Abstract: The wireless electrostatic charging and communicating system includes an electrostatic reader, an electrostatic charger and an electrostatic rechargeable device or electrostatic transceiver such as such as a smart card or radio frequency identification (RFID) card without requiring physical contact to electrodes. The electrostatic system is capacitance based and the charging and communicating occurs over capacitively coupled electrostatic electrodes or electrostatic electrodes. The electrostatic rechargeable device or transceiver includes a charge receiver and an energy storage means, for being charged or communicated with in the electrostatic system. The energy storage means may be any energy storage device including a rechargeable battery or capacitor.

Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) device (12) having displacement current control. The RFID device (12) comprises a voltage source (30), and exciter electrode, electronic circuitry, a displacement current control surface (74) and a dielectric. The voltage source has a current return node. The exciter electrode is coupled to the voltage source. The displacement current control surface (74) is placed between the exciter electrode and the electronic circuitry. The dielectric is positioned between the displacement current control surface and the electronic circuitry, wherein the displacement current control surface is electrically terminated to the current return node of the voltage source.