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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2021
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI (US);
Dimitrios Sounas, Detroit, MI (US);
Zahra Katbay, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mohammed Ismail Elnaggar, Dearborn, MI (US);
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A system, method, and device that provides power to an electrical unit such as an Internet of Things (IoT) device that includes a transmitter that provides electrical power through electromagnetic waves, a receiver, an array that includes a plurality of metamaterial elements, such that the electrical power passes wirelessly from the transmitter to the array, and a controller that applies selective phase shifts to each of the plurality of metamaterial elements such that the electrical power is transmitted from the transmitter, reflected off the array, and is received in phase at the receiver that converts the electromagnetic waves to an electric current to power the device.