A SBIR Phase I contract was awarded to Reach Power, Inc. in November, 2022 for $74,730.0 USD from the U.S. Department of Defense and United States Air Force.
Reach Labs (Reach) is the industry technology leader in Wireless Power Transfer (WPT). Reach’s WPT technology provides wireless power-at-a-distance and does for electric power what Wi-Fi did for data. Reach’s wireless power system is composed of power transmitters, power receivers, and management software. Power receivers are rectifying antennas – rectennas – that receive RF and rectify it into power. The system is built on state-of-the-art, patented technology, including high-efficiency power converters, network optimization algorithms, and adaptive electromagnetic surfaces. This study will focus on the feasibility of building a generic power receiver that could be used by UAVs, eVTOLs, and robots to extend their mission capabilities.