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Power beaming could allow an orbiting space-based power station to deliver one gigawatt of solar power, enough to power about 1 million homes annually.
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is investing in power beaming, a new technology that transfers electromagnetic waves to wirelessly and continuously power electric cars, drones and other digital devices.
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The TE event was focused on autonomous systems, including unmanned aerial systems (UAS), unmanned ground vehicles (UGV), and technologies that enhance communication in contested environments. Over three intensive days in Red Springs, North Carolina, the Reach team showcased two groundbreaking wireless power experiments.
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Important challenges and opportunities for wireless technologies will take center stage this year as IT managers look to plan network upgrades, expansions, and new installations.
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Reach does much the same, but for power. Reach uses a sophisticated adaptive antenna array transmitter, which we call a ‘router,’ to safely send highly directed beams of power to devices throughout your environment. To power a broad range of devices in an industrial setting, a solution must meet a number of requirements. Some are table stakes, achievable with any successful first-generation wireless power solution. Others really take you to the next level – what we call next-gen or industrial-scale wireless power. Let’s look at both sets of requirements.
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Wires also challenge electric utilities: These companies must take pains to boost the voltage they apply to their transmission cables to very high values to avoid dissipating most of the power along the way.
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The US Air Force has seen the future, and it has solar energy written all over it. Last fall the Air Force Research Laboratory announced an eight-project lineup for its new Expeditionary Energy Campaign initiative focusing on clean tech and renewables. Among those eight, front and center is a leading US solar energy developer that has been flying mostly under the radar.
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DCVC (Data Collective) led the investment, with participation from Y Combinator and other investors. This round will help the company build its long-range wireless electricity charging systems to power remote devices through the air.
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