Patent ID: 8890366
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: B66B,H02J

Abstract:
1. A system for exchanging energy wirelessly, comprising: a first array of at least three objects having a resonant frequency, each object is electromagnetic (EM) and non-radiative, and generates an EM near-field in response to receiving the energy, wherein each object in the first array is arranged at a distance from all other objects in the first array, wherein the objects are uniformly distributed in the first array, such that upon receiving the energy the object is strongly coupled to at least one other object in the first array via a resonant coupling of evanescent waves; a second array of objects including at least three objects, each object in the energy source and energy sink has a resonant frequency, is electromagnetic (EM) and non-radiative and generates an EM nearfie an energy driver for providing the energy at the resonant frequency to at least one object in the first array, such that, during an operation of the system, the energy is distributed from the object to all other objects in the array and oscillates among the objects of the array in such a way that each object in the first array is configured to exchange the energy wirelessly with the second array via the resonant coupling of evanescent waves, and wherein the second array is configured to move with respect to the first array during the energy exchange with at least one degree of freedom.