Hello,
I'm looking to use the wireless power technology from TI for charging several small watch-like devices used in a manufacturing environment.
I have some questions with respct to this potential application of the standard ICs:
- is the frequency fixed or modifiable?
- I would need to fit the coil inside this watch-like devices, so I'm looking for a receiver coil that is no more than 1" in diameter. I only need about 50-60mA max. Are there any known coils or solutions for this that exist already or am I on my own to figure out a suitable coil design?
- could the transmitter coils be implemented with PCB traces? Ideally, I'm looking to design a PCB that would have several "slots" for charging each of my modules, probably 5-10 per PCB.
- I've seen the information on the Qi charging pad that implements the transmitter coil array. Does this implementation require several controllers (essentially 1 TI IC for each charging/transmitter coil)?
I don't need target authentication to enable the charging coils, I may just have an on/off switch for the charging station. Is there a way to "fake out" the transmitter and have it always output the charging field?
Thanks very much!
Any feedback or input is very much appreciated!
Best regards,
Paul