CN108140382A

CN108140382A - The sub-aperture with staggered radiated element used in wireless power transfer

Info

Publication number: CN108140382A
Application number: CN201680046854.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: P·雷诺兹; A·乔伊斯; M·佩里
Original assignee: Ubeam Inc
Current assignee: Ubeam Inc
Priority date: 2015-06-10
Filing date: 2016-06-03
Publication date: 2018-06-08
Also published as: EP3308376A1; EP3308376A4; TW201703381A; WO2016200701A1

Abstract

Signal generator generates the electric signal for being sent to amplifier, increases the power of the signal thereby using the power from power supply.Amplified signal is fed to transmitter energy converter, can focus on and be sent to the ultrasonic wave of receiver with generation.These ultrasonic waves are converted back into electric energy by receiver energy converter, and the electric energy is stored in the energy storage device of battery etc. or device is powered using the electric energy.In this way, remotely device can be charged or be powered in the case where electrical outlets need not be connected to.

Description

The sub-aperture with staggered radiated element used in wireless power transfer

Cross reference to related applications

Part this application claims the U.S. Patent application 14/635,861 submitted as on March 2nd, 2015 continues application Priority, the wherein U.S. Patent application 14/635,861 requires the U.S. Patent application 13/ that on May 22nd, 2012 submits 477,551 priority, the wherein U.S. Patent application 13/477,551 require on May 27th, 2011 U.S. submitted temporarily special The priority of profit application 61/490,988, the full content of all these applications are included herein by reference.The application further relates to Following patent application：The U.S. of entitled " Sender Communications for Wireless Power Transfer " Patent application 13/477,452；Entitled " Receiver Communications for Wireless Power The U.S. Patent application 13/477,551 of Transfer "；Entitled " Sender Transducer for Wireless Power The U.S. Patent application 13/477,555 of Transfer "；Entitled " Receiver Transducer for Wireless The U.S. Patent application 13/477,557 of Power Transfer "；Entitled " Sender Controller for Wireless The U.S. Patent application 13/477,565 of Power Transfer "；And entitled " Receiver Controller for The U.S. Patent application 13/477,574 of Wireless Power Transfer "；All these patent applications are in 2012 5 The moon 22 was submitted, and the full content of each patent application is both contained in this.

Background technology

The device that energy is needed to work can be inserted into power supply using wiring.In this way may limits device shifting It moves and the operation of the device is confined in the certain maximum distance from power supply.Even most of battery powdered device is also necessary Power supply periodically is connected to using rope, possibility is inconvenient in this way and there are restricted.

Invention content

According to the embodiment of disclosed theme, system includes at least one first transducer, the wherein first transducer It is configured as converting electric energy to the ultrasonic energy using ultrasound modalities.First transducer is led to the first controller Letter, and the first controller communicates with first communication device.

In another embodiment of disclosed theme, system includes at least one second transducer, and wherein this second is changed Energy device is configured as that electric energy will be converted into using the ultrasonic energy of ultrasound modalities.Second transducer is carried out with second controller Communication, and second controller communicates with secondary communication device.

By considering following specific embodiment part, drawings and claims, disclosed theme can be stated Supplementary features, advantage and embodiment and these supplementary features, advantage and embodiment can be obvious.It in addition, should Work as understanding, aforementioned Summary and following specific embodiment part both of which are exemplary, and be intended to Further explanation is provided in the case of there is no limit the range of claims.

Description of the drawings

In order to which the included attached drawing that further understands for providing disclosed theme is incorporated to and forms the one of this specification Part.These attached drawings also illustrate the embodiment of disclosed theme, and are used for illustrating together with specific embodiment part The principle of the embodiment of disclosed theme.Basic comprehension and the various modes that can put into practice about disclosed theme, Do not attempt by than it is required it is more detailed in a manner of structural details are shown.

Fig. 1 is shown according to the system in the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 shows according to the system in the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is shown according to the system in the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is shown according to the system in the embodiment of the present invention.

Specific embodiment

The embodiment of disclosed theme can convert electric energy to acoustic energy, and wherein the acoustic energy can be transferred into the acoustic energy It is converted back to the device of electric energy.The electric energy being converted to can be used for being powered the device and to the such as electric of the device One or more energy storage components of pond, capacitor etc. charge.So there is no need to rope is used consistently or periodically to connect To power supply.Embodiment can be in the case of there are the residence time of any appropriate duration, alternately or by any appropriate Sequence transmits energy to multiple devices together.

Fig. 1 shows the system according to disclosed theme.Transmitter 101 can receive (such as electrical to insert from power supply 102 Seat or battery etc.) electric energy as input.Signal generator 103 can generate the signal that can be amplified by amplifier 104. This can be carried out under the control of controller 105.Amplified signal can be sent to transmitter energy converter 106, and can be with Emit the ultrasonic energy of the form using ultrasonic wave 107 via the medium of air etc..Receiver 108 can include connecing Device energy converter 109 is received, the wherein receiver energy converter 109 receives the ultrasonic energy using the form of ultrasonic wave and surpasses this Acoustic wave energy is converted into electric energy, and wherein the electric energy can be used for charging to energy storage device 110 or power programmer 111.Energy storage The example of device 110 can include battery, capacitor, sensor circuit etc..It is (all that the example of device 105 can include smart phone Such as Android mobile devices, iPhone, have microsoft operating system mobile device), portable computer (such as Apple laptops, the laptop with microsoft operating system etc.) and digital content reader is (such as Amazon Kindle, Apple iPad etc.) etc..Controller 111 can control and receive device energy converter 109 and/or energy storage device 110。

Controller 105 can be connected to antenna 112 and controller 111 can be connected to antenna 113.As described below, Transmitter controller 105 and receiver controller 111 can communicate via antenna 112 and 113.

Transmitter energy converter 106 can include generating multiple the changing in array arrangement of the focused beam acts of ultrasonic energy It can device.Transmitter energy converter 106 can include at least one capacitance type micromachined ultrasonic wave transducer (CMUT), condenser type ultrasound Wave transducer (CUT), electrostatic transducer or any other energy converter for being suitble to convert electric energy to acoustic energy.In order to via phased The ultrasonic energy that battle array generation focuses on, transmitter energy converter 106 can include constant time lag energy converter or parameter array transducer or The bowl-shape transducer array of person.Transmitter 101 can for example work in about 20kHz~about 120kHz, to come via air Transmitting is for example up to about the ultrasonic energy of 155dB.In order to carry out ultrasonic wave transmitting via other media, transmitter 101 is for example It can be worked with being greater than or equal to the frequency of 1MHz.Transmitter energy converter 106 can have corresponding with the loss of about 3dB High electromechanical transformation (for example, efficiency is about 40%).

Transmitter controller 105 can be based on transmitter energy converter 106 (or usually transmitter 101) relative to reception The degree of approach of device energy converter 109 makes the transmitter energy converter 106 send out ultrasonic wave.Receiver energy converter 109 can will be from transmission The ultrasonic energy that device energy converter 106 receives is converted into electric energy.As used herein, the degree of approach can be transmitter transducing Reality or effective distance between 109 grade of 106 grade of device and receiver energy converter.Effective distance can be based on transmitter energy converter The efficiency of the energy transmission based on following various factors between 106 and receiver energy converter 109, wherein these factors can wrap It includes but is not limited to：The relative position of the two；Transmitting medium (for example, air, tissue etc.) between transmitters and receivers Characteristic；The relative orientation of transmitters and receivers；Barrier that may be present between transmitters and receivers；Transmitter and reception Relative movement between device；Etc..In some cases, although the first transmitter/receiver pair and the second transmitter/receiver The absolute distance of bigger is separated to comparing, but first pair there can be the higher degree of approach compared with second pair.

Transmitter controller 105 can make the Shu Zhixiang receivers energy converter 109 of ultrasonic energy.In addition, transmitter control Device 105 processed can make transmitter energy converter 105 send out the ultrasonic wave at least one frequency and at least one amplitude.Transmitter Controller 105 can make transmitter energy converter 106 based on transmitter energy converter 106 relative to the close of receiver energy converter 109 Degree and/or position change frequency, phase and/or the amplitude of at least part ultrasonic wave in ultrasonic wave.In addition, transmitter control Device 105 processed can make the frequency for the ultrasonic energy that transmitter energy converter 105 sent out based on transmitter energy converter or be based on The information related with the reception such as the ultrasonic energy determined by receiver controller 111 changes at least one in ultrasonic wave The phase and/or amplitude of portion of ultrasonic sound wave.

Transmitter controller 105 and receiver controller 111 can communicate via antenna 112 and 113.In this way, it connects Receiving device controller can be generated by sending commands to substantially control transmitter energy converter 106 to transmitter controller 105 Energy characteristic and amplitude.In addition, transmitter controller 105 can be based on the data received from receiver controller 111 And/or order controls the characteristic of transmitter energy converter 106.Equally, transmitter controller can be independently of from receiver control The characteristic inputted to control the energy transmitted by transmitter energy converter 106 of device 111 processed.

Transmitter controller 105 can include that request signal can be sent to detect the transmitter of receiver energy converter 109 Communication device (not shown).Transmitter communication device can send control signals to what is be connected with receiver controller 111 Receiver communication device (not shown).Receiver controller 111 can control and receive device energy converter 109.The control signal can be with Frequency and/or amplitude including the ultrasonic energy that transmitter energy converter 106 is sent out.The control signal can be used for determining to send Device energy converter 106 relative to receiver energy converter 109 the degree of approach and/or orientation.In addition, the control signal can include receiving The instruction to be performed of device controller 109, and the information related with the impedance of transmitter energy converter 106 can also be included.

Transmitter communication device can connect from the receiver communication device that can be communicated with receiver controller 111 Receive control signal.The control signal can include the expectation power from the ultrasonic energy received by transmitter energy converter 106 Level, frequency, phase and/or amplitude.In addition, the control signal can include the impedance of receiver energy converter 109, for power Request and/or the instruction to be performed of transmitter controller 105.The control signal can be used for determining that transmitter energy converter is opposite In receiver energy converter the degree of approach and/or transmitter energy converter relative to receiver energy converter relative orientation.In addition, the control Signal processed also may indicate that power condition.This power condition can for example represent 108 available quantity of power of receiver, such as Remaining equivalent in remaining percentage, expenditure percentage, joule amount or receiver energy storage device 110.It can be by ultrasound At least part ultrasonic wave in wave is modulated to send the control signal and/or can be for example using individually penetrating Frequency transmitter or by via cellular phone network or via Wi-Fi network send signal or use optics or infrared biography It is defeated, to send the control signal with out-band method.For example, can the letter be sent by text, instant message, Email etc. Number.

Transmitter 101 can also include being known as function generator, tone generator, random waveform generation in various ways The signal generator 103 of the one or more waveforms that can generate ultrasonic wave of device or digital pattern generator.Controller 105 is certainly Body can include the (not shown) such as oscillator, amplifier, processor, memory.Storage can also be performed in the processor of controller The instruction stored in device generates specific waveforms to use signal generator 103.Waveform caused by signal generator 103 It can be amplified by amplifier 104.How and when controller 105 activates energy converter 106 if being adjusted.

Electrical power 102 used in transmitter 101 can be AC (exchange) or DC (direct current) power supplys or can use folded Add pulse on a dc bias voltage or any combinations in DC biass and time-varying source.In the case where using AC power supplies, transmitter 101 Can include being electrically connected with signal generator 103 power programmer 114 connect.Power programmer 114 can connect from power supply 102 AC power is received to generate DC power.

The ultrasonic beam 107 emitted can pass through constructive interference and generate narrow main lobe and low level secondary lobe, with Help focuses on and/or guides ultrasonic energy.Such as geometric focusing, time reversal method can also be used, via delayed phase The technology that is formed etc. of beam or focus on the ultrasonic energy that transmitter 101 generated by using automatically controlled array.

Transmitter 101 can be sensed the position of receiver in the room, can be tracked and connect with the region of radio scanner Device is received, and ultrasonic beam can be made to turn to receiver.Unless it is judged as that receiver 108 is in given range or is connecing Receiving device 108, to meet some other proper standards (such as fully charged or with the effective identifier for transmitter 101 Deng) in the case of, transmitter 101 can not send out ultrasonic energy optionally.

Transmitter 101 can be mechanically and/or electronically towards receiver 108.For example, in some embodiments In, transmitter can use motor run-off the straight or to may be at advance fixed position, and can make on XY directions Beam is electronically turned to along Z-direction.Transmitter 101 can be via line-of-sight transmission or by making ultrasonic pulse in all sides It equably propagates upwards, ultrasonic energy is emitted to receiver 108.For line-of-sight transmission, transmitter 101 and receiver 108 can physically face each other：Transmitter 101 can be with physically or electrically submode (or the two) with receiver 108 Can be target equally with transmitter 101 for target or receiver 108.Transmitter 101 can emit will be by receiver 108 The signal of the ultrasonic signal, radio signal, optical signalling, infrared signal or the other this signals that are sensed etc., For detection orientation, position, the purpose or for other purposes to communicate, or vice versa.Transmitter 101 and receiver 108 one of them or the two can include the signal receiver of 112 and 113 grade of antenna, wherein signal reception respectively Device can receive signal from receiver 108 or transmitter 101 respectively.It is also possible to using ultrasonic wave in itself come from transmitter 101 Emit signal to receiver 108.

Thermal conditioning can be carried out to transmitter 101 by managing the duty ratio of signal generator and other components.May be used also With by installing cooling fin to transmitter energy converter 106, using fan and/or refrigerant is made to flow through transmitter and such as Other thermal conditioning methods of Peltier and other thermoelectric (al) coolers etc. realize thermal conditioning.

Receiver 108 can include receiver energy converter 109, and the wherein receiver energy converter 109 can will use ultrasound The ultrasonic energy of the form of wave is converted into electric energy.Receiver energy converter 109 can include that unfocused ultrasonic wave can be received One or more energy converters in array arrangement of the focused beam acts of energy or ultrasonic energy.Receiver energy converter 108 can be with Including at least one capacitance type micromachined ultrasonic wave transducer (CMUT), capacitive ultrasonic transducer (CUT) or electrostatic transducing Device or piezoelectric transducer as described below, combination thereof or any other class that ultrasonic wave can be converted into electric energy The energy converter of type.In order to which via the ultrasonic energy of phased array collectiong focusing, receiver energy converter 109 can include constant time lag Energy converter or parametric transducer.Receiver 108 can for example work in about 20kHz~about 120kHz, with via air It receives such as the up to ultrasonic energy of any appropriate dB horizontal (such as about 155dB).In order to be received via other media Ultrasonic energy, receiver 108 can for example be worked with being greater than or equal to the frequency of 1MHz.Receiver energy converter 109 can To have and the corresponding high electromechanical conversion efficiency of the loss of about 3dB (for example, about 40%).

Receiver energy converter 109 can be to 115 supply of electrical energy of energy storage device 110 and/or processor.Energy storage device 110 Example can include but is not limited to battery, capacitance storage device, static storage device etc..The example of processor can be included but not It is limited to smart phone (Android mobile devices, iPhone, the mobile device etc. with microsoft operating system) institute Processor or chipset, portable computer (such as Apple laptops, the pen with microsoft operating system Remember this computer etc.), digital content reader (Amazon Kindle, Apple iPad etc.), field programmable gate array (FPGA) graphics processing unit (GPU) and using general-purpose computations graphics processing unit (GPGPU) etc..

According to various embodiments, receiver 108 can include receiver energy converter 109, wherein the receiver energy converter 109 Can be piezoelectric actuated beam mode energy converter, flextensional transducer, beam mode PZT (piezoelectric transducer) and/or such as A kind of bimorph (Bimorph) of flexure type piezoelectric element manufactured by Morgan Electro Ceramics etc., single pressure One or more of electric chip (Unimorph) or three bodies (Trimorph) type PZT (piezoelectric transducer) (" PZT ").These transducings Device can install the film to metal film or any other suitable material, and the construction can be in a flexural mode rather than with square Shape (brick) pattern resonates.In embodiment, which can clamp edge by installing to transducer housing.PZT Plate can electronically match with rectifier electronic device.The PZT plates can be available with the low-down material of impedance The high-Q resonator kept (the PZT plates can be resonated with single-frequency).

Receiver 108 can also include the receiver controller 111 to communicate with receiver energy converter 109.Receiver Controller 109 can make receiver energy converter 109 based on receiver energy converter 109 relative to the close of transmitter energy converter 106 It spends to receive ultrasonic wave.The ultrasonic energy received from transmitter energy converter 106 can be converted by receiver energy converter 109 Electrical energy.The degree of approach can be the reality or effective distance between receiver energy converter 109 and transmitter energy converter 106.Have Imitating distance can be passed based on the energy based on following various factors between receiver energy converter 109 and transmitter energy converter 106 Defeated efficiency, wherein these factors can include but is not limited to：The relative position of the two；Biography between transmitters and receivers Lead the characteristic of medium (for example, air, tissue etc.)；The relative orientation of transmitters and receivers；It can between transmitters and receivers Barrier existing for energy；Relative movement between transmitters and receivers；Etc..In some cases, although the first transmitter/ Receiver pair has separated the absolute distance of bigger with the second transmitter/receiver to compared with, but first pair can compared with second pair With with the higher degree of approach.

Receiver controller 109 can to receive ultrasonic energy beam from transmitter energy converter 106.In addition, receiver Controller 109 can make transmitter energy converter 106 receive the ultrasonic wave at least one frequency and at least one amplitude.

Receiver 108 can also include communication device (not shown), and the wherein communication device can be sent via antenna 113 Request signal is to detect transmitter 101 and assist in the characteristic of the transmitter 101 including transmitter energy converter 106.It receives Device communication device can send control signal to the transmitter communication device that can be communicated with transmitter controller 105.Hair Send device controller 105 that can control transmitter energy converter 106.The control signal can be received including receiver energy converter 109 Frequency, phase and/or the amplitude of the ultrasonic wave arrived.The control signal can be used for determining receiver energy converter 109 relative to transmission The degree of approach and/or relative orientation of device energy converter 106.In addition, the control signal can include but is not limited to：Transmitter controller 105 instructions to be performed；The impedance of receiver energy converter 109；It is expected power level；Expected frequency；It is expected phase；Etc..

Receiver communication device can connect from the transmitter communication device that can be communicated with transmitter controller 105 Receive control signal.The control signal can include transmitter energy converter 106 sent out the frequency of ultrasonic energy, phase and/ Or amplitude.In addition, the control signal can include the instruction to be performed of receiver controller 111, and can also include asking Signal is asked to detect the power condition from receiver energy converter 109.The control signal can be used for determining receiver energy converter 109 Relative to the degree of approach and/or relative orientation of transmitter energy converter 106.

Communication device can be modulated to send signal by the ultrasonic wave for generating energy converter, to carry out with interior logical Letter.Communication device can also be used to be modulated the out of band signal of radio signal, optical signalling or infrared signal etc., with It communicates with other communication devices.Radio signal can be by the independent radio transmitter of antenna can be used to be generated 's.

System can include the communication between receiver and transmitter, so as to for example adjust frequency to optimize electroacoustic conversion side The performance in face is modulated ultrasonic power output to match power demand being connected at the device of receiver etc..For example, If it is determined that the ultrasonic wave received by receiver 108 is excessively weak, then signal can be sent to transmitter 101 via communication device To increase output power.Then, transmitter controller 105 can make transmitter energy converter 106 increase generated ultrasonic wave Power.It is also possible to correspondingly adjust frequency, duration, phase and the directional characteristic (focus level etc.) of ultrasonic wave.

Thus, according to the embodiment of disclosed theme, transmitter 101 and receiver 108 can communicate to coordinate The transmitting and reception of ultrasonic energy.Communication between transmitter 101 and receiver 108 can be (for example, making with in-band method With for carrying from sender to receiver delivering power and also the ultrasonic wave of signal of communication) and/or out-band method (for example, Using with for carrying the power (such as radio wave) based on transmitter or receiver at transmitters and receivers The separated ultrasonic wave of ultrasonic wave) occur.In embodiment, can include at transmitter 101, receiver 108 or the two Range detection system (not shown).Range detection system at transmitter can use based on be sent to receiver ultrasonic wave, Times of range between Bluetooth (bluetooth) wireless communication protocols or suitable determining device and one or more of the other device The what echolocation of its wireless communication technique.It is, for example, possible to use the intensity of Bluetooth or Wi-Fi signal is estimated to fill Reality or effective range between putting.For example, signal is weaker, it can be determined that is the reality or effective being present between two devices Distance is bigger.Equally, device fails (for example, using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi (for example, 802.11) signal) and other devices Communication link is established, this provable other device is in outside specific range or distance range from first device.In addition, this The sub-fraction of a little waves can be reflected back into transmitter from receiver.Delay between the transmitting and reception of echo can help to send out Device is sent to determine the distance relative to receiver.Receiver, which can equally have, to be assessed using sound wave between receiver and transmitter Distance similar echolocation system.

In the embodiment of presently disclosed subject matter, the impedance of first transducer 106 and second transducer 109 can phase Together and/or it can synchronize.In this respect, for example, the two energy converters 106 and 109 can be by identical frequency range and intensity Range works, and can have identical sensitivity factor and beam width.

Communication between transmitter 101 and receiver 108 can also be used to exchange impedance information to help the resistance of matching system It is anti-.Impedance information can include can be used for optimization energy transmission efficiency with determining and/or matching transmitter and/or receiver The related any information of impedance.For example, receiver 108 can be configured as the frequency received or frequency via including receiver 108 The signal of communication (for example, " control signal ") of rate range sends impedance information.Frequency or frequency range can be used in reception Optimum frequency.Impedance information can also can receive super including the amplitude data from receiver 108, such as receiver 108 The best amplitude of sound wave.In embodiment, amplitude joins with frequency dependence, to be identified to transmitter 101 at receiver 108 With the best amplitude of specified frequency reception ultrasonic wave.In embodiment, impedance information can be most including receiver 108 A set of frequencies of ultrasonic wave and associated amplitude can most preferably be emitted by receiving ultrasonic wave and/or transmitter 101 goodly.Impedance is believed Breath can also include and the related information such as sensitivity, beam width, the intensity of transmitter 101 and/or receiver 108.At some In embodiment, at least for the embodiment for using CMUT technologies, sensitivity can be tuned by changing bias voltage.

The signal of the location information for determining transmitter 101 and/or receiver 108 can also be included by communicating.According to institute The embodiment of disclosed theme, the location information of receiver 108 can be with receiver identifier (for example, electronic identification number, electricity Talk about number, Internet Protocol, Ethernet or other network address, device identification etc.) it is associated.This can be used in a time Or the configuration file of the device near given position or given position is established in one or more time ranges.It can incite somebody to action The information is provided to third party.For example, the embodiment of system can be determined close to given position and an assembling closer to each other Put identifier.The fact that these device identifications are close, these device identification close proximity and related with each device Information is (for example, device is relative to one or the position of other devices, the absolute position of device, the power information related with device Deng) third party of third party application that can be useful with will be seen that these information etc. shares.Furthermore, it is possible to from third Fang Yuan and application program are by similar this information embodiment incorporated in the present invention.

The embodiment of communication protocol between transmitter 101 and receiver 108 can be used for halved tie characteristic and/or equipment energy characteristic Dynamic tuning is carried out, enables to carry out and/or optimizes the power transmission from transmitter 101 to receiver 108.For example, At set a distance, it may be best to carry out work with given frequency and intensity.Transmitter 101 for example can respectively be connect by being directed to Receive device device 108 for example makes beam steering with poll or random fashion and halved tie is tuned, to service multiple and different devices.Cause And 40kHz and 145dB may be used for the beam of device A, 60kHz and 130dB, and needle may be used for the beam of device B 75kHz and 150dB may be used to the beam of device C.When transmitter changes for each device, transmitter can be to itself It is tuned, to emit the beam most preferably shaped for each beam characteristic in the beam characteristic of these dynamic changes.Furthermore, it is possible to Residence time on each acceptor device 108 is modulated, to realize that certain power transmits purpose.

In embodiment, transmitter 101 can receive the distance for representing receiver, orientation, best frequency from receiver 108 The signal (one or more control signal) of one or more of rate, amplitude, sensitivity, beam width etc..For example, in receiver It can be the 110kHz that attenuation rate is 1.7dB/ft to be apart less than the optimum frequency in the case of 1 foot with transmitter, and Receiver can be 50kHz of the attenuation rate for 0.4dB/ft at a distance of the optimum frequency being more than in the case of 1 foot with transmitter.It connects The distance can be detected and provide signal to transmitter correspondingly to change its frequency by receiving device.In response, transmitter can be right It itself is tuned to send possible optimum beam, so as to which maximum power is transmitted to receiver with most reliable fashion.From hair Send device that can dynamically adjust these parameters, such as during emitting ultrasonic energy to receiver to cope with transmitters and receivers The variation of relative position, transmission medium variation etc..

Equally, receiver 108 can be configured itself in response to the signal received from transmitter 101.For example, Receiver 108 can be tuned to given frequency and adjust its sensitivity, most effectively to receive the ultrasound from transmitter 101 These ultrasonic waves are simultaneously converted into electric energy by wave.

Residence time of the transmitter 101 on receiver 108 can also be adjusted, to optimize transmitter substantially simultaneously to multiple The energy that receiver is transmitted.For example, transmitter 101 can respectively receive power requirement information from five receivers.Due to hair Device 101 is sent for example with polling mode service (for example, sending ultrasonic wave extremely) each receiver, therefore transmitter 101 may be in demand Time interval longer compared with the less big receiver of demand is stopped on maximum receiver.

The embodiment of the present invention includes following system, which can include being connected to the transmitter energy converter of amplifier. The transmitter energy converter can be capacitance type micromachined ultrasonic wave transducer, other types of capacitance ultrasonic transducer, electrostatic Ultrasonic transducer, piezo-electric type ultrasonic transducer etc..Capacitive transducer is included for by any energy stored in a capacitive manner Amount is converted into any energy converter of ultrasonic energy.Electrostatic transducer is for any energy stored for electrostatically to be used for The electrostatic transducer of ultrasonic energy.Piezoelectric transducer is to be used to be based on applying electric power to dielectric crystal so as to make these crystal Mechanical stress is undergone to generate the piezoelectric transducer of ultrasonic energy.

Energy converter can be configured as energy converter and/or the array in hole.This can be used for the beam for generating ultrasonic energy.Energy converter Can be controlled to generate one or more ultrasonic beams by transmitter controller, and energy converter can generate this beam, Or given shape, direction, focal length, width, height and shape and the group of the beam of any other focussing property with the beam It closes.Energy converter can include one or more steering assemblies comprising one or more electrical steering components, such as one or more A structure or pattern or array element and/or hole.One or more of this some holes can be convex such as burnt to help to control Away from the bundle nature waited.Energy converter can have individually or with one or more electrical steering components it is combined work Mechanical steering component, with the focussing property of the one or more ultrasonic beams of control.Energy converter, which can also have, to be pre-positioned into The child partition of different orientation.

According to an embodiment of the invention, system can include the transmitter of the first value with configuration parameter.Parameter is configured Available for the reality or potential state or situation of description transmitter or receiver, and it can for example include amplitude, frequency, turn To parameter, instruction, power condition, transmitter characteristic and receiver characteristic.Transmitter characteristic can describe transmitter or receiver Practical or potential situation.For example, transmitter characteristic can be related to the power rating of transmitter energy converter, and there can be value ON (unlatching) (sending out the ultrasonic wave that electric energy is converted by receiver) or OFF (closing).Another power configuration parameter can relate to And using watt/square inch, decibel etc. various units the power level for sending out ultrasonic energy.

Characteristic can describe can be with the practical or potential situation of fixed transmitter or receiver.For example, characteristic can be Telephone number, Electronic Serial Number (ESN), Mobile Equipment Identifier (MEID), IP address, MAC Address etc. or can be used as hair Send movement or the fixing device of device or receiver.Characteristic can be device blocked impedance or other electronic properties (for example, transducing Device type, software/firmware version etc.).

According to an embodiment of the invention, device has the first configuration parameter.Based on being received via transmitter communication device The input arrived, its configuration parameter value can be changed into the second configuration parameter value by transmitter, and thus change its state and/or row For.It can include receiving new configuration parameter value via communication device for changing the mechanism of transmitter configuration parameter.This is new Configuration parameter value can be derived from transmitter and will or be intended to the targeted receiver of transmitting ultrasonic energy.For example, transmitter Ultrasonic energy just can be emitted with the first power level, and receiver can will be used for request and emit with the second power level The message of energy is sent to transmitter.For example, receiver can send to require the power of emitted ultrasonic wave from 120dB Rise to the request of 140dB.Then, its power level can be configured parameter and change into 140dB from 120dB by transmitter.

Another mechanism is as follows：Even if new via the no specified configuration parameter of input received by communication device (the second) in the case of value, change the first configuration parameter also based on the input.For example, can at transmitter communication device from Receiver is received including increasing the input of the request of the power of emitted ultrasonic energy.In response, transmitter The value of power configuration parameter can be changed into second value from the first value, for example change into 140dB from 120dB.It is also possible to base Change one or more configuration parameters in the combination from one or more receivers or third-party input.It for example, can Harness shape is changed with receiver characteristic based on the type of receiver energy converter at receiver etc..

Parameter, which is configured, can be or including one or more turn around parameters.The example of turn around parameters includes：Steering angle, it is all Such as mechanical tilting device is configured or the angle of one or more elements of energy converter can be configured；Diffusion angle such as exists Occur in ultrasonic beam (for example, being expressed as the beam width of angle) such as the angles of threshold power；Focal length, such as ultrasonic beam gather Burnt degree it is maximum by centimetre as unit of distance etc.；Sender location, such as receiver relative to transmitter angle and away from From, transmitter relative to a distance from the receiver or absolute position of transmitter or receiver (for example, relative to given datum mark) It puts；And the relative orientation of transmitters and receivers, such as represented with parallel degree, transmitter energy converter and receiver change Difference of relative orientation of energy device etc..For example, in the case where an energy converter is parallel to another energy converter, it is believed that the two There are 0 degree of offsets for energy converter.In an energy converter in the case where being oriented perpendicularly to another energy converter, the two energy converters can To have 90 degree of offsets etc..

Another mechanism is to change the first turn around parameters, to adjust and/or improve the transmission of the ultrasonic energy to receiver Efficiency.Even if in the case of via the input received by communication device without new (second) value of specified turn around parameters, Can also turn around parameters be changed based on the input.For example, can at transmitter communication device from receiver come receive including The input of amount (for example, 120dB) for emitting ultrasonic energy just received.In response, transmitter can be by turn around parameters The value of (for example, relative orientation) changes into second value (for example, changing into 0 degree of offset from 90 degree of offsets) from the first value.As changing Change/adjustment turn around parameters as a result, can be improved to the efficiency of transmission of the ultrasonic energy of receiver, and what is just received is sent out Penetrating the amount of ultrasonic energy can increase (for example, increasing from 120dB as 140dB).For example, quantity of power at receiver can be by Receiver is monitored, and as generating the benchmark for the input that be sent to transmitter, is configured in parameter with adjusting it One or more configuration parameters.It in this way can be for example by changing inclining for the mechanical steering gear used in transmitter energy converter Tiltedly, by changing the power level of emitted ultrasonic energy, being turned by changing the electronics of the ultrasonic energy at transmitter To with beam shaping etc., to change the mode of sender to receiver transmitting ultrasonic energy.In this way, receiver can will in real time or The feedback of near real-time is provided to transmitter so that transmitter can send the sender to receiver mode of ultrasonic energy It is tuned, to improve the duration of the rate of transmission energy (for example, power), the continuity of energy transmission, energy transmission Deng.

Can by make controller to be sent to transmitter energy converter or the transmitter energy converter various elements it is electrical The phase of signal is modulated (control), to realize that beam is turned to and focused on.Wide angle is turned to, it can be using such as size about Size for 4mm is the element of λ/2.The manufacture of some semiconductor companies (Supertex, Maxim, Clare etc.) can allow several High-power oscillator circuit replaces the high-voltage switch chip of thousands of a transmitters.The example of useful design can be with phase 0th, four oscillators of pi/2, π and 3 pi/2s.Switch, which can be configured to each radiated element, can be connected to appointing in this four phases Meaning phase.Then, the spacing of switch matrix can be less than the spacing of transducer array, consequently facilitating interconnection.A small amount of memory can To store any number of steering and the whole group switchgear distribution needed for focal position.Simple microcontroller is (for example, ARM is micro- Controller) steering/focusing calculating can be managed.

Beam steering and focusing can be made to become easier to manage in various ways.It can be in the direction with electrical steering mechanism Vertical direction Shang Shi electrical steerings mechanism and mechanical tilt mechanism are combined, so that beam is turned to and focused on.For example, transmitter exists Can be relatively-stationary in orientation (horizontal dimensions), but machinery can turn on elevation (vertical dimensions).It can pass through From receiver or directly or via signaling of the receiver from transmitter or using from the two and/or third party The mechanical tilt that the input of (powerinjected method server etc.) is driven, to realize vertical tracking.Electrical steering and focusing can For orientation (level) beam.

Some embodiments can be in orientation and elevation these two aspects run-off the straight.In these cases, there is particular element Two-dimensional array (for example, there are 15 × 15 arrays of 2 λ element of rule or variable spacing between elements) can be gathered Burnt and steering.In some embodiments, element size can increase from λ/2 as 2 λ or bigger.In some embodiments, electronics turns It can be embedded in mechanical focused transducer to array.Smaller matrix array can be located at the center of the energy converter in bending.It should Bending can create focus in given directions and at specific mean depth (for example, 1 meter).The electron focusing portion in center can Further to adjust the focus characteristics of beam.

In some embodiments, output can be split between orientation and elevation in an asymmetrical fashion, be enable to Carry out complicated beam control system.In various embodiments, hole can be divided into multiple sub-aperture.A part or complete in these sub-aperture Portion can have different steering capabilities, so that this configuration can generate multiple focuses that can be adjacent to each other.Fig. 2 shows Segmentation holes equipment according to embodiments of the present invention.Source aperture 201 can be divided into individual sub-aperture 202,203 and 204.Each sub-aperture 202nd, 203 and 204 it is respectively provided with the goal-focus 205,206 and 207 of itself.It is respective that three sources shown in Fig. 2 can be changed Phase is to change the focal length in elevation hole.Beam steering can be mechanical, electronics or combination of the two.The configuration can also lead to The phase crossed between change source focuses on.It can be directed in the depth bounds near the mechanical focus established by the bending in source Target maintain the efficiency of transmitter.The power level that can make supply to target is kept constant.

Fig. 3 shows using the segmentation of orientation hole to allow another focus set of the extension focusing range of coverage goal.Source mesh Mark 301,302,303 and 304 is respectively provided with goal-focus 305,306,307 and 308.It can electronically, mechanically Or combination thereof realizes steering and focusing.In the embodiment shown in fig. 3, element size can be made sufficiently small to avoid Hole is bent and/or the needs of mechanical tilt.The size of focus point can be increased and so that these are poly- by dividing the array into section Focus being capable of juxtaposition.Focus can move around on the surface of receiver, such as to optimize overall power transmission.

In some embodiments, the sub-aperture of source aperture can be included staggeredly or discontinuous radiated element or radiated element Group.Can allow in this way sub-aperture include with any amount of other radiated elements in the sub-aperture it is adjacent or not in the sub-aperture Other radiated elements adjoining radiated element.For example, the first sub-aperture and the second sub-aperture of source aperture can have in checkerboard pattern Radiated element interlaced with each other.For being in the radiated element arranged with the clathrate of multiple rows and multiple row, in even number line, Radiated element in even column may belong to the first sub-aperture, and the radiated element in odd column may belong to the second sub-aperture.Strange In several rows, the radiated element in even column may belong to the second sub-aperture, and the radiated element in odd column may belong to the first son Hole.Radiated element used in the first sub-aperture and the second sub-aperture can be made to interlock in this way so that in one of these sub-aperture Radiated element can be abutted only with other radiated elements in same sub-aperture in the diagonal direction, so as to create with using the first son The hole pattern identical with the pattern of the checkerboard type of the radiated element of the second sub-aperture.

Radiated element in each seed hole of source aperture can interlock in any suitable manner.Transmitting member in different sub-aperture Part can staggeredly use such as checkerboard pattern, including distributing the radiated element of different row or column to the bar graph of different sub-aperture The repeat patterns of case or other change in pattern etc., and the radiated element from any amount of sub-aperture can be made to interlock.It is all The pattern of such as checkerboard pattern can be repeated in the rank of each radiated element or can be come using the grouping of radiated element It repeats.For example, replace replacing by individual radiated element, checkerboard pattern can be by four radiated elements, nine radiated elements Square group or the radiated element of any other suitable shape and quantity alternating.Radiated element from different sub-aperture interlocks Such as randomly or pseudo-randomly distribution of the radiated element to each seed hole using source aperture, can also not have pattern.Radiated element Distribution to sub-aperture can be it is flexible, so as to allow as needed between different sub-aperture to each radiated element into Row switching.

Any number of sub-aperture of source aperture can have in radiated element staggeredly, and source aperture can include having or not Any combinations with the sub-aperture in radiated element staggeredly.For example, source aperture can include three sub-aperture, wherein the first sub-aperture and Second sub-aperture has in radiated element staggeredly, and third sub-aperture does not have in radiated element staggeredly.Sub-aperture can have all Such as square, " L " word shape, rectangle, circle, ellipse or rule or any shape of irregular polygon.Sub-aperture Shape can have curved boundaries, serrated boundary, straight edge or any combination of them.Sub-aperture can have any big It is small, and including any amount of energy converter using any arrangement.As another example, source aperture can include three sub-aperture, The wherein radiated element of the first sub-aperture and the second sub-aperture and the radiated element of third sub-aperture interlocks, and the first sub-aperture and the second sub-aperture Radiated element it is not interlaced with each other.As another example, source aperture can include four sub-aperture, wherein this all four holes all have Have with other sub-aperture in radiated element staggeredly.

Fig. 4 shows the segmentation holes equipment with staggered radiated element according to embodiments of the present invention.For example, source aperture 400 Two sub-aperture that can have in radiated element staggeredly can be divided into.The analogous emission element of radiated element 410 and source aperture 400 The first sub-aperture is may belong to, and radiated element 420 and the analogous emission element of source aperture 400 may belong to the second sub-aperture.Source aperture 400 the first sub-aperture and the radiated element of the second sub-aperture can interlock in checkerboard pattern.Each radiated element for example can be any One or more energy converters of appropriate type.

Mobile device application program (for example, iPhone or Android application programs) can be with the embodiment phase of this system It is associated with to assist user.According to the embodiment of disclosed theme, associated mobile applications can be by ultrasonic power system System is located in the range of user location nearby or in the range of user location.Mobile applications can be accurately positioned the standard of user The position and the most high power signal location in room are simultaneously compared, and user is guided to reach the power position by true position It puts.Mobile applications can communicate with the corresponding application programs in other mobile devices, for example, with sharing position information, Transmitter and/or receiver information, the data related with the transmission rate of given medium etc..

According to an embodiment of the invention, setter can substantially be used as between initial transmitter and terminal receiver device Repeater.This device (" relay " or " intermediate device ") can receive power from first device, will be received At least part of power is converted into electric energy, and by the electric energy reconvert into acoustic energy, the acoustic energy then is sent to terminal receiver Device.In the case where terminal installation is outside the range of initial sender device, particularly in the storage of initial sender device greatly Energy or in the case of being connected to the large energy sources of electrical outlets or big external cell etc., this can be useful 's.Even if the device of energy is needed to be likely to be at the storage energy with sufficient amount or excess in non-relay device or intermediate device Device range it is outer in the case of, this can also be used to be configured from the device with sufficient amount or the storage energy of excess to needs The energy transmission of the device of energy.

Mobile applications can also inform the user the speed that face mobile applications device charges have how soon And device also needed before full charge how much power and/or how long.In addition, mobile applications can be according to given Data volume that time is just being used on device based on various factors (for example, how many a programs/applications program open) represents to use " consumption rate " at family, and can represent need again to charge to device in given time period.Mobile applications It can inform user's following content：When device is just using the power from device battery or the work(from wireless power system Rate.For example, mobile applications can have hard or Sofe Switch so that when device battery is less than completely to transmitter notice with signal Thus the 20% of state reduces the use of the dirty energy (dirty energy) and enables the system to supply maximum power To the device needed most.In addition, user can have the ability to disconnect ultrasonic receiver and/or transmission using mobile applications Device.

Internal or external, such as honeycomb electricity that can be at physical unit may be used at least part of receiver 108 The shape of protectiveness housing, lid or backboard used in the device of words etc..It can be by the energy storage device of rechargeable battery etc. In embedded receiver shell.Receiver 108 is also used in the other of laptop, tablet computer or digital reader etc. In device, it is used for example in its housing or backboard.Receiver 108 can be embedded in electronic housings or can be physics accessory. Receiver 108 can be any shape or size, and may be used as isolation power receiver or can be connected to multiple dresses It puts to power to these devices simultaneously or in other ways.

In the embodiment of disclosed theme, receiver 108 can be such as implantation material (for example, pacemaker or drug Transport system) etc. medical apparatus.Using ultrasound transmitter device 101, implantation material can be powered or can be to storage Device charges.It is considered that the conducting ginseng of the tissue between the power demand of device, transmitter 101 and receiver 108 The demand of number and patient are tuned come the characteristic to transmitter 101 and/or receiver 108.For via animal or plant The ultrasonic power emission of tissue, receiver 108 can be embedded in medical apparatus and/or tissue, with to implanted device etc. Chemical Transport or medical apparatus be powered or charge.For example, transmitter 101 can be programmed with given time to Receiver 108 in the pacemaker device being implanted into the patient sends out ultrasonic wave.

The particular embodiment of the present invention be designed in mobile device or in surface etc. rectangle transmission phase To uniform pressure.For example, embodiment is designed to using the tranmitting frequency in the range of 40~60kHz (that is, wavelength can be with For 5.7~8.5mm) to the mobile dress of the smart phone that the size with a distance from 1 meter remote from transmitter is 115 × 58mm etc. Put transmission acoustic energy.

Maximum power from transmitter to receiver in some embodiments can be 316Wm^-2, and shaking after standardizing Width or " gain " are characterized by the pressure that the 1Pa at the surface according to transmitter is created.Gain might mean that energy less than 1 Amount transmits less than perfect condition.Gain may mean for example that should to reduce power at transmitter close for compliance for more than 1 Degree, thus may also be less than perfect condition.The constant gain for being equal to 1 can be created in receiver region by designing, and Any other position creates the gain less than 1.System can be in face of relative motion of the transmitter relative to receiver and/or position In the case of putting variation, with the movement of track phone and power attenuation can be limited, vice versa.

Even if the variation of the angle between plane and receiver in view of transmitter can also make the phase change of phone It minimizes, this can be promoted by using the individual receivers patch on phone and/or using multicomponent transmitter, so as to also Can whole efficiency be improved by the good control of sound field.Can by change the phase of transmitter wave between elements come with It electronically realizes and turns to and focus on.Different steering angles and the depth of focus can have different phases at each element Value.

Various embodiments of the present invention can for example by iOS or Android application programs and such as Bluetooth or The wireless protocols of 802.11 grades or by optical signalling or infrared signal come track the relative position of transmitters and receivers and Orientation.Closed-loop communication between transmitters and receivers can allow transmitting beam tracking mobile device so as on receiver or receive The phase change of the beam between element in device minimizes.

In the case where receiver is reached in the range of transmitter, two-way communication can be initiated.Receiver can use signal It notifies its position and asks the transmitting of acoustic power.With the generation of charging, phone can update its position to transmitter, be connect The distribution of the acoustic energy at quantity of power and receiver received.If receiver is located at the invalid orientation of power transmission or position It puts, then can send alarm.For purposes of explanation, above description has been carried out by reference to specific embodiment.However, above Illustrative discussion is not intended exhaustion or the embodiment of disclosed theme is confined to disclosed precise forms.In view of with Upper introduction can carry out numerous modifications and variations.It selects and illustrates these embodiments, so as to explain the implementation of disclosed theme The principle and its practical application of example, so that others skilled in the art can utilize these embodiments and with can be with It is suitble to the various embodiments of the specific various modifications used considered.

Claims

1. a kind of system, including：

Transmitter, including：

First signal generator；

First amplifier, is connected to first signal generator, and first amplifier is configured as receiving work(from power supply Rate simultaneously generates electrical communications signal, wherein generating ultrasonic wave using the electrical communications signal；

Transmitter energy converter, is connected to first amplifier, and the transmitter energy converter is configured as being based on putting from described Electrical communications signal received by big device generates ultrasonic wave, and the transmitter energy converter includes radiated element, the transmitting Element is configurable to generate the ultrasonic wave and is divided to more than two sub-aperture, wherein in described two above sub-aperture The radiated element of at least one sub-aperture and the radiated element of at least another sub-aperture in described two above sub-aperture interlock；

Transmitter controller is connected to first signal generator, first amplifier and the transmitter energy converter At least one, the transmitter controller is configured as, separately for each sub-aperture, making each in described two above sub-aperture The ultrasonic wave that the radiated element of sub-aperture is generated turns to；And

Transmitter communication device is configured as communicating with receiver communication device；And

Receiver, including：

Receiver energy converter is configured as receiving the ultrasonic wave that the transmitter energy converter is generated, based on received Ultrasonic wave generates receiver electric signal, and be connected to the electrical storage device of receiver, wherein the receiver electrically stores up Cryopreservation device is configured as storing the electric energy of receiver electric signal generated based on the receiver energy converter；

Receiver communication device is configured as sending input to the transmitter communication device；And

Receiver controller is connected at least one the receiver energy converter and the electrical storage device of the receiver.

2. system according to claim 1, wherein, the receiver further includes：

The electrical storage device of receiver is configured as storing the receiver generated based on the receiver energy converter and electrically be believed Number electric energy.

3. a kind of system, including：

Signal generator；

Amplifier, is connected to the signal generator, and the amplifier is configured as receiving power from power supply and generate electrical Signal is transmitted, wherein generating ultrasonic wave using the electrical communications signal；

Transmitter energy converter, is connected to the amplifier, and the transmitter energy converter is configured as being based on from the amplifier The electrical communications signal received generates ultrasonic wave, and the transmitter energy converter includes radiated element, the radiated element quilt It is configured to generate the ultrasonic wave and is divided to more than two sub-aperture, wherein at least one in described two above sub-aperture The radiated element of a sub-aperture and the radiated element of at least another sub-aperture in described two above sub-aperture interlock；

Transmitter controller is connected at least one the signal generator, the amplifier and described transmitter energy converter, The transmitter controller is configured as the transmitting for separately for each sub-aperture, making each sub-aperture in described two above sub-aperture The ultrasonic wave that element is generated turns to；And

Transmitter communication device is configured as communicating with receiver.

4. system according to claim 3, wherein, the transmitter controller be additionally configured to make from it is described two with On sub-aperture in the first sub-aperture ultrasonic wave using the receiver as target, and make in described two above sub-aperture The second sub-aperture ultrasonic wave using second receiver as target.

5. system according to claim 3, wherein, the transmitter controller is additionally configured to be changed independently from institute The phase of the ultrasonic wave of the first sub-aperture in more than two sub-aperture is stated, and is changed independently from one above son The phase of the ultrasonic wave of the second sub-aperture in hole.

6. system according to claim 3, wherein, the transmitter controller be additionally configured to by from it is described two with On sub-aperture in the ultrasonic wave of the first sub-aperture and the ultrasonic wave conduct of the second sub-aperture in described two above sub-aperture Object so that the focus of the ultrasonic wave of first sub-aperture in described two above sub-aperture with from described two The focus overlapping of the ultrasonic wave of second sub-aperture in above sub-aperture.

7. system according to claim 3, wherein, the transmitting member of at least one of described two above sub-aperture sub-aperture The radiated element of at least another sub-aperture in part and described two above sub-aperture with checkerboard pattern, based on capable pattern and base Interlock in the mode of one of the pattern of row.

8. system according to claim 3, wherein, the transmitting member of at least one of described two above sub-aperture sub-aperture Part and the radiated element of at least another sub-aperture in described two above sub-aperture are interlocked using repeat patterns.

9. system according to claim 3, wherein, the transmitting member of at least one of described two above sub-aperture sub-aperture Part and the radiated element of at least another sub-aperture in described two above sub-aperture randomly, or pseudo randomly interlock.

10. system according to claim 3, wherein, the transmitting of at least one of described two above sub-aperture sub-aperture The group that element and the radiated element of at least another sub-aperture in described two above sub-aperture press more than two radiated elements is handed over It is wrong.

11. system according to claim 3, wherein, the transmitter controller be additionally configured to will be described two more than The radiated element of at least one of sub-aperture sub-aperture distribute to another sub-aperture in described two above sub-aperture.

12. a kind of method, includes the following steps：

Ultrasonic energy is sent out from the radiated element of the first sub-aperture of transmitter energy converter；

Ultrasonic energy is sent out from the radiated element of the second sub-aperture of the transmitter energy converter, wherein the hair of first sub-aperture At least part and at least part of the radiated element of second sub-aperture for penetrating element are interlocked；

The ultrasonic energy that the radiated element from first sub-aperture is sent out is made to turn to the first receiver；And

Turning to for the ultrasonic energy sent out independently of the radiated element from first sub-aperture, makes from second sub-aperture The ultrasonic energy that radiated element is sent out turns to second receiver.

13. the method according to claim 11, wherein, it is further comprising the steps of：

Change the phase of ultrasonic energy sent out from the radiated element of first sub-aperture；And

Independently of the phase of ultrasonic energy that change is sent out from the radiated element of first sub-aperture, change from described second The phase for the ultrasonic energy that the radiated element of sub-aperture is sent out.

14. the method according to claim 11, wherein, it is further comprising the steps of：

Make the ultrasonic wave energy that the radiated element from one of first sub-aperture and second sub-aperture or the two is sent out Amount turns to so that the focus of the ultrasonic energy sent out from the radiated element of first sub-aperture with from second sub-aperture The ultrasonic energy that is sent out of radiated element focus overlapping.

15. the method according to claim 11, wherein, it is further comprising the steps of：

Ultrasonic energy is sent out from the radiated element of the third sub-aperture of the transmitter energy converter, wherein the hair of the third sub-aperture Penetrate the transmitting member of at least part of element and at least part of the radiated element of first sub-aperture and second sub-aperture One or more of at least part of part radiated element interlocks；And

The ultrasonic energy that the radiated element from the third sub-aperture is sent out is made to turn to third receiver.

16. the method according to claim 11, wherein, it is further comprising the steps of：

At least one radiated element of first sub-aperture is distributed to second sub-aperture；And

Include distributing at least one transmitting member of second sub-aperture from first sub-aperture from second sub-aperture The radiated element of part sends out ultrasonic energy.