US 12,136,814 B1
Optical wireless power grid system and method for communication, sensor, and IOT devices
Bahram Jalali, Los Angeles, CA (US); William R Ryan, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Newport Coast, CA (US)
Assigned to Wireless Photonics, LLC, El Segundo, CA (US)
Filed by WIRELESS PHOTONICS, LLC, El Segundo, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 4, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/626,696.
Int. Cl. H02J 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC H02J 13/00019 (2020.01) [H02J 13/00001 (2020.01); H02J 13/00034 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wireless optical power network for power distribution and charging of a plurality of devices, comprising:
a power source to generate electrical power;
one or more master power stations coupled or connected to the power source, the one or more master power stations configured to receive the electrical power and to generate a plurality of power laser light beams based at least in part on the electrical power;
one or more optical distribution devices coupled or connected to the one or more master power stations, the one or more optical distribution devices to receive the plurality of power laser light beams;
one or more sink power substations optically coupled to the one or more optical distribution devices, the one or more sink power substations configured to receive the plurality of power laser light beams via the one or more optical distribution devices, to convert the plurality of power laser light beams to substation electrical power and to transfer the substation electrical power;
a plurality of end user devices to receive the substation electrical power in order to charge the plurality of end user devices, the plurality of end user devices including one or more cameras and one or more sensors; and
a local network server computing device, the local network server computing device including one or more processors or controllers, one or more memory devices, and computer-readable instructions stored on the one or more memory devices, the computer-readable instructions executable by the one or more processors or controllers to receive commands or signals identifying operational parameters or status parameters of the one or more master power stations, the one or more optical distribution devices, the one or more sink power substations or the plurality of end user devices,
the local network server computing device further including a local network interface, a web server interface, and one or more data storage devices, the computer-readable instructions executable by the one or more processors to control operations of the local network server computing device, and
the one or more data storage devices to include an optical power grid topology database, optical power grid management computer-readable instructions and a machine learning module, the optical power grid topology database including device information, parameters, operating conditions, location, and/or performance statistics for the power source, the one or more master power stations, the one or more optical distribution devices, and/or the one or more sink power substations under control or in an area of the local network server computing device.