System and method for wireless electricity distribution
AssigneeDavid R. Criswell
InventorsDavid R. Criswell, Anatoliy Boryssenko, Olena Boryssenko
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Abstract
A Wireless Electricity Distribution System (WEDS) and method is provided in the present invention. The apparatus includes a transmitter that transmits a microwave radiation beam towards a receiver. The transmitter includes a source of electricity, an electricity to microwave converter and a reflectarray antenna having a emitter horn and reflect aperture. The receiver includes a rectenna antenna providing a power conditioner. Alternatives include multiple beam transmitters, modular construction, intermediate relay redirectors, and simultaneous data over power transmissions.
Claims17
A wireless electricity distribution system comprising:
- a transmitter for transmitting a microwave radiation power beam;
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- a receiver for receiving the microwave radiation power beam;
- the transmitter for transmitting the microwave radiation power beam comprising:
- a source of electricity having a power controller for providing a controlled amount of electricity connected to;
- a converter for converting the controlled amount of electricity into a microwave signal having an amount of microwave power responsive to the controlled amount of electricity at a preselected frequency connected to;
- a reflectarray antenna comprising;
- a microwave radiating horn and a reflectarray antenna aperture that receives the microwave signal and radiates microwave radiation;
- the radiating horn having a waveguide section and a cone section, the waveguide section having a close end, an open end, an internal stepped septum and a radiating stub and the cone section having a open end connected to the open end of the waveguide section and a larger open end, the stub connected to the microwave signal, the horn emitting the microwave radiation;
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- a reflectarray antenna aperture positioned to receive the microwave radiation from the horn whereby to reflect a microwave radiation power beam toward a predetermined destination, the reflectarray antenna aperture comprising;
- one or more transmit sub-arrays with each transmit sub-array comprising an array of individual reflector cells, each reflector cell having a perpendicular cell septum mounted to a back plane, the top of the cell septum being metallic and being approximately ¼ wavelength of the frequency off the base and the length of the cell septum being approximate ½ wavelength, each of the cell septum being independently rotated to a predetermined orientation whereby to direct and focus the microwave radiation power beam to the destination;
- the radiating horn being fixedly mounted relative to the reflectarray antenna aperture with the reflectarray antenna aperture being directably mounted on a stand;
- the receiver located at the destination comprising:
- a rectenna antenna aperture for receiving the microwave radiation power beam comprising;
- one or more receiver sub-arrays with each receiver sub-array comprising an array of individual receiver cells;
- each receiver cell comprising;
- cell electronics including;
- a radiation capturer responsive to the microwave radiation power beam,
- matching circuit connected to the radiation exciter,
- microwave radiation to an electricity rectifier connected to the matching circuit, and
- a low pass filter connected to the rectifier providing cell electricity;
- the cell electronics being mounted on a cell plane approximately ½ wavelength square, the array of cells being perpendicularly mounted to a back plan in rows and columns;
- each cell producing cell electricity, the cell electricity from each cell having connectivity to produce sub-array electricity, the sub-array electricity having connectivity to produce receiver aperture electricity, the array of receiver cells mounted within each receiver sub-array and the array of receiver sub-array mounted within the rectenna antenna aperture;
- a power conditioner connected to the receiver aperture electricity to provide electricity responsive to the user requirements.
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