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An example method of wireless power transmission includes generating, by a receiver, location data associated with one or more objects based upon one or more object detection signals reflected from the one or more objects and indicating a location of each respective object in relation to the receiver. The method also includes transmitting, by the receiver, one or more communications signals containing the location data to the transmitter. The method further includes receiving, by the receiver, from one or more antennas of the transmitter one or more power waves having one or more waveform characteristics, wherein the characteristics are based on the location data generated for each respective object.
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This non-provisional patent application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/272,553, entitled "Radar Motion Detection Using Stepped Frequency in Wireless Power Transmission System," filed Dec. 29, 2015, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
This application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/856,337, entitled "Systems and Methods for Wireless Power Charging," filed Sep. 16, 2016, which is incorporated herein in its entirety.
1. A method of wireless power transmission, the method comprising: generating, by a receiver, location data associated with one or more objects based upon one or more object detection signals reflected from the one or more objects and indicating a location of each respective object in relation to the receiver; transmitting, by the receiver, one or more communications signals containing the location data to the transmitter; and receiving, by the receiver, from one or more antennas of the transmitter one or more power waves having one or more waveform characteristics, wherein the characteristics are based on the location data generated for each respective object.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein generating the location data for the respective object further comprises: emitting, by a detection antenna coupled to the receiver, a plurality of object detection signals, each respective object detection signal having a successively stepped frequency.
3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising receiving, by the detection antenna coupled to the receiver, at least one detection signal reflected back from the object.
4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising determining, by a processor configured to control the receiver, the location of the object in relation to the receiver based on the at least one object detection signal reflected back from the object.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the one or more power waves converge destructively to form one or more null spaces based on the one or more waveform characteristics of the one or more power waves.
6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the receiver is coupled to a communications component configured to transmit the one or more communications signals containing the location data of each object to the transmitter.
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the receiver is embedded in an electronic device that is being charged by the one or more power waves received from the one or more antennas of the transmitter.
8. A method of wireless power transmission, the method comprising: emitting, by a first antenna of a receiver, a plurality of outbound object detection signals, each respective object detection signal having a successively stepped frequency with respect to a preceding object detection signal; receiving, by a second antenna of the receiver, one or more inbound object detection signals that are reflected from one or more objects, wherein at least one inbound object detection signal is reflected from an object, and wherein the at least one inbound object detection signal indicates a location of the object in relation to the receiver; generating, by a processor of the receiver, location data associated with each respective object based on the one or more inbound object detection signals; transmitting, by a communications component of the receiver, to a transmitter one or more communication signals containing the location data associated with each of the one or more objects; and receiving, by a third antenna of the receiver, from the transmitter one or more power waves having one or more characteristics, wherein the characteristics are based on the location data associated with the one or more objects.
9. The method according to claim 8, wherein each of the at least one inbound object detection signals received from the object has a phase position based on an angular position of the object in relation to the receiver, and a spatial direction in relation to the receiver.
10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising determining, by the receiver, the location data associated with the object based on the different phase positions of each of the at least one inbound object detection signal.
11. The method according to claim 8, wherein generating the location data of each respective object further comprises determining, by the receiver, a lag time between emitting the plurality of outbound object detection signals and receiving the at least one inbound object detection signal reflected from the respective object.
12. The method according to claim 8, wherein the plurality of outbound object detection signals are generated as non-linear chirp signals, and wherein the non-linear chirp signals are a waveform selected from the group consisting of exponential, logarithmic, and arbitrarily formulated.
13. The method according to claim 8, wherein emitting the plurality of outbound detection signals further comprises randomly changing, by the first antenna of the receiver, a frequency of one or more outbound detection signals of the plurality of outbound detection signals, wherein the frequency of the one or more outbound detection signals is randomly changed at a random interval range of 1 to 1000 times per second.
14. The method according to claim 8, wherein the plurality of outbound detection signals are not modulated.
15. A receiver in a wireless power transmission system comprising: a first antenna configured to emit a plurality of outbound detection signals, each outbound detection signal having a successively stepped frequency; a second antenna configured to receive a plurality of inbound detection signals reflected from one or more objects, wherein one or more detection signals are reflected from an object; a processor configured to generate location data associated with each respective object based on the one or more inbound detection signals received from the respective object, wherein the location data of each respective object indicates the location of the respective object in relation to the receiver; a communications component configured to transmit to the transmitter communications signals containing the location data associated with the one or more objects; and a third antenna configured to receive from the transmitter one or more power waves having one or more characteristics causing the one or more power waves to converge at a location proximate to the receiver based on the location data associated with the one or more objects.
16. The receiver according to claim 15, wherein the plurality of outbound detection signals correspond to chirp waves having a frequency that is continually varied.
17. The receiver according to claim 15, wherein the one or more inbound object detection signals reflected back from the object have a phase position based on an angular position of the object in relation to the receiver, and a spatial direction of the object in relation to the receiver.
18. The receiver according to claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to determine the location data associated with the object based on the different phase positions of the one or more inbound object detection signals.
19. The receiver according to claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to determine the location data of each respective object by measuring a lag time between emitting the plurality of outbound object detection signals and receiving the inbound detection signals reflected from the respective object.
20. The receiver according to claim 15, wherein the one or more power waves are selected from the group consisting of electromagnetic wave, radio wave, microwave, acoustics, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance.
This application generally relates to wireless charging systems and the hardware and software components used in such systems.
Numerous attempts have been made to wirelessly transmit energy to electronic devices, where a receiver can consume the transmission and convert it to electrical energy. However, most conventional techniques are unable to transmit energy at any meaningful distance. For example, magnetic resonance provides electric power to devices without requiring an electronic device to be wired to a power resonator. However, the electronic device is required to be proximately located to a coil of the power resonator (i.e., within a magnetic field). Other conventional solutions may not contemplate user mobility for users who are charging their mobile devices or such solutions do not allow devices to be outside of a narrow window of operability.
Wirelessly powering a remote electronic device requires a means for identifying the location of electronic devices within a transmission field of a power-transmitting device. Conventional systems typically attempt to proximately locate an electronic device, so there are no capabilities for identifying and mapping the spectrum of available devices to charge, for example, in a large coffee shop, household, office building, or other three-dimensional space in which electrical devices could potentially move around. Moreover, what is needed is a system for managing power wave production, both for directionality purposes and for power output modulation. Because many conventional systems do not contemplate a wide range of movement of the electronic devices they service, what is also needed is a means for dynamically and accurately tracking electronic devices that may be serviced by the power-transmitting devices.
Wireless power transmission may need to satisfy certain regulatory requirements. These devices transmitting wireless energy may be required to adhere to electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure protection standards for humans or other living beings. Maximum exposure limits are defined by US and European standards in terms of power density limits and electric field limits (as well as magnetic field limits). Some of these limits are established by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE), and some limits are established by European regulators for radiation exposure. Limits established by the FCC for MPE are codified at 47 CFR .sctn.1.1310. For electromagnetic field (EMF) frequencies in the microwave range, power density can be used to express an intensity of exposure. Power density is defined as power per unit area. For example, power density can be commonly expressed in terms of watts per square meter (W/m.sup.2), milliwatts per square centimeter (mW/cm.sup.2), or microwatts per square centimeter (.mu.W/cm.sup.2).
Accordingly, it is desirable to appropriately administer the systems and methods for wireless power transmission to satisfy these regulatory requirements. What is needed is a means for wireless power transmission that incorporates various safety techniques to ensure that humans or other living beings within a transmission field are not exposed to EMF energy near or above regulatory limits or other nominal limits.
Disclosed herein are systems and methods intended to address the shortcomings in the art and may provide additional or alternative advantages as well. Embodiments disclosed herein may generate and transmit power waves that, as result of selecting their physical waveform characteristics (e.g., frequency, amplitude, phase, gain, direction) appropriately, 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 receiver. The pockets of energy may manifest as a three-dimensional field (e.g., transmission field), where energy may be harvested by receivers positioned within or nearby a pocket of energy. A technique for identifying regions in the transmission field may be employed to determine where pockets of energy should be formed and where power waves should not be transmitted. In one example, this technique may result in determination of one or more objects in proximity to receivers by the receivers to let the transmitter know where the power waves should not be transmitted and null space shall be formed. In yet another example, sensors may generate sensor data that may identify the one or more objects that the power waves should avoid. This sensor data may be an additional or alternative form of data in comparison to location data associated to one or more objects generated by the receivers, which may also be stored into a mapping memory for later reference or computation.
In another embodiment, a method of wireless power transmission comprises emitting, by a first antenna of a receiver, a plurality of outbound object detection signals, each respective object detection signal having a successively stepped frequency with respect to a preceding object detection signal; receiving, by a second antenna of the receiver, one or more inbound object detection signals that are reflected from one or more objects, wherein at least one inbound object detection signal is reflected from an object, and wherein the at least one inbound object detection signal indicates a location of the object in relation to the receiver; generating, by a processor of the receiver, location data associated with each respective object based on the one or more inbound object detection signals; transmitting, by a communications component of the receiver, to a transmitter one or more communication signals containing the location data associated with each of the one or more objects; and receiving, by a third antenna of the receiver, from the transmitter one or more power waves having one or more characteristics, wherein the characteristics are based on the location data associated with the one or more objects.
In another embodiment, a receiver in a wireless power transmission system comprises a first antenna configured to emit a plurality of outbound detection signals, each outbound detection signal having a successively stepped frequency; a second antenna configured to receive a plurality of inbound detection signals reflected from one or more objects, wherein one or more detection signals are reflected from an object; a processor configured to generate location data associated with each respective object based on the one or more inbound detection signals received from the respective object, wherein the location data of each respective object indicates the location of the respective object in relation to the receiver; a communications component configured to transmit to the transmitter communications signals containing the location data associated with the one or more objects; and a third antenna configured to receive from the transmitter one or more power waves having one or more characteristics causing the one or more power waves to converge at a location proximate to the receiver based on the location data associated with the one or more objects.
The accompanying drawings constitute a part of this specification and illustrate embodiments of the invention. The present disclosure can be better understood by referring to the following figures. The components in the figures are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon illustrating the principles of the disclosure.
FIG. 1A shows components of a wireless power transmission system, according to an exemplary embodiment.
FIG. 1B shows components of a receiver of a wireless power transmission system, according to an exemplary embodiment.
FIG. 2 shows a method of transmission of power waves in a wireless power transmission system, according to an exemplary embodiment.
FIG. 3 shows a method of transmission of power waves in a wireless power transmission system, according to an exemplary embodiment.
Reference will now be made to the exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawings, and specific language will be used here to describe the same. It should be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is intended through the descriptions of such exemplary embodiments. Alterations and further modifications of the exemplary embodiments and additional applications implementing the principles of the inventive features, which would occur to a person skilled in the relevant art and having possession of this disclosure, are to be considered within the scope of this disclosure.
FIG. 1A shows components of an exemplary wireless power transmission system 100. The exemplary system 100 may include transmitters 102, an external mapping memory 104, a receiver 106, and an electronic device 107 to be charged. The transmitters 102 may send various types of waves such as communication signals 108 and power waves 110, into a transmission field, which may be the two or three-dimensional space into which the transmitters 102 may transmit the power waves 110.
The transmitters 102 may transmit the power waves 110, which may be captured by the receiver 106 configured to convert the energy of the power waves 110 into electrical energy, for the electronic device 107 associated with the receiver 106. The receiver 106 may include circuitry that may convert the captured power waves 110 into a useable source of electrical energy on behalf of the electronic device 107 associated with the receiver 106. In some embodiments, the transmitters 102 may intelligently transmit the power waves 110 into the transmission field, by manipulating characteristics of the power waves 110 (e.g., phase, gain, direction, frequency) based on location associated to one or more objects such as humans 119 with respect to the receiver 106 and/or the transmitters 102. In some implementations, the transmitters 102 may manipulate the characteristics of the power waves 110 so that the trajectories of the power waves 110 cause the power waves 110 to converge at a predetermined location within a transmission field (e.g., a 3D location or region in space), resulting in constructive or destructive interference.
The transmitters 102 may comprise or be associated with one or more transmitter processors (not shown), a communications component 112, and an antenna array 114.
The one or more transmitter processors may control, manage, and otherwise govern the various processes, functions, and components of the transmitters 102. The one or more transmitter processors may be configured to process and communicate various types of data (e.g., location data associated with the receiver 106, location data associated with the one or more objects such as humans 119). Additionally or alternatively, a transmitter processor of the transmitters 102 may manage execution of various processes and functions of the transmitters 102, and may manage the components of the transmitters 102. For example, the transmitter processor may determine an interval at which a beacon signal may be broadcast by a communication component 112, to identify the receiver 106 that may inhabit the transmission field.
The communication component 112 may effectuate wired and/or wireless communications to and from the receiver 106 of the system 100. In some cases, the communication component 112 may be an embedded component of the transmitter 102; and, in some cases, the communication component 112 may be attached to the transmitter 102 through any wired or wireless communications medium. The communication component 112 may comprise electromechanical components (e.g., processor, antenna) that allow the communication component 112 to communicate various types of data with one or more receivers 106 via the communications signals 108. In some implementations, the communications signals 108 may represent a distinct channel for hosting communications, independent from the power waves 110. The data may be communicated using the communications signals 108, based on predetermined wired or wireless protocols and associated hardware and software technology. The communications component 112 may operate based on any number of communication protocols, such as Bluetooth.RTM., Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), Near-Field Communications (NFC), ZigBee, and others.
The data contained within the communications signals 108, for example, may contain location data associated with one or more sensitive objects, such as humans 119 received by the receiver 106, and may be used by the transmitter processor to determine how the transmitter 102 may transmit safe and effective power waves 110. In an embodiment, the transmitter 102 may transmit safe and effective power waves 110 that generate a pocket of energy 118, from which the receiver 106 may capture energy and convert it to useable alternating current (AC) or direct current (DC) electricity. Using the communications signal 108, the transmitter 102 may communicate data that may be used to, e.g., identify the receiver 106 within the transmission field, determine whether the electronic device 107 or users are authorized to receive wireless charging services from the system 100, determine safe and effective waveform characteristics for the power waves 110, and hone the placement of the pocket of energy 118, among other possible functions. Further description and examples regarding safe and effective formation of pockets of energy may be found in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/856,337, entitled "Systems and Methods for Wireless Power Charging." As an example, the communications component 112 of the transmitter 102 may communicate (i.e., send and receive) different types of data containing various types of information. Non-limiting examples of the information may include a beacon message, a transmitter identifier (TX ID), a device identifier (device ID) for an electronic device 107, a user identifier (user ID), the battery level for the device 107, the receiver's 106 location in the transmission field, the objects 120 location in the transmission field, and other such information.
Similarly, a communications component (shown in FIG. 1B) of the receiver 106 may use the communications signal 108 to communicate data that may be used to, e.g., alert transmitters 102 that the receiver 106 has entered, or is about to enter, the transmission field, provide the location data generated that is associated with the one or more sensitive objects such as humans 119, provide information about the electronic device 107 being charged by the receiver 103, indicate the effectiveness of the power waves 110, and provide updated transmission parameters that the transmitters 102 may use to adjust the power waves 110, as well as other types of useful data.
The antenna array 114 of the transmitters 102, which may be a set of one or more antennas, is configured to transmit the power waves 110. In some embodiments, the antenna array 114 may comprise antennas, which may be configurable "tiles" comprising an antenna, and zero or more integrated circuits controlling the behavior of the antenna, such as generating the power waves 110 having predetermined characteristics (e.g., amplitude, frequency, trajectory, phase). An antenna of the antenna array 114 may transmit a series of the power waves 110 having the predetermined characteristics, such that the series of the power waves 110 arrive at a given location within the transmission field, and exhibit those characteristics. Taken together, the antennas of the antenna array 114 may transmit the power waves 110 that intersect at the given location (usually where the receiver 106 is detected), and due to their respective characteristics, form the pocket of energy 118, from which the receiver 106 may collect energy and generate electricity. It should be appreciated that, although the exemplary system 100 describes radio-frequency based power waves 110, additional or alternative transmitting arrays or elements and/or wave-based technologies may be used (e.g., ultrasonic, infrared, magnetic resonance) to wirelessly transmit power from the transmitter 102 to the receiver 106.
The transmitters 102 may use data corresponding to the location data of the receiver 106 and the object, such as a human 119, in the transmission field to determine where and how the antenna array 114 should transmit the power waves 110. The location data of the receiver 106 and the object such as human 119 may indicate for the transmitter 102 where the power waves 110 should be transmitted and the pockets of energy 118 should be formed, and, in some cases, where the power waves 110 should not be transmitted. The location data may be interpreted by processors associated with the transmitter 102, from which the transmitter 102 may determine how the antennas of the antenna array 114 should form and transmit the power waves 110. When determining how the power waves should be formed, the transmitter 102 determines waveform characteristics for each of the power waves 110 to be transmitted from each of the respective antennas of the antenna array 114. Non-limiting examples of waveform characteristics for the power waves 110 may include: amplitude, phase, gain, frequency, and direction, among others.
In one example, to generate the pocket of energy 118 at a particular location, the transmitter 102 identifies a subset of antennas from the antenna array 114 that sends the power waves 110 to transmit power to the predetermined location, and then the transmitter 102 generates the power waves 110 such that the power waves 110 transmitted from each antenna of the subset have a comparatively different characteristics (e.g., phase, frequency, amplitude). In this example, a waveform-generating integrated circuit (not shown) of the transmitter 102 can form a phased array of delayed versions of the power waves 110, apply different amplitudes to the delayed versions of the power waves 110, and then transmit the power waves 110 from appropriate antennas. In another example, to generate the null space at a particular location of the object 120, the transmitter 102 identifies a subset of antennas from the antenna array 114 and sends the power waves 110 that converge at a location of the object 119 such that their respective waveform characteristics add destructively with each other (i.e., waveforms cancel each other out), thereby diminishing the amount of energy concentrated at the object 119 location.
Although the exemplary embodiments described herein mention the use of RF-based wave transmission technologies, it should be appreciated that the wireless charging techniques that might be employed are not be limited to such RF-based technologies and techniques. Rather, it should be appreciated there are additional or alternative wireless charging techniques, which may include any number of technologies and techniques for wirelessly transmitting energy to a receiver that is capable of converting the transmitted energy to electrical power. Non-limiting exemplary transmission techniques for energy that can be converted by a receiving device into electrical power may include: ultrasound, microwave, laser light, infrared, or other forms of electromagnetic energy.
In some embodiments, control systems of transmitters 102 adhere to electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure protection standards for human subjects. Maximum exposure limits are defined by US and European standards in terms of power density limits and electric field limits (as well as magnetic field limits). These include, for example, limits established by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for MPE, and limits established by European regulators for radiation exposure. Limits established by the FCC for MPE are codified at 47 CFR .sctn.1.1310. For electromagnetic field (EMF) frequencies in the microwave range, power density can be used to express an intensity of exposure. Power density is defined as power per unit area. For example, power density can be commonly expressed in terms of watts per square meter (W/m2), milliwatts per square centimeter (mW/cm2), or microwatts per square centimeter (.mu.W/cm2).
In some embodiments, the present systems and methods for wireless power transmission 100 incorporate various safety techniques to ensure that human occupants in or near a transmission field are not exposed to EMF energy near or above regulatory limits or other nominal limits. One safety method is to include a margin of error (e.g., about 10% to 20%) beyond the nominal limits, so that human subjects are not exposed to power levels at or near the EMF exposure limits. A second safety method can provide staged protection measures, such as reduction or termination of wireless power transmission if humans (and in some embodiments, other living beings or sensitive objects) move toward a pocket of energy with power density levels exceeding EMF exposure limits.
FIG. 1B shows components of the receiver 106 of the wireless power transmission system 100, which identifies human subjects to ensure that human occupants are not exposed to power waves near or above regulatory limits or other nominal limits. FIG. 1B will now be explained in conjunction with FIG. 1A. The receiver 106 may be used for powering or charging an associated electronic device, which may be the electronic device 107 coupled to or integrated with the receiver 106. In an embodiment, the receiver 106 may include a housing. The housing can be made of any material that may allow for object detection signals, communication signals, or power waves transmission and/or reception. The housing may include antennas 120 of various types, a processor 122, a signal generator 124, a communication component 126, and a memory 128.
The antennas 120 may comprise one or more object detection antennas Object detection antennas may emit a plurality of outbound object detection signals and then receive one or more inbound object detection signals. In some embodiments, the antennas 120 may a set of one or more object detection antennas configured to transmit outbound object detection signals, and another, separate set of object detection antennas configured to receive inbound object detection signals. The antennas 120 may further include a set of power antennas configured to receive one or more power waves from a transmitter. Still other antennas may be configured to receive data or communications signals and/or waves. The antennas for sending and receiving object detection signals, antennas for reception of power waves, and antennas for sending and receiving communication signals may be tuned to the same frequency or different frequencies.
The receiver 106 may include a plurality of PCB layers, which may include all the antennas 120 that transmit and receive object detection signals that are utilized for determining the location of the one or more objects, such as a human being 119. PCBs may be single sided, double sided, and/or multi-layer. The PCB layers may be connected to the single processor 122 and/or to dedicated microprocessors.
In some implementations, the receiver 106 includes a plurality of PCB layers that may include the antennas 120 for detecting reflected signals from the object, such as a human 119. Furthermore, the range of the object detection signals may be increased by the receiver 106 by including a higher density of the antennas 120. The PCB layers may be connected to the single processor 122 and/or to dedicated microcontroller for each antenna.
The receiver 106 may comprise a signal generator 124, a Digital to Analog (D/A) convertor, a power amplifier, and one or more filters. The signal generator 124 of the receiver 106 may be configured to generate object detection signals of various types, such as tones waves, chirp signals, sinusoidal waves, and the like. In some implementations, where the object detection signals are tone waves, such tone waves may require minimal filtering and are not modulated. Object detection antennas of the antennas 120 may transmit individual tone waves at a given frequency (F1). After a pre-defined time delay (T1), the object detection antennas transmit individual tone waves at a second frequency (F2). The signal generator 124 continues to change the frequency of each tone wave in a pre-defined bandwidth (F1:Fn), such that each tone wave transmitted from the object detection antennas has a stepped-up frequency from the preceding tone wave. In another embodiment, each tone wave transmitted from the object detection antennas has a stepped-down frequency from the preceding tone wave. In yet another embodiment, each of the tone waves transmitted from the object detection antennas may be generated at a random frequency. These tone waves are reflected back from one or more objects. The object detection antennas may then receive reflected object detection signals from the one or more objects. The processor 122 then generates the location data of each respective object by determining a lag time between emitting the object detection signals and receiving reflected object detection signal reflected from the respective object at one or more object detection antennas of the receiver 106. Each of the reflected object detection signals received from an object has a different phase as received at the one or more object detection antennas in relation to one another based on an angular position of the object in a spatial direction in relation to the receiver. This allows the processor 122 to determine the location data associated with the object.
The signal generator 124 may produce non-continuous object detection signals having a frequency and amplitude that may be increased or decreased randomly, incrementally, or at some predetermine interval. In one example, the non-continuous object detection signals may be chirp signals. When producing chirp signals, the frequency of the chirp signals may change linearly over time, and thereby sweeps the frequency band (F1:Fn) without creating concentrated energy in one particular frequency, which may not be desirable. The chirp signal is also a frequency modulated pulse or signal where the modulated frequency typically linearly increases from an initial frequency over a finite time equaling a pulse width, for example, from 57 GHz to 66 GHz, providing a 9 GHz bandwidth, over the pulse width, for example, 10 microseconds, and modulating an intermediate center frequency. This modulated signal may be stepped up and mixed to a higher signal carrier prior to transmission by the transmission antennas, such as 50 GHz to 100 GHz.
In an embodiment, the chirp signals may be generated by various other hardware means. One of the methods to produce chirp signals may include a group of lumped circuit elements. For example, the group of lumped circuit elements may include a group of the circuits that generate a respective group of staggered delay signals which are summed together and which provide the chirp signals. Another method of producing chirp signals may comprise a metalized crystalline device that is subjected to the high impulse signal to produce the linear frequency modulated chirp signal. In yet another example method of producing chirp signal, DDS systems may be employed. The DDS methods of generating the chirp signal typically employ programmed memories having stored sinusoidal values that are typically fed into the D/A converter, such that as the digital values are cycled into the D/A converter at an increasing rate for a certain pulse width time, the analog converter produces the chirp signals through that pulse width.
The chirp signal may be generated as a linear chirp signal and as a non-linear chirp signal. The nonlinear chirp signal may be selected from a group consisting of exponential, logarithmic, and arbitrarily formulated chirp signal. The output frequency of the chirp signals generated by the signal generator 124 may be pre-defined and stored in the memory 126. The output frequency of the chirp signals generated by the signal generator 124 may be defined by the processor 122. The signal generator 124 may produce multiple chirp signals for multiple transmission antennas where each of the chirp signal has a unique output frequency and amplitude. Some of the frequencies or amplitudes may be the same. The signal generator 124 may also be configured to increase or decrease the frequency and adjust the amplitude of the transmitted chirp signals in relation to the change in time and distance. In one example, the frequency of the chirp signals transmitted by the transmission antennas may be randomly changed (increased or decreased) between 1 to 1000 times per second. The frequency may be increased at Nth second, and then the frequency may be decreased at N+2th second.
The receiver antennas may receive reflected object detection signals from an object of the one or more objects. The processor 122 then generates the location data of the respective object by determining a lag time between emitting the object detection signals and receiving reflected object detection signal reflected from the object. The power antennas may receive power waves 110 originating from the transmitters 102. The power antennas may receive the power waves 110 produced by and transmitted directly from the transmitters 102, or the power antennas may harvest the power waves 110 from one or more pocket of energy 118, which may be a three-dimensional field in space resulting from the convergence of a plurality of the power waves 110 produced by the one or more transmitters 102. After the power waves 110 are received and/or energy is gathered from the pocket of energy 118, circuitry (e.g., integrated circuits, amplifiers, rectifiers, voltage conditioner) of the receiver 106 may then convert the energy of the power waves (e.g., radio frequency electromagnetic radiation) 110 to electrical energy (i.e., electricity), which may be stored into a battery or used by the electronic device 107 in which the receiver 106 may be embedded. In some cases, for example, a rectifier of the receiver 106 may translate the electrical energy from AC to DC form, usable by the electronic device 107. Other types of conditioning may be applied as well, in addition or as an alternative to conversion from AC to DC. For example, a voltage conditioning circuit may increase or decrease the voltage of the electrical energy as required by the electronic device 107. An electrical relay may then convey the electrical energy from the receiver 106 to the electronic device 107.
The receiver 106 may include or be associated with the processor 122 (or a microprocessor). The processor 122 may control, manage, and otherwise govern the various processes, functions, and components of the receiver 106. The processor 122 implements a system to control the operations of the receiver 106. The processor 122 may be an integrated circuit that includes logic gates, circuitry, and interfaces that are operable to execute various processes and tasks for controlling the behavior of the receiver 106 as described herein. The processor 122 may comprise or implement a number of processor technologies known in the art; non-limiting examples of the processor include, but are not limited to, an x86 processor, an ARM processor, a Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) processor, an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) processor, or a Complex Instruction Set Computing (CISC) processor, among others. The processor may also include a Graphics Processor (GPU) that executes the set of instructions to perform one or more processing operations associated with handling various forms of graphical data, such as data received from a visual or thermal camera, or to produce a graphical user interface (GUI) allowing a user to configure and manage operation of the receiver 106.
The processor 106 may be configured to process and communicate various types of data (e.g., location data associated with one or more objects such as humans 119). Additionally or alternatively, the processor 106 may manage execution of various processes and functions of the receiver 106, and may manage the components of the receiver 106. In one example, the processor 122 may process the object detection signals reflected by the one or more objects to identify the location of human objects when they enter a pre-defined distance from the receiver 106, and/or inhabit the transmission field of the transmitters 102. In another example, the processor 122 may obtain and process sensor data of one or more objects captured by sensors (not shown), to identify human objects that may enter a pre-defined distance from of the receiver 106, and/or may inhabit the transmission field of the transmitter 102.
The data contained within the communications signals generated by the communication component 126 of the receiver 106 may also include device status data, such as status information for the receiver 106, status information for the electronic device 107 in which the receiver 106 may be embedded, status information for the power waves 110 being received from the transmitter 102, and/or status information for the pockets of energy 118. The receiver 106 may also provide data in the communications signals generated by the communication component 126 to the transmitter 102 regarding the present location of the receiver 106, location data associated to the one or more objects 119, the amount of charge received by the receiver 106, the amount of charge used by the electronic device 107, and certain user account information, among other types of information.
The data contained within the communications signals generated by the communication component 126 of the receiver 106 and transmitted to the transmitter 102 may be used by the transmitter 102 to determine how the transmitter 102 may transmit safe and effective power waves that generate a pocket of energy, from which the receiver 100 may capture energy and convert it to useable alternating current or direct current electricity. In one embodiment, using the communications signal, the receiver 100 may communicate data that may be used, e.g., to identify location of one or more objects within the transmission field, determine safe and effective waveform characteristics for the power waves, and hone the placement of pocket of energy, among other possible functions.
The memory 126 is a non-volatile storage device for storing data and instructions, to be used by the processor 122. The memory 126 is implemented with a magnetic disk drive, an optical disk drive, a solid state device, or an attachment to a network storage. The memory 126 may comprise one or more memory devices to facilitate storage and manipulation of program code, set of instructions, tasks, pre-stored data including configuration files of receivers and electronic devices, and the like. Non-limiting examples of the memory 126 implementations may include, but are not limited to, a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), a hard disk drive (HDD), a secure digital (SD) card, a magneto-resistive read/write memory, an optical read/write memory, a cache memory, or a magnetic read/write memory. Further, the memory 126 includes one or more instructions that are executable by the processor 122 to perform specific operations. The support circuits for the processor 122 include conventional cache, power supplies, clock circuits, data registers, I/O interfaces, and the like. The I/O interface may be directly coupled to the memory 126 or coupled through the processor 122.
In some embodiments, the receiver 106 may be associated with the memory 126 that may further include one or more mapping-memories, which may be non-transitory machine-readable storage media configured to store location data which may be data describing aspects of position of the one or more objects when they enter a pre-defined distance to the receiver 106 and/or within the transmission field associated with the transmitter 102. The memory 126 may also store mapping data that may comprise sensor data. The sensor data may be generated by the receiver 106 processors and/or sensor processors to identify sensitive objects such as human beings and animals located in proximity to the receiver 106. The transmitter 102 may query the location data of objects stored in the records of the memory unit 126, so that the transmitter 102 may use the location data of objects as input parameters for determining the characteristics for transmitting the power waves 110 and where to form the pocket of energy within the transmission field.
As mentioned, in some implementations, the receiver 106 may be integrated into an electronic device 107, such that for all practical purposes, the receiver 106 and the electronic device 107 would be understood to be a single unit or product, whereas in some embodiments, the receiver 106 may be coupled to the electronic device 107 after production. It should be appreciated that the receiver 106 may be configured to use the communications component of the electronic device 107 and/or comprise the communications component of its own. As an example, the receiver 106 might be an attachable but distinct unit or product that may be connected to an electronic device 107, to provide wireless-power charging benefits to the electronic device 107. In the illustrated embodiment, the receiver 106 may comprise its own communications component 126 to communicate data with the transmitter 102. Additionally or alternatively, in some embodiments, the receiver 106 may utilize or otherwise operate with the communications component of the electronic device. For example, the receiver 106 may be integrated into a laptop computer during manufacturing of the laptop or at some later time. In this example, the receiver 106 may use the laptop's communication component (e.g., Bluetooth.RTM.-based communications component) to communicate data with the transmitters, or the receiver 106 may be integrated into a smartphone case and may utilize the connectivity of the phone.
In operation of the receiver 106, the object detection signals with different cycles are generated by the signal generator 124, and are transmitted by the transmission antennas. The signal generator 124 may vary the frequency of each object detection signal it generates. The signal generator 124 may also through a signal switch that switches or otherwise manipulates the characteristics of the object detection signals at a predetermined interval. The object detection signals that are reflected from one or more objects are then received by the receiver antennas, and are stored in the memory 126. The processor 122 then accesses the memory 126 to process the reflected object detection signals. The processor 126 may obtain the reflected object detection signals data of each reflected object detection signal with different cycles from the memory 126. The processor 122 then generates the location data of the respective object by determining a lag time for each of the reflected object detection signals received at each of the antennas with different cycles from the receiver 102. The processor 122 compares the lag time data obtained for each of the reflected object detection signals with different cycles as received at different antennas and calculates a distance of the object from the receiver 106 based on lag time data for each of reflected object detection signals with different cycles and the specific orientation of the antennas. The processor 122 then compares multiple distance values obtained of the object based on lag time data for each of reflected object detection signals as received at different antennas, and determines the exact location of the object. In an embodiment, the range of distance measured may be from millimeters to meters. The location data of the object is saved in the memory 126.
In one embodiment, the location data of the object is then automatically transmitted by the communication component 126 of the receiver 106 to the transmitter 102. In another embodiment, the communication component 126 may send the location data of the object to the transmitter on receiving a request from the transmitter 102. The transmitter 102 then transmits power waves having one or more characteristics based on the location data associated with the object. Based on the location of the object, the transmitter 102 may vary the one or more characteristics, e.g., frequency, amplitude, phase, gain, direction of the power waves 110 that are being transmitted by the transmitter 102 towards the location of the receiver 106 and/or location of the object 119. In one example, when the location data indicates that the range or distance of the object 119 to the receiver 106 is within a pre-defined proximity to the receiver 106, a null space may be formed at or nearby the location of the object and/or nearby the receiver 106. The null space may have zero or negligible energy at the particular region in space, which may be caused by power waves converging at the region in space to form destructive interference patterns. When power waves destructively converge at the object location and their respective waveform characteristics are opposite each other (i.e., waveforms cancel each other out), the amount of energy concentrated at the object location diminishes. In another example, the transmitter 102 may form a null space at the location of the object irrespective of whether the object is within a pre-defined proximity or not from the receiver 106. In yet another embodiment, the transmitter 102 may reduce the intensity of the power waves that are being transmitted to the receiver 100 when the object 119 is within a pre-defined proximity to the receiver 106.
At step 202, a receiver (RX) generates location data associated with one or more objects. In one example, the receiver generates the location data associated with the one or more objects when the receiver is receiving power waves from a transmitter and the one or more objects enter within a pre-defined distance from the receiver. In another example, the receiver is configured to continuously or periodically generate and update location data associated with the one or more objects.
The receiver generates the location data associated with one or more objects based upon one or more object detection signals reflected from each object. The object detection signals received back from a particular object indicate a location of the particular object in relation to the receiver, allowing the receiver to generate location data based upon this relative location determined by the receiver. Because the transmitter may be aware of the location of the receiver, the location data of the particular object indicates to the transmitter the location of the respective object in relation to a transmitter. In some implementations, an object detection antenna coupled to the receiver may emit a plurality of object detection signals, where each respective object detection signal has a successively stepped frequency. The object detection antenna then receives at least one object detection signal reflected back from the object. In one example, a single object detection antenna or a set of object detection antennas may be utilized for both transmitting object detection signals and receiving reflected object detection signals. In another example, one set of object detection antennas may be utilized for transmitting object detection signals and another set of object detection antennas may be utilized for receiving reflected object detection signals.
A processor configured to control the receiver, then generates the location of the object in relation to the receiver based on the at least one object detection signal being reflected back from the object. In one example, the location data of the object may be determined by measuring the lag time of reflected object detection signals from the object. The determined location of the object may then be saved in a memory of the receiver by the processor.
At step 204, the receiver transmits the location data associated with the object to the transmitter (TX). The location data of the object is then transmitted by the receiver via one or more communications signals generated by a communication component of the receiver containing the location data to the transmitter. In an embodiment, the communication component may send the location data of the object to the transmitter on receiving a request from the transmitter.
At step 206, the receiver receives from one or more antennas of the transmitter, one or more power waves having one or more waveform characteristics causing the one or more power waves to converge at a location proximate to the receiver based on the location data generated for each respective object. The one or more power waves may also converge destructively to form one or more null spaces based on the one or more waveform characteristics of the one or more power waves. The receiver may be embedded in an electronic device that is being charged by the one or more power waves received from the one or more antennas of the transmitter. Alternatively, the receiver may stop receiving power waves altogether based on the sensed location of the object to the receiver.
FIG. 3 illustrates a method of transmission of power waves in a wireless power transmission system, according to an exemplary embodiment.
At step 302, a first set of one or more object detection antennas of a receiver (RX) emits a plurality of outbound object detection signals, where each respective object detection signal has a successively stepped frequency with respect to a preceding object detection signal.
In an embodiment, a signal generator of the receiver may be configured to generate object detection signals. In one example, the object detection signals generated may be tone waves that require minimal filtering. In another example, each object detection signal generated may not modulated. In yet another example, the object detection signals generated may be non-linear chirp signals, where the non-linear chirp signals are selected from the group consisting of exponential, logarithmic, and arbitrarily formulated chirp waveform. The signal generator may also randomly change a frequency of one or more outbound detection signals of the plurality of outbound detection signals. The frequency of the one or more outbound detection signals may be randomly changed at a random interval range of, for example, 1 to 1000 times per second.
At step 304, a second set of one or more object detection antennas of the receiver receives one or more inbound object detection signals that are reflected from one or more objects. The characteristics and timing of inbound object detection signals may be used to determine various aspects of location data for an object, such as range or distance from the receiver. More antennas and more inbound object detection signals may permit the receiver to generate more sophisticated forms of location data, such as multiple dimensions and greater accuracy. For example, an inbound object detection signal reflected back from an object indicates a location of the object in relation to the receiver; in this case, the range or distance from the receiver. In some cases, multiple inbound object detection signals reflected back from an object may have different phase positions in relation to one another based on an angular position of the object in a spatial direction in relation to the receiver.
At step 306, a processor of the receiver generates location data associated with each object based on the one or more inbound object detection signals reflected back from the particular object. The inbound object detection signals may be the result of the location of the object in relation to the receiver, and thus the receiver may generate the location data based on the location of the object in relation to the receiver. When received by the transmitter, the location data associated with each respective object indicates to the transmitter the location of each respective object in relation to a transmitter. In an embodiment, the processor of the receiver generates the location data of each respective object by determining a lag time between emitting the plurality of outbound object detection signals and receiving the at least one inbound object detection signal reflected from the respective object. The processor of the receiver also generates the location data associated with the object based on the different phase positions of each of the at least one inbound object detection signal.
At step 308, a communications component of the receiver transmits communication signals containing the location data associated with each of the one or more objects to a transmitter (TX). In some implementations, the communications component of the receiver automatically transmits communication signals containing the location data associated with each of the one or more objects to the transmitter. In some implementations, the communications component of the receiver transmits communication signals containing the location data associated with each of the one or more objects to the transmitter on receiving a request from the transmitter.
At step 310, another antenna of the receiver receives from the transmitter one or more power waves having one or more characteristics based on the location data associated with the one or more objects. In an embodiment, based on the location of the object, the transmitter may vary the one or more characteristics, e.g., frequency, amplitude, phase, gain, direction of the power waves that are being transmitted by the transmitter towards the location of the receiver and/or location of the object. In one example, when the location of the object is within a pre-defined proximity to the receiver, a null space may be formed at the location of the object caused by destructive interference of waves at that location. The destructive interference may occur when power waves destructively converge at the object location and their respective waveform characteristics are opposite each other (i.e., waveforms cancel each other out), thereby diminishing the amount of energy concentrated at the object location. In another example, the transmitter may form a null space at the location of the object irrespective of whether the object is within a pre-defined proximity or not. In yet another embodiment, the transmitter may reduce the intensity of the power waves that are being transmitted to the receiver. In another example, the receiver may stop receiving power waves altogether based on the sensed location of the object to the receiver.
The foregoing method descriptions and the process flow diagrams are provided merely as illustrative examples and are not intended to require or imply that the steps of the various embodiments must be performed in the order presented. As will be appreciated by one of skill in the art the steps in the foregoing embodiments may be performed in any order. Words such as "then," "next," etc. are not intended to limit the order of the steps; these words are simply used to guide the reader through the description of the methods. Although process flow diagrams may describe the operations as a sequential process, many of the operations can be performed in parallel or concurrently. In addition, the order of the operations may be re-arranged. A process may correspond to a method, a function, a procedure, a subroutine, a subprogram, etc. When a process corresponds to a function, its termination may correspond to a return of the function to the calling function or the main function.
Embodiments implemented in computer software may be implemented in software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description languages, or any combination thereof. A code segment or machine-executable instructions may represent a procedure, a function, a subprogram, a program, a routine, a subroutine, a module, a software package, a class, or any combination of instructions, data structures, or program statements. A code segment may be coupled to another code segment or a hardware circuit by passing and/or receiving information, data, arguments, parameters, or memory contents. Information, arguments, parameters, data, etc. may be passed, forwarded, or transmitted via any suitable means including memory sharing, message passing, token passing, network transmission, etc.
The actual software code or specialized control hardware used to implement these systems and methods is not limiting of the invention. Thus, the operation and behavior of the systems and methods were described without reference to the specific software code being understood that software and control hardware can be designed to implement the systems and methods based on the description herein.
When implemented in software, the functions may be stored as one or more instructions or code on a non-transitory computer-readable or processor-readable storage medium. The steps of a method or algorithm disclosed herein may be embodied in a processor-executable software module, which may reside on a computer-readable or processor-readable storage medium. A non-transitory computer-readable or processor-readable media includes both computer storage media and tangible storage media that facilitate transfer of a computer program from one place to another. A non-transitory processor-readable storage media may be any available media that may be accessed by a computer. By way of example, and not limitation, such non-transitory processor-readable media may comprise RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other tangible storage medium that may be used to store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that may be accessed by a computer or processor. Disk and disc, as used herein, include compact disc (CD), laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc (DVD), floppy disk, and Blu-ray disc where disks usually reproduce data magnetically, while discs reproduce data optically with lasers. Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of computer-readable media. Additionally, the operations of a method or algorithm may reside as one or any combination or set of codes and/or instructions on a non-transitory processor-readable medium and/or computer-readable medium, which may be incorporated into a computer program product.

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