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Now days, electronics are getting smaller, more efficient, and grown more numerous. Desks are getting filled with all types of chargers, cell phones, PDAs, MP3 players and so on. There is a way to make charging universal and wireless. It not only looks good, it also is very convenient. To eliminate all those wires and chargers, I propose to attach a chip to the battery tuned to a charging base. The charging base provides wireless power to the battery. The chip will be RF inductively powered with electric coils and current regulating electronics, and the base will be constructed with many small planar coils that will switch on if there is a uncharged battery near it. The base provides power to the battery much like how electronic tooth brush gets power. If these charging bases are found in hotels, and cars, you would be able to charge any device as long as it has the special battery. The chip could be made under $1, and the base could be made under $50.
jz928, Aug 31 2004
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Marketable. Well developed idea. Hope you have an idea about how to get it in front of potential developers.
Seen something like that at Comdex a few years ago.
A simpler solution would be a plate that has alternating terminals connected to power, and the device would have terminals that connect to the charging circuit.
http://splashpower.com/
Not quite perfect, but a neat solution. It's a mat that you can lay compatible devices on, and they charge while they're sitting there. Sounds like it'd work really well if you had it on your computer desk.
I thought of this a while back and was going to do my electrical engineering thesis on creating such technology, when i found another company called "powercast" is already doing it. its a good idea though