IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,605,983
Granted Patent B2
US 11,605,983 · App. 17/033,824 · Granted Mar 14, 2023

Systems, devices, and/or methods for managing electrical energy

Inventor: Ahmad L. D. Glover (Smithfield, VA)
H02J50/20H02J7/00032H02J7/0048H02J7/02
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Patent No.
US 11,605,983
App. No.
17/033,824
Granted
Mar 14, 2023
Kind
B2
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 (28)

1. A wireless multi point power charger system comprising:

one or more electronic devices, each comprising a corresponding power receiver, and each communicatively coupled to a wireless power delivery system through an ad hoc meshed wireless electrical power grid local area network;

the wireless power delivery system comprising a plurality of multipoint power chargers, each:

communicatively coupleable to another through the communication network;

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 Rf energy beams in any of a plurality of directions;

the wireless power delivery system configured to:

detect a presence of each electronic device present within a three dimensional space proximate to one or more of the multipoint power chargers via the ad hoc meshed wireless electrical power grid local area network;

determine a location of the electronic device in the three dimensional space independent of any action by the electronic device via the ad hoc meshed wireless electrical power grid local area network;

repeatedly update a location of each electronic device present; and

wherein each of the multipoint power chargers and electronic devices present is assigned an identifier and becomes a node of the ad hoc meshed wireless electrical power grid local area network;

the wireless power delivery system further configured to receive a request for power from the electronic device through the ad hoc meshed wireless electrical power grid local area network;

and, based on an electronic device power requirements communicated through the ad hoc meshed wireless electrical power grid local area network, one or more of the multipoint power chargers are configured to produce a plurality of different phase shifted Rf energy beams and direct the plurality of different Rf energy beams to the determined location of the requesting electronic device, wherein each of the plurality of different Rf energy beams are receivable by the power receiver of the electronic device to charge the electronic device;

wherein the wireless power delivery system is configured to select a multipoint power charger based on delivering an optimum power to the electronic device, and configured to dynamically adjust the power of the directional Rf energy beam based on the location of the electronic device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein upon movement of the electronic device from a first location to a second location, the wireless power delivery system is configured to handoff the directing of the Rf energy beams to the electronic device to one or more other multipoint power chargers in the ad hoc meshed wireless electrical power grid local area network, based upon the second location of the electronic device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the multipoint power charger system is configured to identify the electronic device via the ad hoc meshed wireless electrical power grid local area network.

4. The system of claim 1 , 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 to direct the plurality of different Rf energy beams to the power receiver of the electronic device and report the health to the electronic device via the ad hoc meshed wireless electrical power grid local area network.

5. The system of claim 1 , configured to automatically determine a charge level of the electronic device via the ad hoc meshed wireless electrical power grid local area network.

6. The system of claim 1 , configured to cause a charge level of the electronic device to be rendered on a user interface of the electronic device via the ad hoc meshed wireless electrical power grid local area network.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device comprises an inertial measurement unit that provides location information via the ad hoc meshed wireless electrical power grid local area network to the wireless power delivery system.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the request for power from the electronic device comprises a requested speed of charging from the wireless power delivery system via the ad hoc meshed wireless electrical power grid local area network.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the delivering of the optimum power to the electronic device is based at least on a requested speed of charging or power.

10. The system of claim 1 , configured to dynamically adjust the power of the directional Rf energy beam based on the charging needs of the electronic device.

11. The system of claim 1 , 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.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless power delivery system is configured to identify a charging state of the electronic device via the ad hoc meshed wireless electrical power grid local area network.

13. The system of claim 1 , 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 ad hoc meshed wireless electrical power grid local area network.

14. The system of claim 1 , 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 the ad hoc meshed wireless electrical power grid local area network.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless electrical power grid local area network is configured for communication between nodes, and is coupled to the ad hoc meshed wireless electrical power grid local area network.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2021
From: GLOVER, AHMAD L.D.
To: WIRELESS ELECTRICAL GRID LAN, WIGL INC.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 17019312 · Sep 13, 2020
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