Wireless energy transfer systems
View Patent ↗A wireless power transfer system for computer peripherals, includes a source magnetic resonator, integrated into a source station and connected to a power source and power and control circuitry, and a device magnetic resonator, integrated into a computer peripheral wherein power is transferred non-radiatively from the source magnetic resonator to the device magnetic resonator, and wherein the source magnetic resonator is configured to transfer power during predefined intervals.
1. A wireless power transfer system for computer peripherals, comprising:
a source magnetic resonator, integrated into a source station and connected to a power source and power and control circuitry, and
a device magnetic resonator, integrated into a computer peripheral;
wherein power is transferred non-radiatively from the source magnetic resonator to the device magnetic resonator, and wherein the source magnetic resonator is configured to transfer power during predefined intervals.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the source magnetic resonator is configured to transfer power when the computer peripheral is not in use.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the source magnetic resonator is configured to transfer power during predefined times of a day.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the source magnetic resonator is configured to transfer power when the computer peripheral is within an energy transfer range of the source.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the device magnetic resonator comprises shielding to reduce a magnetic field interaction with lossy materials forming a part of the peripheral.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computer peripheral is powered directly by the energy transferred to the device magnetic resonator.
7. A wirelessly powered computer peripheral, comprising:
a device magnetic resonator, and
a repeater resonator,
wherein the repeater resonator is positioned to enable the coupling to a second computer peripheral.
8. The peripheral of claim 7 , wherein the peripheral is a computer keyboard.
9. The peripheral of claim 8 , wherein the second peripheral is a computer mouse and the repeater resonator is positioned to enable the transfer of power to the computer mouse positioned on one side of the keyboard.
10. The peripheral of claim 7 , wherein the peripheral is a touch surface.
11. The peripheral of claim 7 , wherein the computer peripheral includes at least one rechargeable battery that is charged by a wireless power transfer system.
12. The peripheral of claim 7 , wherein the computer peripheral includes at least one energy storage unit that is energized by a wireless power transfer system.
13. The peripheral of claim 7 , wherein the computer peripheral includes at least one super capacitor that is charged by a wireless power transfer system.
14. A wirelessly powered computer peripheral, comprising:
a magnetic resonator,
wherein the magnetic resonator is configurable to operate as a device resonator for capturing energy and delivering power to the computer peripheral and as a repeater resonator for enabling energy transfer to another computer peripheral from an external wireless energy source.
15. The computer peripheral of claim 14 , wherein the magnetic resonator is configurable to operate simultaneously as a device resonator and a repeater resonator.
16. The computer peripheral of claim 14 , wherein the magnetic resonator may be periodically switched from a repeater function to an energy capture function.
17. The computer peripheral of claim 14 , wherein the peripheral is a computer keyboard.
18. The computer peripheral of claim 14 , wherein the peripheral is a monitor.
19. The computer peripheral of claim 14 , wherein the peripheral comprises a touch surface.
20. The computer peripheral of claim 14 , wherein the peripheral comprises a light.
21. The computer peripheral of claim 14 , wherein the peripheral is at least one of a smart phone, a tablet computer, a game console and a controller.
22. The computer peripheral of claim 14 , wherein the peripheral is powered directly by the energy transferred to the device magnetic resonator.
23. The computer peripheral of claim 14 , wherein the peripheral comprises at least one rechargeable battery that is charged by a wireless energy source.
24. The computer peripheral of claim 14 , wherein the peripheral comprises at least one energy storage unit that is energized by the wireless energy source.
25. The computer peripheral of claim 14 , wherein the peripheral includes at least one super capacitor that is charged by the wireless energy source.