Wireless powered house
The present disclosure may provide a wireless power system which may be used to provide wireless power transmission while using pocket-forming. The wireless power system may be used in a house for providing power and charge to a plurality of mobile and non-mobile devices. The house may include a single base station that may be connected to several transmitters. The base station may manage operation of every transmitter in an independently manner or may operate them as a single transmitter. The connection between the base station and transmitters may be achieved through a plurality of techniques including wired connections and wireless connections. The base station may include at least one micro-controller and a power source.
1. A method of authenticating and controlling wireless power delivery, comprising:
at a wireless power transmitter:
receiving, from an electronic device, a request for the transmission of power from the transmitter to a receiver associated with the electronic device;
obtaining, from the electronic device, an identifier of the electronic device and a power requirement;
determining a location of the receiver associated with the electronic device;
determining, based on at least the identifier, whether the electronic device is authorized to receive power;
upon determining that the electronic device is authorized to receive power:
generating power transmission waves to form a pocket of energy in response to the power requirement and the location of the receiver,
wherein an assigned priority is determined for the electronic device to receive power prior to generating the power transmission waves; and
transmitting the power transmission waves through at least two antennas coupled to the transmitter for receipt by the receiver to power the electronic device.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitting further comprises transmitting controlled power transmission waves that converge in 3-D space.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein communications between the transmitter and the electronic device are through a communication signal using a protocol selected from the group consisting of: Bluetooth®, Wi-Fi®, ZigBee®, or FM radio.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pocket of energy is regulated by utilizing adaptive pocket-forming.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the antennas of the transmitter are one or more of flat antennas, patch antennas, dipole antennas, or combinations thereof.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein two or more antennas of the transmitter operate in independent frequencies configured to allow a multichannel operation of pocket-forming in a single array, pair array, quad array, or other suitable arrangement.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the antennas of the transmitter are configured to polarize the power transmission signals to include vertical polarization, horizontal polarization, circular polarization, elliptical polarization, or combinations thereof.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the power requirement is the charge level of the electronic device.
9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the identifier includes an identification of the manufacturer of the electronic device.
10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the identifier includes a serial number.
11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining whether the electronic device is authorized to receive power comprises:
receiving a password from the electronic device;
and verifying that the password matches a stored password authorized to receive power from the transmitter.
12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining whether the electronic device is authorized to receive power comprises determining an authorized amount of power and an authorized location for transmitting power based on at least the identifier.
13. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising, generating the power transmission waves based on the electronic device's assigned priority.
14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the assigned priority is based on the power requirement of the electronic device.
15. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the assigned priority is based on preferences set by the user.
16. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the highest priority is assigned to devices selected from a group consisting of smoke detectors, digital door locks, and CCTV cameras.
17. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitting further comprises controlling the generated power transmission waves to provide phase shifting and gain shifting with respect to other power transmission waves.
18. A transmitter for authenticating and controlling wireless power delivery, the transmitter comprising a processor that is coupled with a plurality of wireless power antenna and is configured to couple to a source of power, wherein the processor is configured to:
receive, from an electronic device, a request for the transmission of power from the transmitter to a receiver associated with the electronic device;
obtain, from the electronic device, an identifier of the electronic device and a power requirement;
determine a location of the receiver associated with the electronic device;
determine, based on at least the identifier, whether the electronic device is authorized to receive power;
upon determining that the electronic device is authorized to receive power:
generate power transmission waves to form a pocket of energy in response to the power requirement and the location of the receiver,
wherein an assigned priority is determined for the electronic device to receive power prior to generating the power transmission waves; and
transmit the power transmission waves through at least two antennas coupled to the transmitter for receipt by the receiver to power the electronic device.
19. A method of authenticating and controlling wireless power delivery, comprising:
at a wireless power transmitter:
receiving, from an electronic device, a request for the transmission of power from the transmitter to a receiver associated with the electronic device obtaining, from the electronic device, an identifier of the electronic device and a power requirement;
determining a location of the receiver associated with the electronic device;
determining, based on at least the identifier, whether the electronic device is authorized to receive power;
upon determining that the electronic device is authorized to receive power:
generating power transmission waves to form a pocket of energy in response to the power requirement and the location of the receiver; and
transmitting the power transmission waves through at least two antennas coupled to the transmitter for receipt by the receiver to power the electronic device,
wherein the transmitting further comprises controlling the generated power transmission waves to provide phase shifting and gain shifting with respect to other power transmission waves.