Abstract:
Systems and methods for detecting low-loss eigenmodes of a spherical waveguide bounded by the Earth's surface and its ionosphere are disclosed. One or more eigenmodes of the Earth- ionosphere waveguide may be computed (1404) based on a mathematical model incorporating electrical properties of the terrestrial surface and plasma physics of the ionospheric layer. A transmitter apparatus may be used to transmit (1402) electrical power into the Earth-ionosphere waveguide in the form of an electromagnetic wave, which may, in turn, be detected (1406) by a receiver apparatus remote from the transmitter apparatus. A coupling strength between the transmitted electromagnetic wave and the one or more eigenmodes may be determined (1408) by measuring power received by the receiver apparatus in the detected electromagnetic wave. By iteratively adjusting parameters of the transmitter apparatus, determining the coupling strength, and refining a quantitative description of the eigenmodes, the eigenmodes may be harnessed for wireless power transmission throughout the Earth-ionosphere waveguide.
Abstract:
본 발명에 따른 무선 전력 송신 장치 및 이의 동작 방법은 직전에 선택된 위상 그룹에 따른 직전의 수신 신호 강도와 사전 설정된 기준 수신 신호 강도를 비교하고, 비교 결과 및 상기 링크 연결 횟수들에 기초하여 상기 위상 그룹들 중에서 하나의 위상 그룹을 현재의 위상 그룹으로 선택하고, RF(Radio Frequency) 전력을 각각 수신하는 다수의 위상 조절기들이 현재의 위상 그룹에 포함된 송신 위상들 중 대응하는 송신 위상에 기초하여 상기 RF 전력의 위상을 조절하며, 다수의 위상 조절기들 각각으로부터 상기 위상이 조절된 RF 전력을 수신하는 다수의 안테나들이 상기 위상이 조절된 RF 전력을 무선 전력 수신 장치에 송신함으로써, 무신 전력 수신 장치가 위치하는 공간 상의 무선 전력 송신 효율을 극대화할 수 있다.
Abstract:
A system and method for wirelessly and passively powering and/or interrogating an implanted stent using a touch probe assembly through a near-field electrical connection not over an air interface. The stent apparatus includes at least one stent member functioning as an antenna and an electronics module coupled to the at least one stent member. Also, a wirelessly and passively powered power meter for use with implanted stents. The power meter includes an electronics module coupled to a stent member, wherein the electronics module includes a programmable oscillator structured to generate an oscillating signal that is proportional to an amount of AC power received by the implantable stent apparatus power meter through the stent member.
Abstract:
Embodiments disclosed herein include a wireless charging system configured to generate and transmit power waves that, due to physical waveform characteristics converge at a predetermined location in a transmission field to generate a pocket of energy. Receivers associated with an electronic device being powered by the wireless charging system, may extract energy from these pockets of energy and then convert that energy into usable electric power for the electronic device associated with a respective receiver. The pocket of energy may manifest as a three-dimensional field (e.g., transmission field) where energy may be harvested by a receiver positioned within or nearby the pocket of energy. Video sensors capture actual video images of fields of view within the transmission field, and a processor identifies selected objects, selected events, and/or selected locations within the captured video images.
Abstract:
A space-based solar power station, a power generating satellite module and/or a method for collecting solar radiation and transmitting power generated using electrical current produced therefrom, and/or compactible structures and deployment mechanisms used to form and deploy such satellite modules and power generation tiles associated therewith are provided. Each satellite module and/or power generation tile may be formed of a compactable structure and deployment mechanism capable of reducing the payload area required to deliver the satellite module to an orbital formation within the space-based solar power station and reliably deploy it once in orbit.
Abstract:
The various embodiments of the present invention describe a wireless power charger and a charging method thereof. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the wireless power charger comprises of one or more rectenna modules, wherein the rectenna modules comprises of an antenna that receives one or more types of radio frequency (RF) waveforms, a rectifier that converts the one or more types of RF waveforms received from the antenna into current, a storage module that stores the generated current from the one or more types of RF waveforms received from the antenna, a microcontroller that controls the flow of current to the storage module, one or more ports for at least one of input and output of current from the storage module, and a display unit that displays information to user.
Abstract:
Techniques are described herein for utilizing power requirements (712) of a device in order to schedule wireless power delivery (714) in wireless power delivery environments. In some embodiments, the techniques can alternatively or additionally employ advanced usage based power models (1110) to schedule wireless power delivery in wireless power delivery environments (1112). For embodiments where device usage information is utilized, various means of collecting and analyzing the usage data may be employed (1212, 1214). Furthermore, in some embodiments, some of the usage data may be ignored (1218) in order to ensure that the usage models for the device are not polluted with abnormal or detrimental data.