WiGL and Energous Announce Developmental Milestone to Bring Touchless Wireless Power Transfer Networks to Market
February 15 2024 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
Joint solution successfully completes FCC
product safety compliance
WiGL Inc (StartEngine: “WiGL”), a developer of touchless
wireless charging for IoT devices, and Energous Corporation
(NASDAQ: WATT), a leading developer of RF-based intelligent
wireless power networks, today announced the next phase of their
efforts to commercialize WiGL’s wirelessly powered IoT
products.
WiGL and Energous have completed the third and final milestone
of their partnership to develop and design WiGL’s touchless
Wireless Power Transfer (tWPT) product, successfully meeting
Federal Communication Commission (FCC) compliance. The WiGL final
product is also designed for UL product safety compliance.
The WiGL project was funded by the Air Force Research Lab at the
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in 2022 and last summer it entered
the second phase of a multiyear contract with the U.S. DoD. The
solution – in which Energous PowerBridge transmitters provide radio
frequency-based (RF) wireless power over distance for WiGL’s tWPT
networks – is now fully tested and certified after the recent
completion of the product FCC certification. Additionally, Energous
has delivered its PowerBridges to WiGL’s integration partner Guinn
Partners for full system integration, an important step forward for
the joint tWPT solution on its path towards mass production.
“Transitioning products developed for the U.S. Department of
Defense (DoD) to civilian markets is very exciting,” said Dr. Ahmad
Glover, founder of WiGL. “While WiGL remains focused on delivering
next-generation capabilities to the troops, using the Energous
wireless power network technology, we see huge opportunities for
tWPT for everyone on the planet.”
This WiGL’s Tx network focusing on civilian markets is a large
part of the planned product release of the WiGL Wireless charging
commercial products. WiGL’s tWPT network powered by Energous
delivers a convenient wireless power solution to customers,
removing the need for replaceable batteries and charging cables
across IoT deployments. Energous’ regulatory expertise was
instrumental in addressing requirements and certifications at this
crucial step, including RF, EMC and Product Safety, among
others.
“Designing and developing cutting-edge wireless power network
solutions is the core of what Energous offers and achieving
regulatory compliance is a critical step in bringing wirelessly
powered products to market,” said Cesar Johnston, President and CEO
of Energous. “Energous PowerBridges deliver wireless power over the
air to IoT, reducing downtime, maintenance costs and toxic waste,
while increasing range of coverage and overall efficiency. We’re
excited to support WiGL’s commercialization in bringing these
benefits to more projects aimed at solving a crucial power need for
the growing IoT ecosystem.”
To learn more about Energous, please visit Energous.com or
follow the Energous’ corporate pages on Twitter, Facebook and
LinkedIn.
About WiGL
By partnering with pioneers in the wireless power industry, WiGL
has emerged as the umbrella technology creating the future for
smart, touchless, wireless power networks. WiGL, Wireless-electric
Grid Local Air Networks (pronounced “wiggle”), is transitioning new
technologies developed for the Department of Defense to commercial
markets. WiGL is on a mission to use over-the-air targeted wireless
power networks to help recharge the Internet of Things (“IoT”).
WiFi gets you wireless internet, WiGL gets you wireless power
networks.
To learn more about WiGL, please visit: In the USA:
StartEngine.com/WiGL Abroad: FrontFundr.com/WiGL or follow WiGL on
Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
About Energous Corporation
Energous Corporation (NASDAQ: WATT) has been pioneering wireless
charging over distance technology since 2012. Today, as the global
leader in wireless charging over distance, its networks are safely
and seamlessly powering its customers’ RF-based systems in a
variety of industries, including retail, industrial, healthcare and
more. Its total network solution is designed to support a variety
of applications, including inventory and asset tracking, smart
manufacturing, electronic shelf labels, IoT sensors, digital supply
chain management, inventory management, loss prevention,
patient/people tracking and sustainability initiatives. The number
of industries and applications it serves is rapidly growing as it
works to support the next generation of the IoT ecosystem.
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