Disclosed is an apparatus for use in wireless energy transfer, which includes a first resonator structure configured to transfer energy non-radiatively with a second resonator structure over a distance greater than a characteristic size of the second resonator structure. The non-radiative energy transfer is mediated by a coupling of a resonant field evanescent tail of the first resonator structure and a resonant field evanescent tail of the second resonator structure.

Wireless energy transfer

The electromagnetic energy transfer device includes a first resonator structure receiving energy from an external power supply. The first resonator structure has a first Q-factor. A second resonator structure is positioned distal from the first resonator structure, and supplies useful working power to an external load. The second resonator structure has a second Q-factor. The distance between the two resonators can be larger than the characteristic size of each resonator. Non-radiative energy transfer between the first resonator structure and the second resonator structure is mediated through coupling of their resonant-field evanescent tails.

Wireless non-radiative energy transfer

Described herein are improved capabilities for a source resonator having a Q-factor Q 1 >100 and a characteristic size x 1 coupled to an energy source, and a second resonator having a Q-factor Q 2 >100 and a characteristic size x 2 coupled to an energy drain located a distance D from the source resonator, where the source resonator and the second resonator are coupled to exchange energy wirelessly among the source resonator and the second resonator.

Wireless energy transfer systems

Described herein are improved configurations for a wireless power converter that includes at least one receiving magnetic resonator configured to capture electrical energy received wirelessly through a first oscillating magnetic field characterized by a first plurality of parameters, and at least one transferring magnetic resonator configured to generate a second oscillating magnetic field characterized by a second plurality of parameters different from the first plurality of parameters, wherein the electrical energy from the at least one receiving magnetic resonator is used to energize the at least one transferring magnetic resonator to generate the second oscillating magnetic field.

Wireless energy transfer converters

Disclosed is an apparatus for use in wireless energy transfer, which includes a first resonator structure configured for energy transfer with a second resonator structure over a distance D larger than characteristic sizes, [insert formula] and [insert formula], of the first and second resonator structures. A power generator is coupled to the first structure and configured to drive the first resonator structure or the second resonator structure at an angular frequency away from the resonance angular frequencies and shifted towards a frequency corresponding to an odd normal mode for the resonator structures to reduce radiation from the resonator structures by destructive far-field interference.

Wireless energy transfer, including interference enhancement

The invention is a tool for a robot or manipulator which comprises a wireless power supply and a wireless communication device. One or more actuators on the robot toll may be wirelessly powered and wirelessly controlled. The robot tool may have one or more wireless communication members for transmission of data from sensors on the tool. The power supply includes a primary power supply member (10) and secondary power supply member (12). Tool changes may be carried out automatically by the robot. In other aspects of the invention a method, a control system and a computer program for carrying out the method are described.

Tool for an industrial robot

A process media transfer unit for an industrial robot comprising a first part (18) for attachment to a first robot part (1), and a second part (19) for attachment to a second robot part (2), the first and second part be-ing coaxially arranged about a common axis (29) and separated by an airgap (17) to provide an endless rotation relative to each other.

Transmission of power supply for robot applications between a first member and a second member arranged rotatable relative to one another

The invention relates to a method for configuring an intelligent electronic device (IED) that includes enabling dynamic capability of the IED by flexible data modeling technique to dynamically adapt a data model based on application requirement using a configuration tool. The invention also relates to a substation automation system comprising a local system equipment having a plurality of IEDs associated with the local system equipment and an IED configuration tool configured to interact with the firmware of each IED to configure the IED based on application requirements. The application configuration tool comprising dynamic capability information of the IED to enable flexible data model in the IED.

A method for configuring an intelligent electronic device and a substation automation system

The invention concerns an intelligent electronic device as well as a method for activating a function in an intelligent electronic device. The device (12) includes an inter-module bus (26), a first interface (30) and a number of hardware modules (18, 20, 22, 24) connected to each other via the inter-module bus (26). The modules include a process control module (18) including a control unit that senses the types (T1, T2, T3, T4) of hardware modules connected to the inter-module bus, that obtains set-up data from an external portable data carrier, where the set-up data includes configuration data and verification data, where the verification data includes hardware type data related to the modules in the device, that compares the obtained verification data with own verification data including data regarding the sensed hardware type, and that activates a protection function only if there is a match between all verification data being compared.

Configuring Of An Intelligent Electronic Device

A method, a substation automation apparatus and an intelligent electronic device (IED) are disclosed which are, for example, not limited only to publishing data (data emanating) from the IED. An exemplary method includes assigning a unique identifier to one or more data fields, where the one or more data fields is associated with a short address attribute in the data emanating from the intelligent electronic device; and dynamically updating the identifier based on user specific configuration data by an IED application configuration tool. The IED can include a list of functions; (e.g., each function being represented as a logical node; and each logical node containing data objects); and a flexible addressing scheme for configuring the data objects and publishing data from the IED, but not only data emanating from IED.

Tobias Gentzell

Papers

Tool for an industrial robot

Transmission of power supply for robot applications between a first member and a second member arranged rotatable relative to one another

A method for configuring an intelligent electronic device and a substation automation system

Configuring Of An Intelligent Electronic Device

Method and system for publishing data from intelligent electronic devices