A POWERING APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS POWERING AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWERING APPARATUSA powering apparatus (100) for wireless powering of a power receiving device (200) comprises: a plurality of power transmitters (110) configured to provide inductive coupling to the power receiving de…DRIVE·Sep 17·1 min readFollowH02J50/10STICHTING IMEC NEDERLAND [NL]
Antenna arrangement for wireless poweringThe present invention relates to an antenna arrangement (1) for transmitting energy comprising - a planar array of two or more rectangular loop antennas (2), adapted to transmit energy at low frequenc…DRIVE·Jun 25·2 min readFollowH01F38/14STICHTING IMEC NEDERLAND [NL]
Self-powered sensor systemThe invention relates to a self-powered sensor system (200) comprising: an autonomous sensor unit (210) including at least one energy harvester which converts an induced vibration into at least one el…DRIVE·Jan 15·2 min readFollowB60C23/041STICHTING IMEC NEDERLAND [NL]
Method and apparatus for tracking the maximum power point of a photovoltaic arrayThe output of a photovoltaic array 10 subject to varying external influences is adjusted by altering at least one operating parameter, for instance the pulse-skipping parameter NSKIP of a DC-DC conver…DRIVE·Jun 26·2 min readFollowG05F1/67STICHTING IMEC NEDERLAND [NL]
Improvements in or relating to micro-power systems for a self-powered monitoring sensorDescribed herein is a tyre pressure monitoring system (500) that includes an energy harvesting module (510) and a computer board (540). The energy harvesting module (510) comprises an energy harvestin…DRIVE·Oct 10·1 min readFollowB60C23/0411STICHTING IMEC NEDERLAND [NL]
Rf transmitter device and method for operating the sameThe present invention is related to a radio frequency (RF) transmitter device arranged for supplying RF energy, characterised in that the RF transmitter device comprises reception means for receiving …DRIVE·Feb 9·1 min readFollowH01Q1/2225STICHTING IMEC NEDERLAND [NL]