Wireless energy transfer system and method for feeding an electric load
US9071064B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02J7/00034
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless energy transfer system and an associated method for feeding an electric load are provided. The system includes a transmitter which includes a generator adapted to generate a radiofrequency signal at a first frequency and a first resonant circuit adapted to transmit the radiofrequency signal; and a receiver adapted to receive the radiofrequency signal and comprising a second resonant circuit. The second resonant circuit is adapted to be located in the non-radiative near field generated by the first resonant circuit, and the transmitter includes frequency sweeping functionality, which imposes on the radiofrequency signal generator a cyclic excursion of the first frequency in the neighborhood of a nominal frequency of the generator so that, when the first frequency matches the resonant frequency of the second resonant circuit, a non-radiative energy transfer occurs.
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