Systems and methods for wireless power transmission

The present disclosure describes a methodology for wireless power transmission based on pocket-forming. This methodology may include one transmitter and at least one or more receivers, being the transmitter the source of energy and the receiver the device that is desired to charge or power. The transmitter may identify and locate the device to which the receiver is connected and thereafter aim pockets of energy to the device in order to power it. Pockets of energy may be generated through constructive and destructive interferences, which may create null-spaces and spots of pockets of energy ranged into one or more radii from transmitter. Such feature may enable wireless power transmission through a selective range, which may limit operation area of electronic devices and/or may avoid formation of pockets of energy near and/or over certain areas, objects and people.

Wireless power transmission with selective range

A method for controlling communication between wireless power transmitter managers is disclosed. According to some aspects of this embodiment, wireless power transmission system may include one or more wireless power transmitter managers and one or more wireless power receivers for powering various customer devices. A WiFi connection may be established between wireless power transmitter managers to share information between system devices. Wireless power transmitter manager may need to fulfill two conditions to control power transfer over a customer device; customer device's signal strength threshold has to be significantly greater than 50%, such as 55% or more of the signal strength measured by all other wireless power transmitter managers and has to remain significantly greater than 50% for a minimum amount of time.

System and method for controlling communication between wireless power transmitter managers

The present invention may provide various electric receiver arrangements which may be used to provide wireless power transmission using suitable power transmission techniques such as pocket-forming. In some embodiments, receivers may include at least one antenna connected to at least one rectifier and one power converter. In other embodiments, receivers including a plurality of antennas, a plurality of rectifiers or a plurality of power converters may be provided. In addition, receivers may include communications components which may allow for communication to various electronic equipment including transmitters, phones, computers and others. Lastly, various implementation arrangements may be provided for including receivers in electronic devices.

Receivers for Wireless Power Transmission

The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for improved wireless charging pads for charging and/or powering electronic devices. Such pads may not require a power chord for connecting to a main power supply, for example a wall outlet. In contrast, power may be delivered wireless to the foregoing pads through pocket-forming. A transmitter connected to a power source may deliver pockets of energy to the pads which through at least one embedded receiver may convert such pockets of energy to power. Lastly, the pads may power and/or charge electronic devices through suitable wireless power transmission techniques such as magnetic induction, electrodynamics induction or pocket-forming.

Portable wireless charging pad

The present invention relates to a wireless power transmission network and to a wireless power transmission method. In the wireless power transmission method according to one aspect of the present invention, a base station, which wirelessly transmits power using a magnetic field, performs in-band communication through the magnetic field used for wireless power transmission in order to determine whether an electronic device receiving power is in a charging area or in a communication area, and transmits wireless power accordingly.

Wireless power transmission network and wireless power transmission method

A magnetic field communication method is provided for managing node with low power consumption which enhances performance and efficiency of a magnetic field area network in the low frequency region. The magnetic field communication method for managing node with low power consumption of the present invention is accomplished in a low-frequency wireless network that is comprised of a MFAN-C and at least one MFAN-N wherein a physical layer is comprised of a preamble, a header, and a payload, and the preamble is comprised of a wake-up sequence and a synchronization sequence. The wake-up sequence is only added to the preamble of the frame that is transmitted from the MFAN-C when the MFAN-N is being activated from the hibernation mode. The wake-up sequence is modulated using ASK modulation, and the synchronization sequence is modulated using BPSK modulation.

Magnetic field communication method for managing node with low power consumption

This invention relates to a wireless communication system for managing an underground facility, and more particularly, to a wireless communication system for managing an underground facility capable of providing status information of the underground facilities through accurate measurements in harsh underground environments for a wireless communication. A wireless communication system for managing an underground facility of the present invention is comprising: a plurality of sensor nodes attached to the underground facilities transmitting sensing signals via magnetic field communication after detecting the status information of the underground facilities according to the driving signal which includes a wahe-up signal; and an information collection device transmitting the driving signals to the sensor nodes, collecting the sensing signals transmitted from the sensor nodes, and transmitting the collected information to the monitoring system via short-range wireless communication. (Fig. 3)

Wireless communication system for managing an underground facility

A magnetic field communication system utilizes magnetic induction to transmit data, providing a high quality wireless communication service in a harsh environment whereas the previous wireless communication system has many problems. In general, the magnetic field communication system is used in the environment surrounded by soil, metal, and fluid. A wireless power transfer system transfers energy by magnetic induction between coils at the transmitter side and the receiver side. In this paper, we propose a new system which consists of the magnetic field communication system and the wireless power transfer system.

Research for wireless energy transmission in a magnetic field communication system

The present invention relates to a method for configuring a physical layer of a low frequency band based on wireless magnetic field communication, and a computer-readable recording medium including a program for executing the method. The method supports the proper packet format, coding mode, and modulation mode between a master and a slave in order to enable wireless communication in variable data rate or coding modes depending on a peripheral environment in a low frequency band based on wireless magnetic field communication which is applied to a difficult environment. The method of the invention is characterized by changing the data rate and the coding mode of a payload field within a preset range depending on the peripheral communication environment, wherein the payload field is included in the request and response frames between the master and the slave. The request and response frames can be configured in the same format in the above-mentioned configuration and respectively include a preamble field, a header field, and the payload field.

Method for configuring physical layer of low frequency band based on wireless magnetic field communication, and computer-readable recording medium including program for executing the method

Yun-Jae Won

Papers

Wireless power transmission network and wireless power transmission method

Magnetic field communication method for managing node with low power consumption

Wireless communication system for managing an underground facility

Research for wireless energy transmission in a magnetic field communication system

Method for configuring physical layer of low frequency band based on wireless magnetic field communication, and computer-readable recording medium including program for executing the method