US2023216350A1PendingUtilityA1

Systems, devices, and/or methods for wireless recharging and/or powering electronics on a wireless electrical grid local area network

Assignee: WIRELESS ELECTRICAL GRID LAN WIGL INCPriority: Sep 13, 2020Filed: Mar 13, 2023Published: Jul 6, 2023
Est. expirySep 13, 2040(~14.2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

Certain exemplary embodiments can cause an electronic device to charge or be remotely powered via a device. The device comprises multiple software enabled wireless transceivers. The device is constructed to: identify an electronic device in proximity to the device’s wireless AdHoc Meshed Network; automatically add, hand off or remove the electronic device to/across/from the network; and automatically determine a charge or remote power level of the electronic device.

Claims

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         21 . A wireless multi point power charger system comprising:
 a wireless power delivery system comprising a plurality of wireless multipoint power chargers coupled to an electric power source; and comprising a controller coupled to a multi directional antenna array, configured to emit and steer a plurality of wireless directional energy beams from each wireless multipoint power charger in any of a plurality of directions;   the wireless power delivery system configured to form an ad hoc meshed wireless electrical power grid local area network comprising the multipoint power charger and one or more wireless energy receivers present within a 3D space proximate to the wireless multipoint power charger;   assign an identifier to each of the wireless energy receivers such that each of the wireless energy receivers becomes a node of the wireless electrical power grid local area network; and   direct one or more of a plurality of different wireless energy beams from the multipoint power chargers to at least one of the wireless energy receivers;   wherein the each of the plurality of different Rf energy beams are which is receivable by the power receiver of the electronic device to power and/or charge the electronic device,   wherein the wireless energy receiver is configured to harvest at least a portion of the wireless energy beam and recharge and/or power an associated electronic device.   
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein upon movement of the wireless energy receiver from a first location to a second location, the wireless power delivery system is configured to handoff the directing of the wireless energy beam to the wireless energy receiver to at least one additional multipoint power charger in the wireless electrical grid local area network, based upon the second location of the electronic device. 
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the multipoint power charger system is configured to identify the associated electronic device via the communication network, the short range radio frequency communication, or the ad hoc meshed wireless network. 
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the multipoint power charger system is configured to determine a health of an electronic device and communicate with other multipoint power chargers via the communication network and/or the ad hoc meshed wireless network to direct one or more wireless Rf energy beams to the power receiver of the electronic device and report the health to the electronic device via the communication network, the short range radio frequency communication, or the ad hoc meshed wireless network. 
     
     
         25 . The system of  claim 21 , configured to automatically determine a charge level of the detected electronic device via the communication network, the short range radio frequency communication, or the ad hoc meshed wireless network. 
     
     
         26 . The system of  claim 21 , configured to cause a charge level of the electronic device to be rendered on a user interface of the electronic device via the communication network, the short range radio frequency communication, or the ad hoc meshed wireless network. 
     
     
         27 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the controller determines if the electronic device requires charging and issues a request to charge the electronic device via the communication network, the short range radio frequency communication, or the ad hoc meshed wireless network to the electronic device. 
     
     
         28 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the electronic device comprises an inertial measurement unit that provides location information via the communication network, the short range radio frequency communication, or the ad hoc meshed wireless network to the wireless power delivery system. 
     
     
         29 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the request for power from the electronic device comprises a requested speed of charging and/or power from the wireless power delivery system. 
     
     
         30 . The system of  claim 21 , configured to select a multipoint power charger based on delivering an optimum power to the electronic device. 
     
     
         31 . The system of  claim 30 , wherein the delivering of the optimum power to the electronic device is based at least on a requested speed of charging or power. 
     
     
         32 . The system of  claim 21 , configured to dynamically adjust the power of the directional Rf energy beam based on the location and/or charging needs of the electronic device. 
     
     
         33 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein, based upon a lack of detection and/or a location of the electronic device, the wireless power delivery system is configured to remove the electronic device from the electrical power grid local area network. 
     
     
         34 . The system of  claim 21 , the wireless communication network comprises the ad hoc meshed wireless network, a local area network, a wide area network, a cellular network, the internet, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         35 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the wireless power delivery system is configured to identify a charging state of the electronic device via the communication network, the short range radio frequency communication, or the ad hoc meshed wireless network. 
     
     
         36 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the wireless power delivery system is configured to communicate instructions to the electronic device to cease the powering and charging of the electronic device via the communication network, the short range radio frequency communication, or the ad hoc meshed wireless network. 
     
     
         37 . (canceled) 
     
     
         38 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the multipoint power charger comprises one or more of a power converter, a base band processors, an RF processor, a beam formation controller, a multidirectional antenna array, and a system controller, and is communicatively coupled to another multipoint power charger by a local area network, a wide area network, the internet, the ad hoc meshed wireless network, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         39 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the wireless electrical power grid local area network is configured for communication between nodes, and is coupled to the ad hoc meshed wireless network or the communication network. 
     
     
         40 . A method of using the system of  claim 21 , comprising:
 a) providing a system comprising a wireless multi point power charger system according to  claim 21 , couped to an electric power source;   b) detecting a presence of each electronic device present within a three dimensional space proximate to one or more of the multipoint power chargers;   c) determining a location of the electronic device in the three dimensional space independent of any action by the electronic device and repeatedly update a location of each electronic device present, wherein the determination of the location comprises communication between the multi point power charger system and the receiver utilizing the communication network or a short range radio frequency communication;   d) forming an ad hoc meshed wireless network coupled to the communication network, comprising each of the multipoint power chargers and electronic devices present, in which each of the electronic devices is assigned an identifier and becomes a node of a wireless electrical power grid local area network;   e) identifying one or more devices in need of charging or power; and/or receiving a request for power from the electronic device through the communications network or the short range radio frequency communication;   f) based on an electronic device power requirements communicated through the communications network or the short range radio frequency communication, directing one or more of the a plurality of different Rf energy beams from one or more of the multipoint power chargers to the determined location of the electronic device, wherein each of the plurality of different Rf energy beams are which is receivable by the power receiver of the electronic device to power and/or charge the electronic device;   wherein the differences between each of the plurality of the different Rf energy beams includes phase shifting, multiplexing, modulation, or a combination thereof;   wherein the request for power from the electronic device and the receiving of power from the multi point power charger system includes software instructions directed to the recharging of the electronic device communicated between the wireless power delivery system and the electronic device via the communication network, the short range radio frequency communication, or the ad hoc meshed wireless network.   
     
     
         41 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the short range radio frequency communication comprises Bluetooth electronic communication.

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