Jun 22, 2007
MIT Center for Materials Science and Engineering (2014)
Power transfer goes cordless
Members of IRG-I of the MIT MRSEC have recently demonstrated wireless transfers of power on the order of 60W over distances greater than 7 feet, with efficiency of roughly 50%, confirming the predictions of an earlier theoretical paper. The power transfer scheme proposed, dubbed "WiTricity," could be used for wireless charging of autonomous electronic devices (e.g. laptops, cell-phones, iPods).