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The first smartphones with integrated wireless power were released in 2011; since then, the Wireless Power Consortium has certified over 800 different products. Most of these products…
Unfortunately I was unable to be in Barcelona last week to attend the Mobile World Congress. After the craziness of CES, it is tough trip to make!
From afar though, it is clear that it was a big week for Wireless Charging, with two big announcements from…
Figure 1: Efficiency vs Output current for Wireless Power Receivers
Smartphones with integrated wireless charging capability have been on the market for several years now, with features and technology advancing swiftly with each new release.
While…
TI is hosting an hour-long Twitter chat focused on wireless charging March 10 at 11 a.m. CST. Whether you are designing a new product or optimizing an existing design, four wireless power design experts will be available to answer your questions.
The…
Wireless power sources for recharging mobile devices, including wearable electronics and mobile phones, are becoming increasingly popular because of the convenience of going cordless. But a common concern with early forms of wireless power designs was…
On Jan. 3, it was announced that PowerbyProxi signed a technology licensing agreement with Texas Instruments allowing TI to leverage PowerbyProxi’s resonant and closely coupled wireless power expertise and patents. The initial focus of this relationship…
Industrial application designers are just beginning to see the value of wireless power for their systems. Consider an electronic point-of-sale (ePOS) terminal. The flexibility of not being tethered to a system (by cables or wires) and not having to worry…
Did you know, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a web page from the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response to address zombie preparedness . They claim that it is tongue in cheek, but we all know better.
Here’s a horrifying…
Want to learn more about wireless power? Bring your questions to our expert panel as IEEE, TI and the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) team up to host a free live Q&A on the IEEE Power Electronics Society LinkedIn Group. Request to join the group …
For most electrical engineers – even those familiar with the details of analog circuit design – magnetic components can still seem a bit mysterious. But the inductor is the core (pun intended) of any power-conversion circuit, and the starting point for…