WPC and FCC (or similar)

Roland Prager

My customer B&R heard from competition that as we radiate power and data they need to certify every design on FCC.

I think this is not the case, but could not find any thread or similar to answer this.

Thanks

Roland

AFA/Austria

0 Bill Johns over 10 years ago

FCC requirements your design will need to meet should be discussed with the appropriate local certification house.

See FCC FAQ “What rules regulate short distance wireless inductive coupled charging pads or charging devices?”

Also See FCC Document: “680106 D01 RF Exposure Wireless Charging Apps v02”

Key point in the above documents:

1.) Wireless Power Transfer devices operating at frequencies above 9kHz are intentional radiators and are subject to either Part 15 and/or Part 18.

2.) Systems that use load modulation for only power management may be authorized under Part 18.

3.) For devices authorized under 18 no transfer of data between RX and TX is permitted.

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