Intelligent Qi-Based Charging Solution Addresses Consumer Appeal

Aug. 31, 2022

A compact wireless charger solution from Volonic is based on Aira's FreePower technology, which uses an intelligent Qi coil grid to overcome device placement issues and accelerate user adoption.

Alix Paultre

Related To: Electronic Design

This video is part of our TechXchange Talks Series.

A compact wireless charger solution from Volonic is based on Aira's FreePower technology, which uses an intelligent Qi coil grid to address device placement issues and accelerate user adoption. We talk to Shawn Dougherty, Founder of Volonic and COO of Society Brands, about this solution and the technology it's based on. Called FreePower, it leverages the Qi coil grid to detect any device wherever it's placed on the charging surface.

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About the Author

Alix Paultre | Editor-at-Large, Electronic Design

An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the US military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications in the embedded electronic engineering space. Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Also check out his YouTube watch-collecting channel, Talking Timepieces.