METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING HIGH POWER IN A WIRELESS POWER SYSTEM
A method is implemented by a wireless power system. The wireless power system includes wireless power transmitters and wireless power receivers. The method includes receiving, by the wireless power transmitters, beacon signals transmitted from wireless power receivers. The method includes synchronizing, by the wireless power transmitters, a transmission of high power signals. The method includes transmitting, by the wireless power transmitters, the high power signals as synchronized to the wireless power receivers. Each transmitter of the plurality of wireless power transmitters individually transmits a corresponding signal of the plurality of high power signals.
1 . A method comprising:
receiving, by a plurality of wireless power transmitters of a wireless power system, one or more beacon signals transmitted from one or more wireless power receivers of the wireless power system;
synchronizing, by the plurality of wireless power transmitters, a transmission of a plurality of high power signals; and
transmitting, by the plurality of wireless power transmitters, the plurality of high power signals as synchronized to the one or more wireless power receivers, wherein each transmitter of the plurality of wireless power transmitters individually transmits a corresponding signal of the plurality of high power signals.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein each transmitter of the plurality of wireless power transmitters receives a corresponding beacon of one or more beacon signals from a receiver of the one or more wireless power receivers.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein each transmitter of the plurality of wireless power transmitters shares information via an over-the-air baseband frequency by synchronizing the transmission of the plurality of high power signals.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of high power signals are transmitted at a same time to cause a higher power at the one or more wireless power receivers.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of high power signals are transmitted at offset frequencies from different transmitters of the plurality of wireless power transmitters.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein synchronizing the transmission of the plurality of high power signals comprises synchronizing a power transfer frequency for the plurality of high power signals.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of wireless power transmitters determines whether the plurality of high power signals from different transmitters of the plurality of wireless power transmitters are coherent at the one or more wireless power receivers.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of high power signals are in phase.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of high power signals are coherent at the one or more wireless power receivers.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein frequencies of the plurality of wireless power transmitters are synchronized to prevent a highest power delivery.
11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, the wireless power system adds up the plurality of high power signals at the one or more wireless power receivers.
12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a device to be charged comprises at least one receiver of the one or more wireless power receivers.
13 . A wireless power system comprising a plurality of wireless power transmitters configured to:
receive one or more beacon signals transmitted from one or more wireless power receivers of the wireless power system;
synchronize a transmission of a plurality of high power signals; and
transmit the plurality of high power signals as synchronized to the one or more wireless power receivers, wherein each transmitter of the plurality of wireless power transmitters individually transmits a corresponding signal of the plurality of high power signals.
14 . The wireless power system of claim 13 , wherein each transmitter of the plurality of wireless power transmitters receives a corresponding beacon of one or more beacon signals from a receiver of the one or more wireless power receivers.
15 . The wireless power system of claim 13 , wherein each transmitter of the plurality of wireless power transmitter shares information via an over-the-air baseband frequency by synchronizing the transmission of the plurality of high power signals.
16 . The wireless power system of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of high power signals are transmitted at a same time to cause a higher power at the one or more wireless power receivers.
17 . The wireless power system of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of high power signals are transmitted at offset frequencies from different transmitters of the plurality of wireless power transmitters.
18 . The wireless power system of claim 13 , wherein synchronizing the transmission of the plurality of high power signals comprises synchronizing a power transfer frequency for the plurality of high power signals.
19 . The wireless power system of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of wireless power transmitters determines whether the plurality of high power signals from different transmitters of the plurality of wireless power transmitters are coherent at the one or more wireless power receivers.
20 . The wireless power system of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of high power signals are in phase.