FCC OKs Energous 1-Watt Wireless Power Transmitter
Energous got an FCC Part 15 grant of equipment authorization for a wireless power transmitter at any distance, an “inflection point” for wireless charging, acting CEO Cesar Johnston told us Tuesday. “You’re seeing the transition of the increase of power…
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and the increase of distance, which effectively opens up now a potential market that did not exist before.” Energous' 1-watt Active Energy Harvesting transmitter can charge multiple devices at once, enabling over-the-air charging at any distance for IoT devices such as retail sensors, electronic shelf labels and industrial devices, said the company. It received similar approval from European regulators in May (see 2105110013).