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be sustained without human intervention,

efficiency converter that operates from a 36 – 75V input to generate a regulated output. The device powers the adaptive matching transmitter onboard the WiBotic TR-110 wireless charging station, which feeds power wirelessly to the robot’s or UV’s onboard receiver. The PRM accepts 48V from an AC-DC power supply and the output voltage is adaptively

which is where WiBotic comes in. Driving the next generation of robotic autonomy WiBotic, located in Seattle, WA, provides wireless charging and power optimization solutions that are integral to charging the rapidly growing ecosystem of aerial, mobile, marine and

controlled and trimmed from approximately 20 – 55V. The Vicor PRM enables consistent, high-efficiency conversion across the full range of impedances, flexibly supporting ‘full charge’ and ‘trickle charge’ modes with no significant drop- off in efficiency at lower power levels – a critical performance benchmark that competing power components failed to achieve. Vicor-Wibotic-Low-Power-Dev-Kit-small.jpgThe Vicor PRM enables consistent, highly-efficient conversion across the full range of impedences for Wibotic’s low-power, wireless-charging development kit. This high-efficiency conversion capability yielded a tightly consistent, maximum device temperature of 40 – 45°C, helping to neutralize thermal management constraints across the full power range. WiBotic delivers a dynamic charging solution that enables the next generation of autonomy. Freed from the confines of manually-managed charging processes, these devices can achieve new levels of functionality and productivity – with no power constraints to hold them back.

industrial robots. 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. 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 WiBotic wireless charging solutions are designed to facilitate “many-to-many” operation, whereby multiple robots (including from different manufacturers) can charge from the same transmitter at different times. 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. Vicor Zero-Voltage Switching (ZVS) regulator powers wireless charging innovation The Vicor 48V VI Chip® PRM Regulator is a 400W high-

From A to B with E: eTruck reduces CO2 emissions at Infineon’s Regensburg site Infineon Technologies AG is taking a further step towards CO 2 neutrality by focusing on electric mobility for logistics solutions. Just in time for the World Environment Day (June 5), an electric truck will be commissioned at the Regensburg site after two weeks of testing. The vehicle of the logistics partner Kühne+Nagel will drive the distance between the factory premises and an external warehouse in the east of the city four times per working day. Thus, the electric truck will cover around 100 km a day. And thanks to the electric drive, it will save some 18 tons of CO 2 every year. “At our Annual General Meeting in February, we set the goal for Infineon to be CO 2 neutral by 2030,” said Jochen Hanebeck, Chief Operations Officer on Infineon’s Management Board. “For this, there is not one big measure, but plenty of small steps. The conversion from diesel to electric mobility for transport services in and around our plants is one such step. What we can now learn in Regensburg, we will also implement at the other locations – for the benefit of the environment.” The 7.5-ton truck from the eTruck manufacturer Framo saves 60 to 100 percent of the CO 2 emissions of a comparable diesel vehicle – depending on how the electricity

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