitter antenna 16 are integrated into a device that may be used to create a HotSpot, which may also be mobile. The device also has thereceiver 14 andplates 58 incorporated into it, effectively making the device a power transceiver for both sending and receiving wireless power. - In another application, any of the previously described receiver devices may be a wireless power transceiver. That is, it may be capable of both receiving and transmitting wireless power.
- Although embodiments have been described above with reference to the figures, those of skill in the art will appreciate that variations and modifications may be made without departing from the scope thereof as defined by the appended claims.
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