Wireless delivery of power to a fixed-geometry power part

Abstract

Described herein are embodiments of an electronic system that includes a substrate, having a plurality of power consuming elements thereon, said power consuming elements arranged in a fixed geometry on said substrate, and at least a plurality of said power consuming elements including at least one high-Q wireless power receiving element, that wirelessly receives power that is sent thereto from at least one high-Q wireless power source element, and uses said power which is wirelessly received, to power said power consuming elements, wherein at least one of said power consuming elements receives power separately from at least another of said power consuming elements, and wherein each of said power consuming elements operates substantially simultaneously, and wherein at least one of said power consuming elements has an output connected to another of said power consuming elements.

1 . An electronic system comprising:
 a substrate, having a plurality of power consuming elements thereon, said power consuming elements arranged in a fixed geometry on said substrate, and at least a plurality of said power consuming elements including at least one high-Q wireless power receiving element, that wirelessly receives power that is sent thereto from at least one high-Q wireless power source element, and uses said power which is wirelessly received, to power said power consuming elements, wherein at least one of said power consuming elements receives power separately from at least another of said power consuming elements, and wherein each of said power consuming elements operates substantially simultaneously, and wherein at least one of said power consuming elements has an output connected to another of said power consuming elements.   
     
     
         2 . An electronic system as in  claim 1 , wherein said substrate comprises a printed circuit board. 
     
     
         3 . An electronic system as in  claim 1 , wherein said substrate comprises a substrate of an integrated circuit. 
     
     
         4 . An electronic system as in  claim 1 , wherein said wireless power receiving element is associated with plural different power consuming elements, forming a group, and another wireless power receiving element is associated with different power receiving elements forming a second group. 
     
     
         5 . An electronic system as in  claim 1 , wherein said wireless power receiving element is an element that receives power by magnetic resonance. 
     
     
         6 . An electronic system as in  claim 1 , wherein said wireless power receiving element is an element that receives power when an oscillating magnetic field produced by said source element induces a current in said receiving element. 
     
     
         7 . An electronic system as in  claim 1 , further comprising the wireless power source element, associated with said electronic system. 
     
     
         8 . An electronic system as in  claim 7 , wherein said wireless power source element is located on said substrate. 
     
     
         9 . An electronic system as in  claim 7 , wherein said wireless power source element is located off of said substrate but adjacent thereto. 
     
     
         10 . A method comprising:
 delivering power wirelessly from a high-Q wireless power source element to a plurality of different power consuming elements on a substrate, including delivering first power to at least one high-Q receiving element, and delivering second power to a second element, where the first power is separately delivered from the second power.   
     
     
         11 . A method as in  claim 10 , wherein said substrate comprises a printed circuit board. 
     
     
         12 . A method as in  claim 10 , wherein said substrate comprises a substrate of an integrated circuit. 
     
     
         13 . A method as in  claim 10 , wherein said delivering comprises delivering power by magnetic resonance. 
     
     
         14 . A method as in  claim 10 , wherein said delivering comprises delivering power via a current generated by an oscillating magnetic field in at least one receiver element. 
     
     
         15 . A method as in  claim 10 , wherein said delivering comprises delivering power from a source located on said substrate. 
     
     
         16 . A method as in  claim 10 , wherein said delivering comprises delivering power from a source located off said substrate. 
     
     
         17 . An electronic system comprising:
 a substrate, having a plurality of power consuming elements thereon, and at least a plurality of said power consuming elements including a high-Q wireless power receiving part, that includes an inductive coil and a capacitor, forming an LC circuit with a first resonance property and a Q of at least 1000, and uses said power which is wirelessly received from at least one high-Q wireless power source element to power said power consuming elements, wherein at least one of said power consuming elements receives power separately from at least another of said power consuming elements, and wherein each of said power consuming elements operates substantially simultaneously.