A wireless power relay apparatus includes a relay resonator configured to relay power from a source resonator configured to wirelessly transmit the power, to a target resonator configured to wirelessly receive the power through a mutual resonance, the relay resonator having a higher quality factor than the source resonator and the target resonator.

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›1.independentA wireless power relay apparatus, comprising: a plurality of relay resonators, each relay resonator of the plurality of relay resonators configured to…+8

›2.↳ 1The wireless power relay apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one relay resonator is configured to form a parasitic coupling to either one or b…d2

›3.↳ 1The wireless power relay apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one relay resonator is disposed on the same plane as either one or both of the so…d2

›4.↳ 1The wireless power relay apparatus of claim 1 , wherein: the at least one relay resonator comprises a multi-array resonator comprising resonators; and…d2

›5.↳ 1The wireless power relay apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a size of the at least one relay resonator is larger than a size of each of the source resonat…d2

›6.↳ 1The wireless power relay apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a coil included in the at least one relay resonator is thicker than a coil included in each of…d2

›7.↳ 1The wireless power relay apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a number of turns of a coil included in the at least one relay resonator is greater than a num…d2

›8.↳ 1The wireless power relay apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the quality factor comprises a value enabling the at least one relay resonator to mutually res…d2+1

›10.independentA wireless power relay apparatus, comprising: a plurality of relay resonators, each relay resonator of the plurality of relay resonators configured to…+7

›11.↳ 10The wireless power relay apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the at least one relay resonator comprises: a parasitic resonator disposed on the same plane …d2

›12.↳ 10The wireless power relay apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the at least one relay resonator is disposed either one or both of inside and outside at leas…d2

›13.↳ 10The wireless power relay apparatus of claim 10 , wherein any one or any combination of a material, a structure, and a size of the at least one relay r…d2

›14.↳ 10The wireless power relay apparatus of claim 10 , wherein: the at least one relay resonator comprises a multi-array resonator comprising resonators; an…d2

›15.↳ 10The wireless power relay apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the at least one relay resonator is enclosed by a magnetic material.d2

›16.↳ 10The wireless power relay apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the quality factor comprises a value enabling the at least one relay resonator to mutually re…d2+1

›18.independentA wireless power relay apparatus, comprising: a plurality of first resonators, each first resonator of the plurality of first resonators configured to…+2

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16 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section B — Performing operations; transporting

B60L53/65
B60L53/12
B60L53/30
B60L58/12

Section H — Electricity

H02J50/12
H01F6/06
H02J50/40
H02J50/70
H04B5/00
H02M3/04
H02J7/02
H02M7/06
H02M7/04
H02J5/00
H01F38/14
H02J50/50

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related publication	US 20170163098 A1	8 Jun 2017

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