T-Mobile Innovations LLC (20240330615). Differentiated and Modulated Spectrum Power Radiation Via MIMO and Beamforming Imposed Upon Ambient Electromagnetic Power Harvesting Chips simplified abstract
Differentiated and Modulated Spectrum Power Radiation Via MIMO and Beamforming Imposed Upon Ambient Electromagnetic Power Harvesting Chips
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Marouane Balmakhtar of Fairfax VA (US)
Robert Keith Butler of Overland Park KS (US)
Galip Murat Karabulut of Vienna VA (US)
Lyle W. Paczkowski of Mission Hills KS (US)
Differentiated and Modulated Spectrum Power Radiation Via MIMO and Beamforming Imposed Upon Ambient Electromagnetic Power Harvesting Chips - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240330615 titled 'Differentiated and Modulated Spectrum Power Radiation Via MIMO and Beamforming Imposed Upon Ambient Electromagnetic Power Harvesting Chips
The abstract describes a method of using beamforming to selectively locate ambient electromagnetic power harvesting (AEPH) chips with a reader apparatus equipped with multiple antennas.
- Transmits an interrogation signal to activate the AEPH chips using multiple transmit antennas in a first frequency band.
- Receives signals from the AEPH chips using multiple receive antennas to determine their direction.
- Processes the signals to identify the direction of the AEPH chips.
- Adjusts the beam direction of the transmit antennas using a beamformer to deliver maximum power to the AEPH chips.
Potential Applications: - Wireless power transfer systems - IoT devices - Smart sensors
Problems Solved: - Efficiently locating and powering AEPH chips - Maximizing power delivery to AEPH chips
Benefits: - Increased energy harvesting efficiency - Enhanced performance of AEPH systems - Reduced power consumption in IoT devices
Commercial Applications: "Beamforming Technology for Efficient Energy Harvesting in IoT Devices"
Questions about the technology: 1. How does beamforming improve the efficiency of energy harvesting in AEPH chips? 2. What are the key advantages of using multiple antennas in the reader apparatus for locating AEPH chips?
Original Abstract Submitted
a method of utilizing beamforming to selectively locate one or more ambient electromagnetic power harvesting (aeph) chips, implemented by a reader apparatus comprising multiple antennas, the method comprises transmitting, to the aeph chips, an interrogation signal from multiple transmit antennas by a reader application executing on a processor of the reader apparatus in a first frequency band to activate the aeph chips; receiving, from at least one aeph chip by multiple receive antennas of the reader apparatus, one or more signals in response to the interrogation signal; processing the one or more signals to determine a direction of the at least one aeph chip; and adjusting, using a beamformer, a beam direction of the multiple transmit antennas of the reader apparatus in the direction of the at least one aeph chip to deliver the maximum power to the at least one aeph chip.
