A conductorless charging and power system for electronic appliances and
method for communicating power to a power receiver employing wireless
energy transmission are disclosed. The remote charging system includes a
power transmission unit, which transmits energy as a directional power
beam, and a power receiver system that receives the transmitted energy.
The power receiver system is preferably incorporated in an appliance and
includes an energy receptor capable of receiving the wireless power beam
and transferring the energy from the beam to an energy storage device
included in the appliance. The power transmission unit receives and
tracks a power request signal from the power receiver system to track the
power receiver system location during energy transmission. Data streams
may be incorporated into the wireless signals of the remote charging
system, allowing the remote charging system to function as a
communications pathway as well as a power delivery system.