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公开(公告)号:US20240348288A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-17
申请号:US18400857
申请日:2023-12-29
申请人: NuCurrent, Inc.
发明人: Alberto Peralta , Pavel Shostak
摘要: Wireless power transfer systems, disclosed, include one or more circuits to facilitate high power transfer at high frequencies. Such wireless power transfer systems include a damping circuit, configured to dampen a wireless power signal such that communications fidelity is upheld at high power. The damping circuit includes at least a damping transistor that is configured to receive, from the transmitter controller, a damping signal for switching the transistor to control damping during transmission of the wireless data signals. Utilizing such systems enables wireless power transfer at high frequency, such as 13.56 MHz, at voltages over 1 Watt, while maintaining fidelity of in-band communications associated with the higher power wireless power signal.
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公开(公告)号:US20240266878A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-08
申请号:US18469040
申请日:2023-09-18
申请人: NuCurrent, Inc.
IPC分类号: H02J50/12 , H01F27/34 , H01F27/36 , H01F38/14 , H01Q1/22 , H01Q1/24 , H01Q1/36 , H01Q1/38 , H01Q7/00 , H02J7/00 , H02J50/70 , H04B5/26 , H04B5/72 , H04B5/79 , H05K5/02 , H05K9/00
CPC分类号: H02J50/12 , H01F27/36 , H01F27/361 , H01F27/363 , H01F27/366 , H01F38/14 , H01Q1/2266 , H01Q1/24 , H01Q1/36 , H01Q1/38 , H01Q7/00 , H01Q7/005 , H02J50/70 , H04B5/26 , H04B5/266 , H04B5/72 , H04B5/79 , H05K5/0247 , H05K9/0084 , H01F2027/348 , H01Q1/248 , H02J7/00034
摘要: An electrically conductive material configured having at least one opening of various unlimited geometries extending through its thickness is provided. The opening is designed to modify eddy currents that form within the surface of the material from interaction with magnetic fields that allow for wireless energy transfer therethrough. The opening may be configured as a cut-out, a slit or combination thereof that extends through the thickness of the electrically conductive material. The electrically conductive material is configured with the cut-out and/or slit pattern positioned adjacent to an antenna configured to receive or transmit electrical energy wirelessly through near-field magnetic coupling (NFMC). A magnetic field shielding material, such as a ferrite, may also be positioned adjacent to the antenna. Such magnetic shielding materials may be used to strategically block eddy currents from electrical components and circuitry located within a device.
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公开(公告)号:US20240223024A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-04
申请号:US18487473
申请日:2023-10-16
申请人: NuCurrent, Inc.
发明人: Alberto Peralta , Michael Katz , Md. Nazmul Alam
摘要: A wireless receiver system includes a receiver antenna, a sensor, a demodulation circuit, and a receiver controller. The sensor is configured to detect electrical information associated with AC wireless signals, the electrical information including, at least, a voltage of the AC wireless signals. The demodulation circuit is configured to receive the electrical information from the at least one sensor, detect a change in the electrical information, determine if the change in the electrical information meets or exceeds one of a rise threshold or a fall threshold, if the change exceeds one of the rise threshold or the fall threshold, generate an alert, and output a plurality of data alerts. The receiver controller is configured to receive the plurality of data alerts from the demodulation circuit, and decode the plurality of data alerts into the wireless data signals.
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公开(公告)号:US20240223023A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-04
申请号:US18487468
申请日:2023-10-16
申请人: NuCurrent, Inc.
发明人: Mark Melone , Andrew Kovacs , Jason Green
摘要: A power transmitter for wireless power transfer includes a control and communications unit, an inverter circuit, a coil, and a shielding. The control and communications unit is configured to provide power control signals to control a power level of a power signal configured for transmission to a power receiver, receive a receiver power request from a power receiver, provide a power request to an external power supply, based on the receiver power request, determine if a power signal at the coil is compliant with the receiver power request, and, if the power signal at the coil is compliant with the receiver power request, continue to operate for wireless power transmission. The coil is configured to transmit the power signal to a power receiver. The shielding comprises a ferrite core.
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公开(公告)号:US20240147123A1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-02
申请号:US17976023
申请日:2022-10-28
申请人: NuCurrent, Inc.
发明人: Jason Luzinski , Alberto Peralta , Rob Diebold
CPC分类号: H04R1/1025 , H02J50/27 , H04R2420/07
摘要: A wireless power transfer system, for charging a wearable communication device, includes a headset, which includes a headband, at least one earcup, and a receiver antenna configured to receive a power signal, wherein the receiver antenna is positioned proximate to or within the headband. The system further includes a charging base, which includes a transmission antenna, configured to transmit the power signal to the receiver antenna, and a housing. The housing includes a support arm and a base, wherein the transmission antenna is positioned proximate to or within one or more of the support arm, the base, and combinations thereof, and wherein the support arm is configured to retain the headband and position the receiving antenna to receive the power signal from the transmitting antenna.
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公开(公告)号:US20240147122A1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-02
申请号:US17976020
申请日:2022-10-28
申请人: NuCurrent, Inc.
发明人: Jason Luzinski , Alberto Peralta , Rob Diebold
CPC分类号: H04R1/1025 , H02J7/00034 , H02J50/005 , H02J50/20 , H04B5/0037 , H04R1/1008
摘要: A wireless power transfer system, for charging a wearable communication device, includes a headset, which includes a headband, at least one earcup, and a receiver antenna configured to receive a power signal, wherein the receiver antenna is positioned proximate to or within the headset. The system further includes a charging base, which includes a transmission antenna, configured to transmit the power signal to the receiver antenna, and a housing. The housing includes a support arm and a base, wherein the transmission antenna is positioned proximate to or within one or more of the support arm, the base, and combinations thereof, and wherein the support arm is configured to retain the headband and position the receiving antenna to receive the power signal from the transmitting antenna.
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公开(公告)号:US11962165B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-16
申请号:US17966566
申请日:2022-10-14
申请人: NuCurrent, Inc.
发明人: Md Nazmul Alam
摘要: A power transmitter for wireless power transfer at an operating frequency selected from a range of about 87 kilohertz (kHz) to about 360 kHz is disclosed. The power transmitter includes a control and communications unit and an inverter circuit configured to receive input power and convert the input power to a power signal. The power transmitter further includes a coil configured to transmit the power signal to a power receiver, the coil formed of wound Litz wire and including at least one layer. The power transmitter further includes a shielding comprising a magnetic backing and a magnetic wall, the magnetic wall and magnetic backing defining a cavity, the magnetic wall including a top surface, the cavity extending, at least, from the magnetic backing to the coil, the coil positioned proximate to the top surface.
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公开(公告)号:US11955819B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-09
申请号:US17518383
申请日:2021-11-03
申请人: NuCurrent, Inc.
CPC分类号: H02J50/80 , H02J50/27 , H02J50/402
摘要: A wireless power receiver system includes a receiver antenna including a plurality of receiver coils, each of the plurality of receiver coils configured to receive alternating current (AC) wireless power signals from a wireless power transmission system. The system further includes a receiver controller configured to generate communications signals. The system further includes a plurality of modulation circuits, each of the plurality of modulation circuits operatively associated with one of the plurality of receiver coils and the receiver controller, each of the plurality of modulation circuits configured to partially dampen a magnetic field, coupling the wireless power receiver system with the wireless power transmission system, based on the communication signals provided to each of the plurality of modulation circuits by the receiver controller.
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公开(公告)号:US20240112853A1
公开(公告)日:2024-04-04
申请号:US18464741
申请日:2023-09-11
申请人: NuCurrent, Inc.
发明人: Pavel Shostak , Oleg Los , Unnati Wadkar , Jason Luzinski , Md. Nazmul Alam , Mark D. Melone , Matt Zamborsky , Jacob Babcock , Alberto Peralta , Christine Frysz
CPC分类号: H01F38/14 , H01F27/2885 , H01F27/36 , H02J50/005 , H02J50/12
摘要: The present application relates to an apparatus which comprises a wireless power transfer system. This system comprises features which allow it to transfer more power wirelessly at extended distances than other systems operating in the same frequency range. The system possesses heat dissipation features; these features allow it to operate effectively in elevated-temperature environments, and to transfer power at higher levels and/or greater distances than a typical power-transfer system. The system also might include design features to withstand mechanical shocks, stresses, and impacts for use in a rugged environment. The system can also comprise adaptations to reduce electromagnetic interference, and can comprise specially shaped components with magnetic/ferrimagnetic properties that enhance performance. Other potential features include power conditioning by combining, within one circuit or one board, multiple elements that protect against excessive current, over-voltage, and/or reverse voltage.
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公开(公告)号:US20240088944A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-14
申请号:US17944085
申请日:2022-09-13
申请人: NuCurrent, Inc.
发明人: Mark D. Melone , Jason Green , Michael Katz
CPC分类号: H04B5/0037 , H02J50/10
摘要: A method for operating a wireless power transfer system includes determining a driving signal for transfer of the AC wireless signals, the driving signals based on an operating frequency for the AC wireless signals, a power requirement for the wireless power signals, data contained in the wireless data signals, a pulsed power signal protocol, and temperature signals. The power signal protocol includes a plurality of pulses, a plurality of signal-off periods, the wireless power signals and the wireless data signals are transmitted during the plurality of pulses, the temperature signals providing information of temperatures of at least one surface or volume of the wireless transmission system or the wireless receiver system. The method further includes providing the driving signal to an amplifier of the wireless power transmission system and driving a transmitter antenna of the wireless power transmission system, by the amplifier, based on the driving signal.
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