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A WIRELESS ACOUSTIC POWER RECEIVER FOR A LOAD AND FOR COMMUNICATION

Publication EP4712310A1 Kind: A1 Mar 18, 2026

Applicants

Imec VZW

Inventors

Wu, Lixiang, Wong, Oi Ying, Brondani Torri, Guilherme, Vysotskyi, Bogdan

Abstract

The disclosure proposes a wireless acoustic power receiver comprising an acoustic transducer and a corresponding method of operation. The acoustic transducer is configured to: capture a first alternating current (AC) signal with respectively a first and a second electrode; capture a second AC signal with respectively the first electrode at a first phase and the second electrode at a second phase. The first and the second AC signal are respectively based on vibrations of a first and a second vibration mode of a diaphragm that are respectively induced by a first and a second acoustic frequency. The receiver is configured to provide an electrical power of the first AC signal or the second AC signal to a load, and receive a downlink data stream based on and/or provide an uplink data stream by selectively reflecting and modulating the second acoustic frequency or the first acoustic frequency.

IPC Classifications

H02J 50/15 20160101AFI20250212BHEP G08C 23/02 20060101ALI20250212BHEP H04B 11/00 20060101ALI20250212BHEP

Designated States

AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, ME, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR