Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods for steering a magnetic field for smart wireless power transmission
-
Application No.: US15891446Application Date: 2018-02-08
-
Publication No.: US10320201B2Publication Date: 2019-06-11
- Inventor: Brian J. Tillotson , Peng Zeng
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broitman P.C.
- Main IPC: H02J5/00
- IPC: H02J5/00 ; H01F38/14 ; H04B5/00 ; H02J50/10 ; H02J50/90 ; G01B7/30 ; G01R19/04 ; H02J50/70 ; H02J50/80 ; H01F5/02

Abstract:
Systems and methods for mitigating constraints associated with wireless power transmission in applications where the position and orientation of the desired magnetic field changes over time, for example, because the position and orientation of the receiver being powered changes over time or because different receivers having different positions and orientations are being powered at different times. In accordance with some embodiments, the system employs a plurality of wireless power transmitters in a defined space, each transmitter consisting of individual coils oriented orthogonally relative to each other. Using field interference amongst these individual coils as well as amongst the transmitters they form, one can actively control the wireless power field intensity and orientation at any given point in the defined space. This allows for methods to steer the power transmission towards a specific target at a specific angle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180175632A1 Methods for Steering a Magnetic Field for Smart Wireless Power Transmission Public/Granted day:2018-06-21
Information query