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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Landis+gyr Innovations, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey E. Scheb, Roswell, GA (US);
Assignee:
Landis+Gyr Innovations, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 27/42 (2006.01); H01F 37/00 (2006.01); H01F 38/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01); H02J 5/00 (2016.01); H02J 17/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/16 (2006.01); H02J 50/20 (2016.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/025 (2013.01); H02J 5/00 (2013.01); H02J 17/00 (2013.01); H02J 50/20 (2016.02); H04B 1/1607 (2013.01); H04W 52/0251 (2013.01); H04W 52/0296 (2013.01); H04W 52/0216 (2013.01); H04W 52/0248 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for energy harvesting by circuitry of a node in a network. The node operates in a communication mode that includes communicating, via an RF transceiver, data with another node in the network. The node includes an energy storage device that provides power for the node. The node switches, via an RF switch, from said communication mode to an energy harvest mode. The energy harvest mode includes receiving RF emissions accessible to the node via an antenna. The RF emissions are converted to DC electrical energy, and the DC energy is stored in the energy storage device.