Method of Operating a Wireless Electrical Energy Transmission System

A method of transferring wireless energy via near-field magnetic coupling from a transmitting base to one or more electronic devices configured to receive wireless energy, wherein the wireless energy comprises one of wireless electrical energy, data, or combinations thereof, and wherein the transmitting base includes, a housing comprising a bottom wall, a top wall, a plurality of sidewalls that each intersect with both of the top and bottom walls, and wherein the plurality of sidewalls are positioned adjacent to each other forming a perimeter of the transmitting base, the method comprising:

• transmitting the wireless energy via at least one transmitting coil, the at least one transmitting coil comprising one or more of a curved portion, an angled portion, or combinations thereof, wherein the at least one transmitting coil is positioned above and substantially parallel to the bottom wall of the housing such that a gap extends between the at least one transmitting coil and the bottom wall and the at least one transmitting coil is in physical contact with at least an interior of one sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls, and wherein the at least one transmitting coil is configured to resonate at a transmitting coil resonant frequency or a transmitting coil resonant frequency band;
• re-transmitting the wireless energy via each repeater coil of a plurality of repeater coils, wherein each respective repeater coil is positioned along a respective sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls and spaced apart from the at least one transmitting coil, and wherein each respective repeater coil is configured to receive the wireless energy from the at least one transmitting coil and re-transmit the received wireless energy;
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• receiving the re-transmitted wireless energy by a receiving coil of each of the one or more electronic devices from one or more repeater coils of the plurality of repeater coils.