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Vicor<\/a><\/strong> announces their high-efficiency power module neutralises thermal management constraints, enabling innovative adaptive-matching transmitter for any battery, any robot, and any station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As robotic fleets reshape logistic, delivery and inspection industries, the demand for more efficient and flexible charging solutions is increasing while the feasibility for these fleets to be managed manually and recharged ad hoc by a 24\/7 rotation of personnel is decreasing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next step is toward enhanced autonomy, whereby normal operations can be sustained without human intervention, which is where WiBotic comes in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Driving the next generation of robotic autonomy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WiBotic provides wireless charging and power optimisation solutions that are integral to charging the rapidly growing ecosystem of aerial, mobile, marine and industrial robots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A range of solutions enable robots and unmanned vehicles (UVs) to be recharged through wireless charging stations, eliminating the need for human operators to physically connect the robots to chargers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WiBotic delivers a dynamic wireless charging solution that enables the next generation of autonomy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In addition, wireless charging technology reduces wear and tear on physical connection points, trip hazards from power cords and floor-mounted charging stations, and the space requirement for dedicated charging rooms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

WiBotic wireless charging solutions are designed to facilitate \u2018many-to-many\u2019 operation, whereby multiple robots (including from different manufacturers) can charge from the same transmitter at different times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alternatively, an entire fleet of robots can move between a network of transmitters in different locations within a warehouse. In short, any robot can charge from any station, even if the robots have different battery chemistries, voltages and charging current.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vicor 48V VI Chip PRM Regulator is a 400W high-efficiency converter that operates from a 36\u201375V input to generate a regulated output. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The device powers the adaptive matching transmitter onboard the WiBotic TR-110 wireless charging station, which feeds power wirelessly to the robot\u2019s or UV\u2019s onboard receiver. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PRM accepts 48V from an AC-DC power supply and the output voltage is adaptively controlled and trimmed from approximately 20\u201355V. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vicor PRM enables consistent, high-efficiency conversion across the full range of impedances, flexibly supporting \u2018full charge\u2019 and \u2018trickle charge\u2019 modes with no significant drop-off in efficiency at lower power levels \u2013 a critical performance benchmark that competing power components failed to achieve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This high-efficiency conversion capability yielded a tightly consistent, maximum device temperature of 40 \u2013 45\u00b0C, helping to neutralise thermal management constraints across the full power range. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vicor announces their high-efficiency power module neutralises thermal management constraints, enabling innovative adaptive-matching transmitter for any battery, any robot, and any station. 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