Our World Without Wires

On the last episode of this season, we welcome Daniela Raddino, Senior Engineer at Rohde & Schwarz. A researcher and author with multiple patents and deep expertise in the wireless power transfer space, Daniela shares the company’s vision for wireless power, where the industry is likely headed, the power of new standardization practices, and her journey trying to figure out how wireless power and wireless communications can coexist, happily. Listen, subscribe, and comment below!

Welcome to another great episode of Our World Without Wires. Today, Paul Mitcheson joins us from Imperial College London. Dr. Mitcheson is a researcher and highly regarded expert in energy harvesting systems, wireless power transfer, and power electronics. He sits on the executive committee of the UK Power Electronics Center and is a co-founder of the Imperial College wireless power spin-off company, Bumblebee. In this episode, Paul will introduce Bumblebee Power, talk about their project to wirelessly charge scooters, and share how they use a higher frequency to meet market expectations.

Today, on Our World Without Wires, we are joined by Professor Naoki Shinohara from Kyoto University, a prolific researcher, author, and wireless power industry expert with a Ph.D. in electrical engineering. Dr. Shinohara is going to discuss RF wireless power transfer technology, the current regulatory landscape, and the importance of standards in advancing the wireless power industry. Welcome to another great episode of our world without wires!

With the proliferation of charging cables, bricks, and cords that vary from device to device, the European Union has handed down a mandate that common consumer electronics sold in the EU will be required to have a USBC charging port, eliminating the need for multiple charging devices, empowering consumer choice and reducing e-waste. Today, our guest is Dinesh Kithany from Watt. Dinesh is a well-established Wireless Power Industry analyst with over 25 years of experience across the technology sector and consumer markets. Dinesh will discuss the reasoning and impact of the new EU universal charger mandate and also help us understand how the wireless power industry is primed to help reduce our dependence on cords and chargers.

In the newest episode of Our World Without Wires Sanjay welcomes Paul Davis and Paul Husted as our guests. Paul Davis is the Senior Director of Product Management at Atmosic Technologies. For over 25 years, he has been involved in the definition, development, and delivery of wireless technologies for a wide range of industries. His current focus is the integration of energy harvesting and low-power wireless semiconductors for various IoT applications. And Paul Husted. The other Paul, also at Atmosic is the Senior Director of Technology. Paul has over 20 years of experience developing low-cost, low-power, high-volume consumer wireless chips and devices. He has most recently focused on forever battery and battery-free wireless solutions for IoT and consumer devices. Welcome to another great episode of our world without wires.