Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and devices for inductive coupling into power lines
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Application No.: US16025558Application Date: 2018-07-02
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Publication No.: US10680458B2Publication Date: 2020-06-09
- Inventor: Kenneth Condon , Xue Hai Fang
- Applicant: GOOGLE LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
- Current Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Morris & Kamlay LLP
- Main IPC: H02J7/02
- IPC: H02J7/02 ; H02J50/10 ; H02J7/00

Abstract:
An electronic device is provided, including a housing having a back surface. The device includes a rechargeable battery, a capacitor, an inductor coil connected to the capacitor, the inductor coil being disposed around an axis oriented perpendicular to the back surface, a rectifier circuit connected to the inductor coil to output a direct current (DC), a DC-DC converter connected to the rectifier circuit, configured to trickle charge the battery with current received from the rectifier circuit, a test load switchably connected to the DC-DC converter, and a feedback circuit configured to detect a voltage level of the test load and provide an indication of the voltage level.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180309317A1 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR INDUCTIVE COUPLING INTO POWER LINES Public/Granted day:2018-10-25
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