{"id":560147,"date":"2021-08-17T09:15:10","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T13:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/?p=560147"},"modified":"2021-08-16T14:18:56","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T18:18:56","slug":"wibotic-launches-a-new-lineup-of-power-chargers-for-drones-and-autonomous-mobile-robots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/wibotic-launches-a-new-lineup-of-power-chargers-for-drones-and-autonomous-mobile-robots\/","title":{"rendered":"WiBotic launches a new lineup of power chargers for drones and autonomous mobile robots"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7994\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7994\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7994\" src=\"https:\/\/mobilerobotguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/wibotic-OC-262-featured-web.jpg\" alt=\"Wibotic OC 262 power chargers\" width=\"770\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WiBotic OC 262 onboard power chargers provide custom charging of AMR batteries. | Image credit: Wibotic<\/p><\/div>\n<p>WiBotic introduces several new cutting-edge chargers and transmitters for drones and autonomous mobile robots. The new products showcase WiBotic\u2019s expertise in innovating efficient charging solutions for robots that operate in all sorts of environments, even under the harshest conditions.<\/p>\n<h2>WiBotic OC-262 onboard charger<\/h2>\n<p>The OC-262 is a passively cooled onboard charger that was developed as a ruggedized system for the Department of Defense, but is now being released for wider use in response to customer demand. Passive cooling is particularly beneficial in punishing environments where water, dust, dirt and corrosion are significant concerns, and the OC-262 offers considerable benefits to customers operating in the oil and gas, mining, construction, marine exploration and agriculture industries.<\/p>\n<p>Providing up to 300W of power, the OC-262 has no moving parts, supports all common robot battery chemistries, and pairs with a weatherproof receiver antenna for a complete outdoor solution<\/p>\n<p>Two models of the OC-262 are now available:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An ST model with IP20 rating for applications that require passive cooling but can be more open to the environment.<\/li>\n<li>A WP model with IP67 rating for use in outdoor or extreme environments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>WiBotic OC-150 drone battery charger<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_7995\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7995\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7995\" src=\"https:\/\/mobilerobotguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/wibotic-OC-150-web.jpg\" alt=\"WiBotic OC 15j0\" width=\"770\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The WiBotic OC 150 is lightweight and designed to be deployed onboard a drone. | Image credit: WiBotic<\/p><\/div>\n<p>OC-150 onboard charger. Designed for UAVs and smaller robots, the OC-150 is a compact and lightweight onboard charger that delivers up to 150W of total power and up to 10A of current depending upon battery voltage. As with other OCs, it supports multiple battery chemistries and has an output voltage range of 9V to 58.5V.<\/p>\n<h2>WiBotic TR-150 transmitter<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_7993\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7993\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7993\" src=\"https:\/\/mobilerobotguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/wibotic-OC-262-two-web.jpg\" alt=\"Wibotic TR 150\" width=\"770\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7993\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The WiBotic TR 150. | Image credit: WiBotic<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A compact transmitter, the TR-150 uses the latest high-efficiency GaN transistors from WiBotic partner GaN Systems Inc. It is designed primarily for use with the new OC-150 onboard charger but supports all WiBotic OCs when deployed in diverse robot fleets. Delivering up to 150W of power, its new GaN-driven power amplifier has an exemplary 95% efficiency \u2013 leading to end-to-end wireless power system efficiencies of 85% or more.<\/p>\n<p>TR-300 transmitter. Like the TR-150, the TR-300 is a compact wireless power transmitter using GaN Systems\u2019 technology for maximum efficiency. The TR-300 offers the same core benefits as the TR-150 but delivers up to 300W of power when paired with WiBotic\u2019s OC-262 or OC-301 onboard chargers.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Wiener, VP of Strategic Marketing at GaN Systems, congratulated WiBotic on the announcement: \u201cThese new products are just as exciting for GaN Systems as they are for WiBotic. We continue to believe the market for high-power wireless charging systems is going to explode in the coming years and companies like WiBotic are going to lead the way through the use of GaN technology.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7992\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7992\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7992\" src=\"https:\/\/mobilerobotguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/wibotic-commander-screen-web.jpg\" alt=\"WiBotic Commander software\" width=\"1000\" height=\"505\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WiBotic Commander software provides a single place to view all charging operations. | Image credit: WiBotic<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For drone operations, it can be difficult to keep track of individual battery health when large collections of diverse batteries are manually charged for repetitive field use. When used with WiBotic\u2019s new Commander Fleet Energy Management software, lightweight WiBotic OCs can now track and report on individual battery charge cycles, termination voltage, charge rate (amps), and other critical factors that determine how a battery will perform day-to-day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it comes to power delivery for autonomous drones and mobile robots, it\u2019s crucial to innovate with new technologies such as GaN to maximize efficiency,\u201d said Ben Waters, CEO at WiBotic. \u201cThese new products not only push that technical envelope but are also designed to survive in the most extreme operational conditions. And when used together with WiBotic software, they now let operators track and optimize the performance of individual batteries within large and diverse collections &#8211; whether charging is performed manually or fully autonomously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Listen to an interview with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/the-robot-report-podcast-episode-42\/\">WiBotic team on a recent The Robot Report Podcast episode<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WiBotic launches new passively cooled onboard charger and two transmitters that use the latest GaN technology for maximum efficiency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":832,"featured_media":560149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rbr50_analysis":"","rbr50_state":"","rbr50_country":"","rbr50_description":"","rbr50_numemps":"","rbr50_text_taxonomy_radio":"","rbr50_text_taxonomy_select":"","rbr50_url":"","rbr50_yearfounded":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2013,1259,1383,1401,2039,1384,2018],"tags":[3123],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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