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wireless power excels.”
PowerbyProxi spokesman William
Pryde says the signage industry can
also benefit.
“When providing power to signage in
difficult locations, wireless connecters
can eliminate the drilling of holes through
obstructing materials for cable feeds.”
Sensors are present in many
operating environments. However, they
are generally small and placed inside
or on moving equipment, so delivering
power and data to them reliably is often
challenging. The wireless connectors
obviate many design constraints.
They are now sold all over the world,
using converters to solve any voltage
mismatch issues.
In the past five years wireless phone
charging has taken off in a big way,
which is reflected in the interest in the
company’s consumer line.
PowerbyProxi has developed
solutions in consumer electronics
that include prototypes for wirelessly
chargeable AA batteries and a 3D
wireless power transmitter. To
understand how the 3D transmitter
works picture a box in which you simply
place batteries, remotes and phones
for charging, again using resonant
inductive coupling.
Wireless power is relatively new,
and people are still discovering how
it can be used – and its full potential.
The company aims to make the
connectors more affordable so that
more people can experiment with them
for smaller applications.
William says there are many
possibilities – automated charging of
batteries for robotic vehicles or electric
lift trucks, hermetically sealing and
waterproofing delivery of power to
marine sensors, transferring power
to rotating machinery in forestry
harvesters and flexible reconfiguration
of LED lighting.
“We are continually gaining an
understanding of how this technology
can be used more extensively. It’s about
getting information out there so people
can think of different applications.
There are endless opportunities.”
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