Powercast Corporation has been recognized as a CES Innovation Awards 2025 Honoree in the Sustainability & Energy/Power category. This recognition is for its Wireless Smart Home Automation Sensor Technology. The CES Innovation Awards is an annual competition that acknowledges excellent design and engineering in 33 consumer technology categories. The evaluation process involved an elite panel of judges, including industry experts such as media representatives, designers, and engineers. They assessed over 3400 submissions this year based on innovation, engineering, functionality, aesthetics, and design.
Powercast’s technology employs RF (Radio Frequency) over-the-air wireless power to provide perpetual power to battery-free sensors. This is achieved by embedding the Powerharvester PCC110 wireless RF receiver chip and a small antenna into the sensors, allowing them to be powered wirelessly from nearby RF transmitters. One RF transmitter can power sensors up to 25 feet away, creating a wireless power network that can power all RF-enabled sensors within a home. The technology’s compatibility with the Matter smart home connectivity standard and the Thread wireless mesh network ensures device interoperability and easy integration into existing smart home ecosystems.
Powercast’s Wireless Smart Home Automation Sensor Technology aims to enable manufacturers to create and power sustainable, untethered, battery-free wireless smart home sensors. These sensors can include window, door, temperature, light, humidity, water, and motion sensors. The technology allows for easy integration into smart-home ecosystems like Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and Samsung SmartThings using the Matter connectivity standard and Thread wireless protocol. It supports installation anywhere in a home without the need for expensive wiring and eliminates the maintenance of batteries, thereby reducing the environmental impact associated with disposable batteries.
The Thread protocol is particularly suited for low-power devices, optimizing performance by using less energy while maintaining network stability. This is achieved by facilitating communication over a dedicated, low-latency connection. Devices using Powercast technology can remain idle, powered entirely by the wireless network, and remain operational once activated. Powercast will exhibit its technology at CES, demonstrating a Matter-compliant, battery-free window sensor that can be powered from an RF transmitter up to 25 feet away.
Powercast Corporation is known for offering a wide range of wireless power solutions, from short to long-range and microwatts to kilowatts, with an extensive portfolio of over 300 patents worldwide. Their mission focuses on changing how power is accessed and used globally, providing wireless solutions that range from RF charging over distance to inductive charging and long-life sensors. The company is committed to sustainability, aiming to integrate wireless power solutions into daily life, reducing ecological footprints.
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