您将学到什么：
- 无线功率已经如何改变物流行业。
- How wireless power will change healthcare.
- How wireless power will ramp up innovation in the consumer sector.
我们生活在一个不断增加的设备中，可以帮助我们解决安全，保障，娱乐，生产力和健康。这些电子的可以连接设备（物联网）（IoT），但许多设备没有连接，例如我们的电动牙刷，儿童温度计以及各地的许多其他应用。
Each of those devices requires a power source, and we’ve been using wires and batteries for over 150 years to meet their power needs. The 21英石Century为设备带来了第三种功率：无线功率。
想象一个世界，即设备从电源中无线电动供电（与Wi-Fi枢纽不同），从而使这些传感器，智能手机和其他类型的工业或消费者设备的功率需求无缝地延长了我们的Wi-Fi体验，从而延迟了这些传感器的功率需求。正如数量相对较少的人所知道的那样，我们已经生活在那个世界中，但是很快，更广泛的公众将意识到可能性。
Ossia’sCota Wireless power devices have already been approved by top regulatory agencies on multiple continents. Transmitters licensed under those authorities are delivering wireless power to receivers embedded in many device types, including IoT sensors, temporary location trackers, smartphone cases, gaming controllers, smartwatches, and more. With the right wireless-power technology, these devices can receive power at a distance, whether at rest or in motion, with no need for line-of-sight placement or exclusion zones for people or pets.
为物流部门供电
Wireless power is already saving time and money while improving safety in the logistics sector. Take, for example, distribution centers. Large retail organizations rely on massive distribution centers to efficiently deliver goods to people or store chains across the U.S. But misplaced truck trailers are a costly problem for the centers, which have trailer storage lots that often sprawl across multiple acres.
传统上动力的GPS跟踪器不是解决方案，因为拖车可能会在等待装载码头访问的同时坐在地段中几天，而且电池从恒定的ping中倒下。手动充电电池是不可行的，因为卡车场缺乏管理大量充电电缆的基础设施和人员。因此，当拖车地段经理失去拖车的踪迹时，他们会派遣工人或在车辆上找到它，这是耗时的，在高流量地区可能不安全。
无线功率解决了问题。在试点计划中，世界上最大的零售商使用了无线电力技术Sensata Xirgo, deploying hundreds of wirelessly powered GPS trackers with a motion-activated sleep/wake mode to conserve energy. Yard workers placed the devices on incoming truck trailers and put them back into a cabinet where they’re wirelessly charged when trailers exited the yard.
The distribution center was able to accurately locate trailers 100% of the time over the course of the pilot program, with the potential to save a minimum of 1,400 hours per year in labor costs at a single facility. Eliminating the need to send workers out to find lost trailers or repark trailers attached to trucks in error can save large distribution centers hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.
无线电源在物流领域中还有许多其他应用。例如，物流经理可以将传感器嵌入托盘或运输容器上，以在整个供应链中移动时监视商品。有了无线充电的传感器，物流团队可以获得比需要人类干预的跟踪方法更多的见识。
除了位置数据,物流经理can use wirelessly powered sensors to get information on conditions, such as temperature and humidity. It’s also possible to embed devices that detect acceleration, enabling logistics professionals to ensure that goods are being handled with care by detecting drops. This is especially important for transportation of fragile or perishable items.
改善医疗保健中的数据流和患者结果
Vital signs: Healthcare is all about collecting, processing, and acting on reliable and consistent dataflows. Device use for healthcare has skyrocketed in recent years with the advent of non-intrusive oxygen meters, heart EKGs, and heart-rate monitors we see around us in dedicated devices or in our smartwatches. Wireless power is becoming an essential part of our health.
Patients who are released from hospitals for home monitoring of vital signs via a device often must deal with bulky batteries that make it hard to live a normal life. As a result, they’re less likely to comply with the monitoring protocol. Wireless power can change this by creating lighter monitoring devices and eliminating the need to manually recharge batteries.
无线功率还可以通过实时将数据传递到护理团队而不是依靠定期下载来帮助改善结果。借助实时数据流，护理团队能够评估患者的信息。此外，他们可以创建自动警报，例如向患者，家庭成员或急救人员提供消息，以防重要状态的变化需要紧急关注。
Driving Innovation in Consumer Products
Many people experience real anxiety when their smartphone battery gets below a certain level. Wireless power already addresses that scenario.电话盒with wireless-charging capabilities can keep smartphones in the green zone. In the coming months, look for more wireless-power innovations, including电源这可以使智能家庭设备保持摄像机，空气质量和温度仪表，健身监视器以及无需电线或垫子而自动充电。
商业和消费者无人机是无线电源的另一个绝佳应用，因为无线充电可以消除对限制无人机微型化的重电池的需求。随着封闭区域（例如仓库或住所）的连续充电，无人机可以长时间运行，而无需着陆以充电。
Gaming is incredibly popular, and wirelessly powered controllers not only will be a much-needed feature for the gamers, but also have the potential to open up new avenues of innovation. With a wireless-power source keeping controllers charged up, game developers can devote more time and product space on technology that syncs to player movements and connections that enable gamers to interact with other players.
真正的无线电源已经在改变世界。但是，尽管应用程序正在改变物流行业，并准备对医疗保健和消费品进行重大侵害，但我们才开始刮擦表面。在未来几年中，无线电源将成为工程师和设计师的游戏规则改变者，在未来的未来中会比我们现在想象的要亮。
