Integrated Antenna System for Wireless Power and Data Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Consumer electronic devices face challenges in efficiently sharing power and communicating wirelessly between devices without the need for external ports or cables, especially in scenarios where battery levels differ significantly between devices.
Innovation Solution
The development of antenna systems within consumer electronic devices that enable wireless and inductive power transfer, as well as communication, using a frame-mounted power transfer antenna and low-power communication antennas, allowing for modular integration into various devices and enabling bidirectional power and data transfer over short distances.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If wireless and inductive power transfer is implemented between consumer electronic devices, then the need for external ports and cables is eliminated, but device complexity increases due to the integration of power transfer antennas and communication systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines power transfer antenna and communication antenna into a single integrated antenna system that can perform both wireless power transfer and wireless communication functions. This merging reduces the need for separate external ports and cables while managing device complexity through functional integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The antenna system is designed to serve multiple functions: it can wirelessly transfer power between devices and simultaneously enable communication between devices. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for dedicated external ports for both power and data transfer, improving ease of operation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If communication antennas are integrated into the antenna system, then communication capabilities are enabled over distances consistent with power transfer, but the device size increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates communication antennas within the same antenna system structure used for power transfer, allowing shared physical space and reducing overall device volume while maintaining both communication and power transfer capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The antenna system is configured to operate in the near field for both power transfer and communication, utilizing electromagnetic field characteristics that allow short-distance operation. This dimensional approach enables compact integration without requiring large antenna elements.
3Loss of energy
If the antenna system is designed for short-distance power transfer, then inductive coupling efficiency is improved, but the communication distance is limited to the same range
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses periodic detection and establishment of communication couplings between antennas, allowing efficient inductive power transfer at short distances while maintaining communication capability within the same operational range. The periodic nature allows for optimized energy transfer at each coupling cycle.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables seamless wireless power transfer and communication between devices, reducing the need for external connections and allowing devices to operate independently with reduced size and increased convenience, while maintaining reliable communication and power distribution.
Implementation Method 1
the power transfer antenna is configured to enable at least one of wirelessly and inductively receive electrical power from another consumer electronic device and to wirelessly and inductively transmit electrical power to another consumer electronic device
Implementation Method 2
the one or more communications antenna are configured to wirelessly transmit and receive communications with one or more other remote devices over distances consistent with those to achieve wireless and inductive electrical power transfer
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AI summary
Some embodiments providing antenna systems comprising: a frame; a power transfer antenna cooperated with the frame, wherein the power transfer antenna is configured to enable at least one of wirelessly and inductively receiving electrical power from another consumer electronic device and wirelessly and inductively transmitting electrical power to another consumer electronic device; one or more low power communications antennas cooperated with the frame and configured to wirelessly transmit and receive communications with one or more other remote consumer electronic devices; wherein the frame is configured to readily be positioned within and mounted with multiple different consumer electronic devices and provide the consumer electronic device within which it is mounted with wireless power transfer capabilities and communication capabilities with a separate consumer electronic device with which wireless power transfer is to occur.