Powercast Corp. has unveiled its Ubiquity transmitter, a low-cost, small RF power device that can charge multiple devices over-the-air.
The company said the transmitter can charge any low-power RF device in a bathroom or other room in a house, eliminating the need for more wires.
Like Wi-Fi routers, multiple RF transmitters can provide RF coverage for contactless wireless charging. Powecast’s over-the-air Ubiquity transmitter has over-the-air wireless power architecture that has two sides: a transmitter that sends RF over the air, and a receiver embedded in end devices harvesting RF from the air and converting it into direct current to both communicate data and power devices.
The Ubiquity transmitter can both charge RF-enabled devices and communicate data back and forth in a home such as:
- Manufacturing turning their own products into Ubiquity RF transmitters such as home appliances, TVs, game systems, computer monitors or AI-enabled home assistants.
- Powercast’s standalone Ubiquity transmitter combines an embedded module with an antenna to produce a portable-speaker-size transmitter.
Potentially, the transmitter could power-over-distance a number of end devices including TV remotes, electric toothbrushes, keyboards and mice, game controllers, earbuds, headphones, smart watches, fitness bands, hearing aids, clocks, electric shavers, home automation devices and more.
