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US 10,483,808 B2Granted
Environmental energy absorption system and method
OwnerArthur Xing Pang, Quan Wanginventors
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Abstract
An environmental energy absorption system for providing power to an electronic device comprising a remote station that includes an energy receiver; an energy converter for converting the received energy into electrical power and an energy storage element for storing the electrical power. The device uses environmental energy absorption to power the electronic device in the absence of a power supply source.
Claims9
An environmental energy absorption system for providing power to an electronic device, comprising:
- a remote station including:
- an energy receiver configured to receive electromagnetic fields, said electromagnetic fields including relatively weak electromagnetic fields present in the environment and relatively stronger electromagnetic fields from a base station;
- an energy converter for converting the received energy into electrical power, said energy converter comprising a field sensor for detecting the relatively weak electromagnetic fields present in the environment;
- and
- an energy storage element for storing the electrical power;
- wherein the energy converter includes:
- a voltage doubler for increasing the voltage from the field sensor to a predetermined range;
- a field regulator for preventing excessive voltage fluctuations from the voltage doubler;
- and
- an accumulator for accumulating the regulated voltage, the accumulator having a diode with a high resistance reverse characteristic for ensuring one-way flow of electrical energy to the energy storage element.
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An environmental energy absorption method for providing power to an electronic device, comprising the steps of:
- detecting relatively weak electromagnetic fields present in the environment;
- receiving energy from said environment at a remote station, said energy being in the form of electromagnetic fields including relatively weak electromagnetic fields present in the environment and relatively stronger electromagnetic fields from a base station;
- converting the received energy into electrical power;
- and
- storing the electrical power;
- wherein the step of converting the received energy into electrical power includes the sub-steps of:
- increasing the voltage of the received energy to a predetermined range;
- regulating the voltage of the received energy in order to prevent excessive voltage fluctuations;
- and
- accumulating the regulated voltage.
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