Wireless Energy Transfer, Including Interference Enhancement

Disclosed is an apparatus for use in wireless energy transfer, which includes a first resonator structure configured for energy transfer with a second resonator structure over a distance D larger than characteristic sizes, L1 and L2, of the first and second resonator structures. A power generator is coupled to the first structure and configured to drive the first resonator structure or the second resonator structure at an angular frequency away from the resonance angular frequencies and shifted towards a frequency corresponding to an odd normal mode for the resonator structures to reduce radiation from the resonator structures by destructive far-field interference.

Researchers

John Joannopoulos / Rafif Hamam / Aristeidis Karalis / Marin Soljacic

Departments: Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Department of Physics
Technology Areas: Communication Systems: Wireless / Energy & Distribution: Distribution, Energy Storage

  • wireless energy transfer including interference enhancement
    Korea (south) | Granted | 10
  • wireless energy transfer, including interference enhancement
    United States of America | Granted | 8,076,801

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