In this article, we present an overview and latest BRUSA Elektronik AG [1] achievements related to the inductive charging system (ICS). Moreover, our aim is to raise awareness of BRUSA contributions to ICS, both in the academic world, as well the industry. Recently, it was uncovered that our efforts were not recognized in recent review papers on wireless inductive charging of … [Read more...] about Wireless Inductive Charging of Battery Electric Vehicles Is Coming
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Industrial Adoption of Energy Harvesting: Challenges and Opportunities
The Energy Harvesting Committee of the Power Supply Manufacturers Association (PSMA) recently published a white paper on Energy Harvesting (EH) for a green internet of things (IoT). In that paper, the potential for converting ambient energy into electrical energy to enable green power supplies of IoT key components, such as autonomous sensor nodes is evaluated. The white paper … [Read more...] about Industrial Adoption of Energy Harvesting: Challenges and Opportunities
Ranking Qi Wireless Power Transmitters by Efficiency
The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) Energy Star Task Force (ESTF), comprised of engineers from major cellphone and consumer electronics manufacturers, test houses, and others, developed a proposed efficiency-test protocol for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), intended to rank Qi wireless power transmitters on the basis of power-transfer efficiency. Key to this … [Read more...] about Ranking Qi Wireless Power Transmitters by Efficiency
The Virtuous Circle of 5G, IoT and Energy Harvesting
The Internet of Things (IoT) offers disruptive potential to address the most urgent challenges of our world from climate change to ensuring clean energy, safe food and caring for our health and well-being. Wireless IoT sensory devices can be placed on, in or near people, equipment, infrastructure and our environment to gather and enable such services. Analysts predict a 1 … [Read more...] about The Virtuous Circle of 5G, IoT and Energy Harvesting
