Laminate surface for wireless capacitive power
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsMaarten Marinus Johannes Wilhelmus Van Herpen, Coen Theodorus Hubertus Fransiscus Liedenbaum, Oscar Hendrikus Willemsen
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Abstract
A laminate panel (201) for wireless capacitive power transfer includes a clear protective top layer (206), a photographic layer (205) under the protective top layer (206), a conductive layer (202) under the photographic layer (205), and an inner core layer (203) under the conductive layer (202). One or more conductive layers in the laminate panels form a pair of transmitter electrodes, which couple to a power driver (110).
Claims16
A laminate panel for wireless capacitive power transfers, comprising:
- a conductive layer;
- a non-conductive top layer above the conductive layer (202);
- an inner core layer under the conductive layer (202);
- and
- an engagement mechanism for engaging another same laminate panel such that when the two said laminate panels are engaged by the engagement mechanism, the conductive layers of the two engaged panels are electrically connected to each other.
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A system for transferring power wirelessly to a power receiving device, comprising:
- a plurality of laminate panels;
- wherein each of the plurality of laminate panels comprises:
- a conductive layer;
- a non-conductive top layer above the conductive layer;
- an inner core layer (203) under the conductive layer;
- and
- an engagement mechanism for engaging another same laminate panel such that when the two said laminate panels are engaged by the engagement mechanism, the conductive layers of the two engaged panels are electrically connected to each other;
- wherein the conductive layers of a first and second of the plurality of laminate panels (501, 502) are electrically coupled to a power driver;
- wherein a first and second receiver electrodes of the power receiving device are placed on the first and second panels respectively to form a first and second capacitive impedances;
- wherein a power signal generated by the power driver is wirelessly transferred from the conductive layers of the first and second panels to the first and second of receiver electrodes to power a load in the power receiving device.
A system for transferring power wirelessly to a power receiving device, comprising:
- a laminate panel;
- wherein the laminate panel comprises:
- a conductive layer;
- a non-conductive top layer above the conductive layer;
- an inner core layer under the conductive layer;
- and
- an engagement mechanism for engaging another same laminate panel;
- wherein the conductive layer is patterned to form at least a first and second transmitter electrodes that are electrically coupled to a power driver;
- wherein when the two said laminate panels are engaged by the engagement mechanism, the respective transmitter electrodes of the two engaged panels are electrically connected to each other;
- wherein a first and second receiver electrodes of the power receiving device are placed on the laminate panel over the first and second transmitter electrodes respectively to form a first and second capacitive impedances;
- wherein a power signal generated by the power driver is wirelessly transferred from the first and second transmitter electrodes to the first and second of receiver electrodes to power a load in the power receiving device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.