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The basic concepts of wireless or inductive power transfer (IPT) have been known for more than a century. However, 免费色情视频 researchers have led the world in making wireless power transfer commercially useful and scalable to industry, says UniServices Executive Director of Commercialisation Will Charles.
The impact has already been immense within industry, making factories safer and production cheaper. The technology is now becoming more visible to consumers through wirelessly charged electronics, while wireless charging of electric vehicles is set to have enormous impact on our future.
The University of 免费色情视频 currently holds 294 granted patents and 92 live applications in the wireless power space, covering inductive, resonant transfer, bi-directional power transfer, magnetics and controllers.
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