TWI610633B - Clothes that capture radio waves to generate electricity - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a power generating garment for extracting electric wave energy, which is suitable for charging an electric appliance, and comprises a clothes unit, an energy receiving unit, an energy conversion unit, and an energy output unit. The laundry unit includes a garment. The energy receiving unit includes a radio wave energy receiving antenna woven in the laundry for receiving one of the external radio wave energy. The energy conversion unit includes an energy converter electrically coupled to the electric wave energy receiving antenna, and a voltage converter electrically coupled to the energy converter, the energy converter converting the electric wave energy into a charging electric energy, the voltage converter The charging electrical energy is then converted to a charging voltage. The energy output unit includes an energy output device electrically connected to the voltage converter for outputting the charging power to the electrical device.

Description

Power generation clothing that draws radio energy

The present invention relates to a garment, and more particularly to a power generating garment that draws radio wave energy.

With the advancement of technology, mobile electronic products have become very common. At present, in order to extend the use time of mobile electronic products, most people will carry mobile power. However, current mobile power supplies must be fully charged before they can be easily carried. .

Referring to FIG. 1 , a charging function garment of CN104664873A includes a body 1 , a solar power generating board 2 on the back side of the body 1 , a lithium battery 3 electrically connected to the solar power generating board 2 , and a The lithium battery 3 is electrically connected to the USB interface 4, a gear 5 in the body 1, a bracket 6 connected to the gear 5, and a handset bracket 7 connected to the bracket 6.

The conventional charging function converts daylight energy into charging power and stores it in the lithium battery 3 to provide a mobile phone placed in the mobile phone carrier 7, and the USB interface 4 is used for charging, thereby effectively improving the general mobile power supply. Charge your phone before charging at home.

However, the conventional charging function of the garment still has the following disadvantages when it is actually used:

First, increase the weight

In general, a solar power panel is a PN semiconductor having a certain volume, and when placed on clothes, it increases the weight of the clothes.

Second, inconvenient to wear

As mentioned above, the solar power panel installed on the clothes does not have the elasticity of the clothing fibers, and is limited when wearing solar power-generating clothes. The physical movement of the wearer also reduces the comfort of wearing the garment.

Therefore, how to improve the power quality of the mobile power generation of the mobile power generation garment, and to improve the comfort and convenience of the clothing, is an urgent need of the technicians.

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a power generating garment for drawing electric energy, suitable for charging an electric appliance, and comprising a laundry unit, an energy receiving unit, an energy conversion unit, and an energy output unit.

The laundry unit includes a garment.

The energy receiving unit includes a radio wave energy receiving antenna woven in the laundry for receiving a radio wave energy.

The energy conversion unit is an energy converter electrically coupled to the electric wave energy receiving antenna, and the energy converter converts the electric wave energy into a charging electric energy.

The energy output unit is electrically connected to the energy conversion unit, and includes an energy output device disposed in the laundry for outputting the charging electrical energy to the electrical appliance.

Another technical means of the present invention is that the energy conversion unit further includes a voltage converter electrically coupled to the energy converter, and the voltage converter converts the charging electrical energy into a charging voltage.

Another technical means of the present invention is that the radio wave energy receiving antenna has at least one conductive core wire and an insulating layer covering the conductive core wire.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, the energy receiving unit further includes an elastic fiber woven in the laundry, and the electric wave energy receiving antenna is disposed on the surface of the elastic fiber.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, the energy receiving unit further includes an elastic coating layer for covering the elastic fiber and the electric wave energy receiving antenna.

Another technical means of the present invention is that the energy output device has a wireless charging resonance coil disposed on the clothing.

A further technical means of the present invention is that the energy output device has a power transmission interface disposed on the clothing.

Another technical means of the present invention is that the power generating device for extracting radio wave energy further includes a power storage unit electrically connected to the energy conversion unit, and includes a power storage device disposed in the laundry, and a display device A battery indicator of the amount of electricity stored in the battery.

Another technical means of the present invention is that the power indicator is a handheld mobile device provided with a handheld device software module.

A further technical means of the present invention is that the material of the conductive core wire is a metal fiber, a carbon fiber, an organic conductive fiber, a conductive plastic fiber, and the like.

The beneficial effect of the invention is that the energy receiving unit can extract the electromagnetic wave energy of the electromagnetic wave in the space, and the energy conversion unit converts the electric wave energy into charging electric energy to charge the electric appliance, thereby effectively performing the energy of the electromagnetic wave in the space. use.

A‧‧‧ electrical appliances

3‧‧‧ clothing unit

31‧‧‧ clothing

311‧‧‧容袋

4‧‧‧Energy receiving unit

41‧‧‧ Radio wave energy receiving antenna

411‧‧‧Electrical core wire

412‧‧‧Insulation

413‧‧‧elastic fiber

414‧‧‧Flexible coating

42‧‧‧Electric wave energy

5‧‧‧ energy conversion unit

51‧‧‧Energy Converter

52‧‧‧Voltage Converter

53‧‧‧Charging electric energy

54‧‧‧Charging voltage

6‧‧‧Energy output unit

61‧‧‧ energy output device

611‧‧‧Wireless Charging Resonator

612‧‧‧Power transmission interface

7‧‧‧Power storage unit

71‧‧‧Electric storage

72‧‧‧Power indicator

1 is a schematic view of a device, illustrating a continental patent CN104664873A, a garment having a charging function; and FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a first preferred embodiment of the power generating garment for drawing radio energy according to the present invention; FIG. 3 is a block diagram FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a device for illustrating a radio wave energy receiving antenna of the first preferred embodiment; FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the device for illustrating the first preferred embodiment. An energy output device; and FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a device for illustrating the energy of the radio wave energy of the present invention A second preferred embodiment of an electric garment.

The details of the related patents and the technical contents of the present invention will be clearly shown in the following detailed description of the two preferred embodiments with reference to the drawings.

It should be noted that before the detailed description, similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to Figures 2 and 3, there is shown a first preferred embodiment of the present invention for charging electric energy. The first preferred embodiment is suitable for charging an electric appliance A, which is a general mobile phone device or blue. An electronic device that uses less power and is convenient for the user to carry, such as a bud headset, or a power storage device that can be easily carried. The power generating garment includes a laundry unit 3, an energy receiving unit 4, an energy conversion unit 5, an energy output unit 6, and a power storage unit 7.

The clothing unit 3 includes a garment 31. In the first preferred embodiment, the garment 31 is a garment. In actual practice, the garment 31 may also be other garments such as pants, a jacket, and the like, and should not be limited thereto. Preferably, the garment 31 has a receiving pocket 311 for receiving the electrical appliance A. In actual implementation, the energy output unit 6 can be used to transmit electrical energy to the external electrical appliance A. For example, a charging cable can be used. The electronic device connected to the tote bag should not be limited to this.

The energy receiving unit 4 includes a radio wave energy receiving antenna 41 woven in the laundry 31 for receiving radio wave energy 42 in a space. The electric wave energy 42 is the energy generated by the electromagnetic waves in the space, and the electromagnetic waves are electric and magnetic fields that oscillate in the same phase and are perpendicular to each other for a period of time, and the energy and momentum are transmitted in the form of waves, wherein the propagation direction of the energy is perpendicular to the electric field. A plane formed with a magnetic field.

In the first preferred embodiment, the radio wave energy in the space received by the radio wave energy receiving antenna 41 is selected from the group consisting of microwave, radio wave, electromagnetic wave, etc., and the energy and frequency are sufficient to drive the current generated in the loop wire. Electric wave. In the current technology, passive RFID products can make full use of the energy of the radio waves in the space to drive the electronic circuits in the RFID tags.

Referring to FIG. 4, the radio wave energy receiving antenna 41 has at least one conductive core wire 411 and an insulating layer 412 covering the conductive core wire 411. Preferably, the conductive core wire 411 is woven in the clothing 31 in a winding manner of a loop coil. The conductive core wire 411 can sense the electric wave energy 42 located in the space and generate an induced current in the conductive core wire 411. The above application can be performed by Faraday. It is known from the law of electromagnetic induction that the electric wave energy 42 is the energy generated by electromagnetic waves in space, and the conductive core wire 411 generates an induced current with a varying magnetic field. The insulating layer 412 is used to prevent the conductive core 411 from contacting other conductive materials, such as sweat of the human body, to prevent the current generated by the conductive core 411 from leaking externally, or the conductive core 411 woven in the clothing 31 is in contact with each other. Touch, and then a short circuit condition occurs.

The conductive core wire 411 is a conductive material, and a material thereof may be a metal fiber, a carbon fiber, an organic conductive fiber, a conductive plastic fiber, and the like. Wherein, the metal fiber may be selected from a plurality of metal materials such as gold, silver, copper, nickel, cadmium, etc., and the carbon fiber may be selected from materials such as carbon or graphite, and the organic conductive fiber may be selected from a polyester polymer and a polyamine polymer. A material such as a polyethylene polymer or a polypropylene polymer, and the conductive plastic fiber may be polyacetylene, polyparaphenylene, polypyrrole, polythiophene, polyaniline, polyphenylene sulfide or the like. Since the conductive core wire 411 woven in the laundry 31 is numerous in material, the conductive core wire 411 of the new material is not the focus of the present invention. In the present invention, only the fiber having the conductive property is used to design the radio wave energy receiving antenna 41 woven on the clothing 31 to extract the radio wave energy 42 in the space, and should not be limited to the material disclosed in the present invention.

The energy conversion unit 5 includes an energy converter 51 electrically coupled to the electric wave energy receiving antenna 41, and a voltage converter 52 electrically coupled to the energy converter 51. The energy converter 51 converts the electric wave energy 42 into a Charging the electric energy 53, the voltage converter 52 then charging the electric The energy 53 is converted into a charging voltage 54.

The energy converter 51 used in the present invention is an RFD102A wireless energy harvesting module using RF Diagnostics LLC, and its specification is 5×7×1.8mm RF to DC converter, and its operating frequency is 60Hz to 6GHz, please refer to Table 1, for The energy converter 53 converts the charging energy 53 under the radio energy 42 of the 915 MHz wireless, and the charging power 53 is a DC voltage, and the charging power 53 changes according to the frequency of the wave energy 42 and the magnitude of the amplitude. The charging power 53 can be directly connected to the LED, so that the energy converter 51 drives the LED to emit light. Of course, the intensity of the LED illumination is opposite to the energy of the obtained charging power 53.

In addition, the radio wave energy receiving antennas 41 of different materials may have different dielectric constants, which may affect the extracted radio wave energy 42. The inventors have designed different weaving methods on the clothing 31 for different radio wave energies 42. The preferred radio wave energy 42 is extracted and converted into the charging power 53. Preferably, the clothing 31 can be knitted with a plurality of different energy-carrying antennas 41 of different materials and different coil windings, so as to intercept the radio wave energy 42 of a plurality of different frequencies, and then the energy converter 51 is used to capture the same. The electric wave energy 42 is converted into the charging electric energy 53.

After the energy converter 51 converts the radio wave energy in the space into the charging power 53 , the voltage converter 52 converts and rectifies the charging power 53 to form the charging voltage 54 to provide the energy output unit. 6 or the power storage unit 7 is used, in general, the characteristic of the current is from a high voltage to a low voltage, although the radio wave energy received by the wireless 42 The energy is not high, but after the boosting, some charging current is generated to charge the energy output unit 6 or the power storage unit 7.

The energy output unit 6 is electrically connected to the energy conversion unit 5, and includes an energy output device 61 disposed in the clothing 31 for outputting the charging voltage 54 to the electric appliance A. The voltage converter 52 can adjust the charging voltage 54 to a charging voltage mode suitable for the energy output unit 61 to output the charging voltage 54 to the external appliance A by the energy output unit 61.

Referring to FIG. 5, the energy output device 61 has a wireless charging resonant coil 611 disposed on the receiving pocket 311. The voltage converter 52 can adjust the charging voltage 54 to an alternating voltage or a charging wave mode. The charging resonance coil 611 generates a charging magnetic field in the accommodating bag 311. When the electric appliance A having the wireless charging function is placed in the accommodating bag 311 of the laundry 31, the electric appliance A can be charged by the charging magnetic field. The voltage converter 52 can sense whether the wireless charging function is installed in the receiving pocket 311 by the wireless charging resonant coil 611 to determine whether the charging voltage 54 is input into the wireless charging resonant coil 611. The technology of wireless charging has been familiar to the industry and is widely used in commercially available products, and will not be described in detail herein.

The energy output device 61 further has a power transmission interface 612 disposed on the accommodating bag 311. Preferably, the power transmission interface 612 is a USB charging interface. When the electrical device A is in a general wired charging mode, The charging voltage 54 is received by the power transfer interface 612 for charging. The voltage converter 52 adjusts the charging voltage 54 to a DC mode that conforms to the charging specification of the appliance A. Preferably, the power transmission interface 612 can be replaced according to the charging specification of the different electrical appliances A, to electrically connect the electrical energy transmission interface 612 with the electrical appliance A, and input the charging electrical energy 53 into the electrical appliance A.

The power storage unit 7 is electrically connected to the energy conversion unit 5, and includes an electric storage device 71 disposed in the clothing 31, and a A power indicator that displays the amount of power of the battery. When the electric appliance A is not placed in the accommodating bag 311 for charging, the voltage converter 52 stores the charging electric energy 53 in the electric storage device 71, and when the electric appliance A needs to be charged, it is stored in the electric storage device 71 again. The electrical energy is released to the appliance A for charging.

It should be noted that although the radio wave energy 42 is flooded into the space all the time, the radio wave energy 42 received by the radio wave energy receiving antenna 41 is not large, for example, the electric wave energy 42 is directly induced to directly charge the electric appliance A. It is necessary to take a long charging time, and the electric storage device 71 can accumulate the electric wave energy 42 slowly and continuously, thereby effectively reducing the electric storage time of the electric appliance A. In actual implementation, the electric storage unit 7 may not be provided on the laundry 31 to alleviate the electric storage unit 7 . The weight of the laundry 31 can be charged only by placing the electric appliance A in the accommodating bag 311 for a long time.

The power indicator 72 can obtain the power information in the battery 71 and display it to the outside. Preferably, the power display 72 is a handheld mobile device provided with a mobile application module (APP). When the handheld mobile device executes the handheld software module, the power transmission interface 612 can be used. The power information in the battery 71 is transmitted to the handheld mobile device, or the information is transmitted to the handheld mobile device by the wireless communication technology, and is executed by the handheld device software module, and then displayed on the screen, so that the user can obtain the information. The technical means for obtaining the wireless information by the mobile device for executing the application device is known in the industry and will not be described in detail herein. In actual implementation, the power indicator 72 may also be an LED display disposed on the clothing 31, and display the storage capacity of the battery 71 in a manner of displaying the battery, and should not be limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 6 , a second preferred embodiment of the present invention is the same as the first preferred embodiment. The second preferred embodiment is substantially the same as the first preferred embodiment. The energy receiving unit 4 further includes an elastic fiber 413 woven in the clothing 31, and a cover for the elastic fiber 413 and the electric wave energy receiving The elastic coating layer 414 of the antenna 41 is disposed around the elastic fiber 413.

The elastic fiber 413 can be elastically stretched and contracted with the fiber of the garment 31 to enhance the wearing comfort of the human body, and the radio wave energy receiving antenna 41 disposed outside the elastic fiber 413 is wound around by the winding arrangement. Outside the elastic fiber 413, the radio wave energy receiving antenna 41 can be engaged with the expansion and contraction of the elastic fiber 413. The elastic covering layer 414 protects the insulating layer 412 of the electric wave energy receiving antenna 41 from external force.

As can be seen from the above description, the present invention does have the following effects:

First, energy reuse

The electromagnetic wave filled in the space transmits the wireless information by the electric wave energy 42. The energy receiving unit 4 can extract different electric wave energy 42 and convert the electric wave energy 42 into the charging voltage 54 by using the energy converting unit 5, The electric appliance A is charged to effectively recycle the electric wave energy 42 for reuse.

Second, reduce weight

The radio wave energy receiving antenna 41 of the energy receiving unit 4 is knitted in the laundry 31, and does not cause the human body to feel extra weight, thereby effectively reducing the conventional use of solar panels for power generation.

Third, enhance the comfort of wearing

The elastic fiber 413 of the electric wave energy receiving antenna 41 can be used for the expansion and contraction of the fiber of the clothing 31 to enhance the wearing comfort of the human body, and the radio wave energy receiving antenna 41 disposed outside the elastic fiber 413 is utilized. The winding arrangement is disposed outside the elastic fiber 413 so that the electric wave energy receiving antenna 41 can be engaged with the expansion and contraction of the elastic fiber 413.

In summary, the energy receiving unit 4 of the present invention can extract the electromagnetic wave energy 42 of the electromagnetic wave in the space, and the energy conversion of the energy conversion unit 5 The converter 51 first converts the electric wave energy 42 into charging electric energy 53, and then converts the charging electric energy 53 into a charging voltage 54 by the voltage converter 52 to charge the electric appliance A of different charging specifications, and the invention is indeed recovered in the space. The energy of the electromagnetic wave is converted into the charging voltage 54 for charging, does not pollute the environment, and is more in line with the green power standard, so the object of the present invention can be achieved.

However, the above is only the two preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes made according to the scope of the present invention and the description of the invention are Modifications are still within the scope of the invention.

A‧‧‧ electrical appliances

4‧‧‧Energy receiving unit

41‧‧‧ Radio wave energy receiving antenna

42‧‧‧Electric wave energy

5‧‧‧ energy conversion unit

51‧‧‧Energy Converter

52‧‧‧Voltage Converter

53‧‧‧Charging electric energy

54‧‧‧Charging voltage

6‧‧‧Energy output unit

61‧‧‧ energy output device

7‧‧‧Power storage unit

71‧‧‧Electric storage

72‧‧‧Power indicator

Claims (9)

The utility model relates to a power generating garment for extracting electric wave energy, which is suitable for charging an electric appliance, and comprises: a clothing unit comprising a garment; an energy receiving unit comprising a radio wave energy receiving antenna woven in the laundry for receiving a An energy conversion unit includes an energy converter electrically coupled to the electric wave energy receiving antenna, and a voltage converter electrically coupled to the energy converter, the energy converter converting the electric wave energy into a charging electrical energy, The voltage converter converts the charging electrical energy into a charging voltage suitable for the charging specification of the electrical appliance; and an energy output unit electrically connected to the energy conversion unit, including an energy output device disposed in the laundry. The charging electrical energy is output to the electrical appliance. The power generating garment for extracting radio wave energy according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the radio wave energy receiving antenna has at least one conductive core wire and an insulating layer covering the conductive core wire. The power generating device for extracting electric wave energy according to the second aspect of the patent application, wherein the energy receiving unit further comprises an elastic fiber woven in the laundry, the electric wave energy receiving antenna being disposed on the surface of the elastic fiber. The power generating device for extracting electric wave energy according to the third aspect of the patent application, wherein the energy receiving unit further comprises an elastic covering layer for covering the elastic fiber and the electric wave energy receiving antenna. The power generating garment for extracting radio wave energy according to item 4 of the patent application scope, wherein the energy output device has a wireless charging resonance coil disposed on the clothing. According to the fifth aspect of the patent application, the power generating device for extracting electric wave energy, wherein the energy output device further has a power transmission interface disposed on the clothing. The power generating device for extracting radio wave energy according to claim 6 further includes a power storage unit electrically connected to the energy conversion unit, including an electric storage device disposed in the laundry, and a display device for displaying the electric storage device. The battery level indicator. The power generating device for extracting radio wave energy according to claim 7 of the patent application scope, wherein the power indicator device is a handheld mobile device provided with a handheld device software module. The power generating garment for extracting electric wave energy according to the eighth aspect of the patent application, wherein the conductive core wire is made of a metal fiber, a carbon fiber, an organic conductive fiber, a conductive plastic fiber, and the like.