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System, device and method for configuring and powering a batteryless device

US9774217B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims

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Assignee

PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V. · NL

Inventors

Bozena Erdmann · Aachen, DE
Armand Michel Marie Lelkens · Heerlen, NL
Willem Franke Pasveer · Dordrecht, NL
Eberhard Waffenschmidt · Aachen, DE
Achim Hilgers · Alsdorf, DE
Biju Kumar Sreedharan Nair · Delft, NL

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 23, 2010
Grant date	Sep 26, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 20, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E70/30
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

System for configuring and powering a wireless batteryless device, the system comprising: a wireless batteryless device (A) comprising: a built-in harvester (12) for harvesting energy from a first energy source, for example ambient energy, means for communicating wirelessly, —and an external device (B) comprising: —a second power source (16), —means (17) for converting energy supplied by the second power source into energy suitable for being harvested in the harvester of the batteryless device, means (18) for wirelessly supplying the batteryless device with the converted energy via the built-in harvester, and means for communicating with the batteryless device. The invention also relates to an external device therefore, and a method for configuring and powering a batteryless device.

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