Patent ID: 6792259
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: B01F,B60L,F01N,H01L,H01M,H02J,Y02A,Y02E,Y02T

Abstract:
A remote power system comprising:an energy source; a power transmission unit operably connected to the energy source comprising: power unit communication means for receiving a power beam request signal, power unit transmitter means selectively activatable between off and on conditions for transmitting energy as a wireless power beam in the on condition, power unit controller means operably connected to the power unit communication means and the power unit transmitter means for activating the power unit transmitter means from the off condition to the on condition after the power transmission unit receives the power beam request signal; and a first power receiver system comprising: energy receptor means for receiving the wireless power beam, energy conversion means for transforming energy in the received wireless power beam to a usable energy form, and translocator means for transmitting the power beam request signal as a function of a demand for energy, wherein the wireless power beam is in the form of a plurality of discrete energy pulses.