Energous Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document And Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Related Party Transactions (Details Textual)

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Related Party Transactions (Details Textual) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Aug. 09, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 28, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Apr. 24, 2015
Private Placement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues	$ 20,000,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights						75,000,000
Dialog Semiconductor Plc [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage				8.20%
Percentage of Common Shares Potentially Own Outstanding Shares				14.00%
Dialog Semiconductor Plc [Member] \| Research and Development Expense [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments for Fees				$ 434,650
Dialog Semiconductor Plc [Member] \| Private Placement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues			$ 1,739,691
Dialog Semiconductor Plc [Member] \| Private Placement [Member] \| Warrant [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights			1,417,565
Other Financial Advisory and Accounting Services [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments for Fees		$ 0			$ 13,306

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