Wi-Charge Wireless Power Company Profile
Wireless power has been promoted for years now but skepticism is commonplace. Now an Israeli company, Wi-Charge, aims to change that with its AirCord wireless power technology aimed at powering various devices including smart locks and IP cameras.
In this report, we profile Wi-Charge based on our interview with CBO Ori Mor, and review of the company's patents and other public materials. In this report we discuss:
- Background
- Employee Count
- Financials
- Wi-Charge Current And Future Revenue Model
- Technology
- Transmitter And Receiver
- Line-of-Sight Is Required
- Cloud Control Software
- Marketed Applications
- Can Power "Everything" On Batteries
- Alfred Wireless Powered Doorlock
- Wirelessly Charged Cameras
- Wi-Charge Vs. Competitors
- Outlook
Executive *******
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Employee *****
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*** ******* ************* ********* *** ******** count ** **** *** *** ** the **** ****:
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Wi-Charge ******* *** ****** ******* ******
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*** ******* ** ********* *** ********* approaches:********-**** ********* *** *****-**-*-*******, ** *** explained:
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*** ****** ******* *** * ******** is ********* ** ** **** **** 10 ******* ** *****-****** *****.
Line-of-Sight ** ********
** ****** **** ****** *********** *** avoid ********** ***** * ***** **** placed ******* *** *********** *** ******** will ******* *** ******** **** *** transmitter, *** ****-**-***** ******* *********** *** receiver ** ******** *** ********. ** no ****-**-***** ** ********* *** ******** stops *** *** *********** **** ****** wait **** ****-**-***** ** ********* ***** or **** ****** ** ***-***** ******** mode ** ****** *** ** ********* receiver, ** **-****** ********* ** ****.
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*****-****** ********************** **** *** *********** *** ******** have ** ** ********* **** **** they *** ** **** *****'* ***, but * ******* ********* ** *** required:
**** *********** *** ******** **** ** 80°specified ***.
Wi-Charge ************
**-****** *** *** ************ ********* *********** models, ** *** * **** ******** R1 **** ***** (** **) ***** can ******* ** ***** - ***** vs ***** **** ** (@ *.*-*.** voltage ** * ********).
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***********, **** ** *** ** ** have * ********* ********** ** **** they *** ****** **** *** ****** at * ****, ** *** ******* emphasizes:
* *********** *** ******* *** ****** of *********. *******, ** *** ***** moment ** ** ******* ** ******** only *** ********.
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**** ** *** **** *** ****** small *******, ** **** ****** **** a *.*" (** ** **) ******** and ** **** *.**" ********* (, R1 - *.**" (** **) ** 1.57" (** **).
*** ********-****** ******** ***********, *******, ** significantly ****** **** *** ** *** R1 **, ** *** ***** ** the ***** **** **** *****:
Cloud ******* ********
**-****** ****** *****-***** ******** *** ******* up ***** *** ********** **** **** govern ** **** ***** *** ** what ********** *** ******* **** ** charged:
*** [***-****] *** ******* **********: ***** of ** [**-****** ***********] ** * smart ****** **** ***** ****'* ***** on ** *** ******* ****. ** has **********. *** *******, ** *** device *** **%, *** *** ***** one *** **%, ** [***********] ***** address *** **%, ****** ** ********* the **% ***. ****** **% *** is ******* ** * ****** ********? That's, ****'* *** *** ** ** it, ** *** ** * ****** round *****. ***** ** ** ** a ******** ***** **** *** * higher ********* ** ******** **** *** handle ***** **********
*** *******'* ************** ************ *** ********:
******** **-****** ************ *********** ******* * cloud ******, ********** ***** ** *** different ******* ***** ** ***** ***** requirements, ******* *****, ***** ************, ********-*** priority *****, *** ***** **************. ***** AI ********** **** **** *** ******* enjoy ******* ******* ****.*** ******* ***** has ****** ** ********** *** * control ********* ** ****** ******* *** manage *** ******** ***** ******* ** one ** **** *****. ****** ***** can ** ***** ** *** *** customer's ******** ************ (**) *** ******* requirements.
**** ********** ******** ** ** ********* feature *********** **** **-****** *** ***** only *** ****** ** * **** with ********* *********** ******.
Wi-Charge ********
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***** ** ** ***** ******** ** everyday *******, ** ***** *** ** so *** **** ********** ******* (*** context *** ********** ********** *** ***** no ****** **** *.**"). *** ********'* size ***** ** * ********** *** mass ********, ** **** ******* ***** not **** ****** ***** *** ** fit **** ******** **** **** **** to ******** *** ***** ***.
** *** **-****** ******** ***** ** register *** ** ******** **** *** transmitter, ** ***** **** ** ****** be ******* ** *** ****** *******. This ***** **** ************* ** ***-***** devices **** **** ** ****** *** design ** *** ******, ***** *** lead ** **** ************* ******** - another ********* ****** *** **** ********.
*** *** ****, **-****** **** **** that *** ********* **** **** "****** $1" **** **** ***** "**** ******".
Marketed ************
**-****** ******* ***********, **********, *** ********** deployments ** *** ********** **** ******* such ** **** *****, ***** *******, digital *******, ***.:
*** ********** ************, **********'* ******* ********"****** *******, **** ********, ** *** IoT **** * *******" *** ***** are ** ******** ** *** ************ or ********* ********. *******, *** **** IPVM **** **-****** ***** ** ** PR **** * ******** ********** ******* that ********* "******* *** ********** *****, think ** ********** ***********". ** *** not ******* *** **** ** *** company.
Can ***** "**********" ** *********
**-****** **** **** **** ******* ********** can ***** "**********" **** **** ** batteries ***** **** ******* *** ******* optimized *** ***** ***********:
Everything **** **** ** *********, ** *** ***** *****. Things that are wired, usually have to go through a design cycle before we can power them. Because when you ask the OEM brand, how much power does the device need? The answer usually is "I don't know, who cares, it's wired". So it wasn't at the design criteria. And ****** *******, *******-******** ******* *** ******* ******* ********* ** ***** ** ***** *********** [emphasis added]
Alfred ******** ******* ********
****** ************* ******* ******* **** ** *** only ********* ********* **** **** ** the **-******-********* ******* *********. *******, ** June ****, ****** ** ********* ** receive *** ***** ********* ** *** new**** ***** ******** ******** **** ******** **-******.
*** **** *** * ******* ***-********* in *** ******, ***** ** *******-******* by **-****** **********, ** * **-****** representative ********* ** *** ****:
****** *** ********* ** **** **** the *** **** ** ********* *** purchase *** ** ****** ** $***-$*** (MSRP) "********* ** *** ************* ********". The ******* **** ********* ******** ******** from ******** ************* *** ******* ****** from *****-****** ********:
***** ** ****** ******* * ******** at **** ****, *** ** *** current *** **** ** ****** ************* are ** ***** ******* **** **** of *** ******** ************* ***** ** use *** **** ** ****** *** with ***** ******** ** ****. ***** deployments **** ** **** ****** ****** homes *** * *** ********** ********** (offices), **** ******* ******** ** *** apartment *** *****-****** ******** ****** ***** battery ******** ********* *** ***** *** of *** **** ******** *** ******** owners *** ********.
*******, ****** ******* **-******-********* ***** "***********", as *** ******* **** **:
*** *** *** **** ***** **** ready *** *** ******** ** ****** Accessory ****though ** *** ********* ***** *********** *** *** ****** *** ** *** ****** as mentioned below. Pricing in kind is being discussed on a case by case basis until full public availability [emphasis added]
Wirelessly ******* *******
***** **-************** ****'* ******* ** *** *******, ***** *** ** ************ ********* cameras **** ******* **-****** **********, ** the ***** ***** ***** *** *** the ******* ***** ******* ** "******** not ********** ** *** **** ******", as *** **** ****.
************, **-****** **** ******* ** "****** devices" *** **** **** ** ** "very ****" ** ***** ****:
***** *** ** *********** * ******** camera ****** *** **** ** ****. It's **** ** ***** ****. *** price ***** ***** *** *** ** to ** **** ** ***** ** is ******** *** ********** ** *** mass ******, ***definitely **'* * ****** ******. The power consumption of security cameras like Ring or Arlothe average is 10-15 milliwatts. Even though when it's triggered when it wakes up, it consumes few watts. You can see the battery size that they have inside and divide it by the duration they claim. It's **** **** *** ** ** ***** [emphasis added]
Wi-Charge **. ***********
***** *** ******** ********* ** *** industry ** ****-***-*** ********, **************, ***********, **** **-****** ******** ** "***********" them ***, ** *** **** ****:
**** ** *** ** ** ******* a ********** ****** ** ***** **** the **** ******** **** *********** **** are **** *** [********** *** **** with * **** *******]. ****'* *** unique [*******], ** ********** ******** ** you ** ** * *** ****** range *** *** **** *** ******** signal **** *** *** ****** ***** consumer ********** ******* -we ********** ***** *** ******** ** *** ******. Others can do ultra-low power, and low power but if you look at the receivers, transmitters, and receivers, they're fairly big. And that's I would say fundamental limit for others in microwave charging [emphasis added]
****** **-****** ***** **** ** ******** and ************ *****, **** ******** *** Ossia **** ** * ********* ********** for ***** **** *** *** - RF **********. ****** *** **-***** ******** that ** **** ** **-******, ** harvesting ********* **** *** ******* ****-**-***** and *** ****** ******** ******* ** a ****.
***** ** * ******* **-***** ******* launched ** **** ****** *********** ********. ***** *** **********, ***** has****** * ****** $**.* *******, ********* ** **********.
******** ** * *** ****-***** ******** traded ******* **** * $** ******* market **************. ************* ** *********** ********.
** ***'* **** ****** ***** ** harvesting *** *****'* ****** *** ** the *********, ** ** *** ****** to ******* ***** **********. **** ***** to ****** *** ******** ** **** area **** **** ******** *** *********.
**** ********* **** ******** ********* *** partnerships ** ******** ** *** ******. For *******, ***** ** ********* ** begin ******** ***** ********** ******* ******** cameras ********* **** *** ****** *************(*** *********** ********), ** *** ******* **** in ******-******* ***** *******. ********, ** *** ***** ****, in******* **** ********* * *************** ******** ************(*,***+ *********** ********) ** ******* ********** ******* sensors *** ***** **** ************.
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******** ***** *** **** ********* *** many ***** *** ****** ******* *** material *** ** **** ********. **-****** and ****** *** ******* ** ***** product ************ *** *****-***** ******* ** we **** ***** ******* *** *** many ******** ******** ******** ********* ****.
******* *** ** *** **** - WiGL *** **** ****** *** ****** 5 ***** *** *** ***** ****'* gained *** ********, *****. * ****** know, *** *** **** ** **** a ******* **** **** ** ****. It's ***********, *** ***'* ****** *** the *****.
***** **** *** *** ***** *****. Also ***** **** ** *** *** infrared ***** ********* *** ** *********** safely (********* ******?) ******* **** ** the **** ** ******** **** **** the ****** ********* **** *** ***********.
***** **** * *******. ** *** can *** ***** *** ***** ** the ***********, *** *** *** ***** to *** ****** ***'** ****** ** power. ***.*** *** ******* *** *** they're ****** ** **** *** ** 0.3W.
**** ****** ** **** ******** *** just *** *********. **** ** *** of ****.