REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE INCLUDING A WATER FILTER WITH WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER

A water filter for a refrigerator appliance including a transmitter power coil. The water filter includes a body forming a liquid receiving space; a filter material provided within the receiving space to filter water therethrough; a first antenna attached to the body, the first antenna facilitating...

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Hauptverfasser: Gasior, Bradford, Chernov, Gregory Sergeevich
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A water filter for a refrigerator appliance including a transmitter power coil. The water filter includes a body forming a liquid receiving space; a filter material provided within the receiving space to filter water therethrough; a first antenna attached to the body, the first antenna facilitating a wireless communication between the refrigerator appliance and the water filter; a power harvesting circuit attached to the body, the power harvesting circuit being operably connected with the first antenna; and one or more electronic components operably coupled to the power harvesting circuit, wherein the antenna wirelessly receives a first electromagnetic field from the transmitter power coil to provide power to the one or more electronic components via the power harvesting circuit.