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RF energy sources
Ambient RF energy is pervasive, especially from mobile and Wi-Fi
networks. ABI Research and IHS iSupply estimate that mobile
phone subscriptions has recently surpassed 5 billion, and the ITU
estimates there are over 1 billion subscriptions for mobile
broadband.
Mobile
phones
represent
large
source
of
radio
towers.
In
2005,
Powercast
demonstrated
at
loading
docks.
As
comparison,
earlier
devices,
such
as
Powercasts
potentially
installation.
expand
mobility
options,
and
simplify
Typical applications
Embedded wireless power technology enables products to have
improved reliability and extended life cycles by sealing energy
from nearby devices to either charge batteries or directly power
devices. At close range to a low-power transmitter, this energy
can be used to trickle charge a number of devices including GPS
or RLTS tracking tags, wearable medical sensors, and consumer
electronics such as e-book readers and headsets. At longer range,
the power can be used for battery-based or battery-free remote
sensors for environmental monitoring and building automation.
Depending on the power requirements and system operation,
power can be sent continuously, on either a scheduled basis or
on-demand.
Available power from a 3-W transmitter will be low milliwatts
within a few feet and low microwatts at around 60 ft. Any devices
that operate for weeks, months, or years on a single set of
batteries are good candidates for wireless recharging using RF
energy.
In some applications, simply augmenting the battery life or
offsetting the sleep current of a microcontroller is enough to
justify adding energy harvesting. A network of transmitters can be
positioned in a facility to provide wireless power on a room-byroom basis or to create a many-to-many charging topology.
Facility-wide, wireless micropower coverage can be achieved for
around $0.12 per square foot.
applied, such as letting you know that you forgot your keys, but
researchers want to advance the capacity and range of the
devices before creating too much expectation.