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US 8,106,539 B2Granted
Wireless energy transfer for refrigerator application
AssigneeWiTricity Corporation
InventorsDavid A. Schatz, Herbert T. Lou, Morris P. Kesler, Katherine L. Hall, Konrad J. Kulikowski, Eric R. Giler, Ron Fiorello
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Abstract
Described herein are improved configurations for a refrigerator with wireless power transfer that includes an enclosure member comprising a non-metallic material, a source comprising at least one high-Q source magnetic resonator coupled to a power source and generating an oscillating magnetic field, wherein the source is integrated into the enclosure member of the refrigerator.
Claims17
A refrigerator with wireless power transfer comprising:
- an enclosure member comprising a non-lossy magnetic material;
- and
- a source comprising at least one high-Q source magnetic resonator coupled to a power source and generating an oscillating magnetic field,
- wherein the source is integrated into the enclosure member of the refrigerator and oriented to allow a device that is attached to the enclosure member with a permanent magnet to capture energy from the oscillating magnetic field at a plurality of locations on the enclosure member, and
- wherein the permanent magnet is capable of attaching to the refrigerator via magnetic attraction of the permanent magnet to the non-lossy magnetic material of the enclosure member.
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A refrigerator wireless power transfer system comprising:
- an enclosure member comprising a non-lossy material;
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- a source having at least one high-Q source magnetic resonator having an electrical conductor wrapped around a block of magnetic material, the high-Q source magnetic resonator coupled to a power source and generating an oscillating magnetic field,
- wherein the source is integrated into the enclosure member of the refrigerator,
- wherein the oscillating magnetic field is capable of providing power at a plurality of locations on the enclosure member to a device attached to the enclosure member with a permanent magnet and having a high-Q device magnetic resonator, and
- wherein the permanent magnet is capable of attaching to the refrigerator via magnetic attraction of the permanent magnet to the magnetic material of the source resonator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.