Sirin Orbital Systems AG, conducted a technical demonstration of its high-frequency transmitter technologies for wireless power beaming at the SoftBank Telecom Center Building in Tokyo, with the presence of the Science and Technology Office Tokyo (STO) at the Embassy of Switzerland in Japan. Representatives from SoftBank Corp. attended the demonstration and exchanged technical perspectives with Sirin regarding millimetre-wave wireless power beaming technologies. SoftBank has also been conducting research and development on wireless power transfer technologies, including higher-frequency WPT and its integration with wireless communications, as part of its efforts toward future wireless systems. The demonstration made it possible for SoftBank representatives to observe Sirin’s technology and exchange technical views on its potential applications. Sirin’s approach aims to provide a cost-effective alternative to conventional multi-element beamforming architectures by reducing component size and beamforming complexity while maintaining a practical path toward repeatable manufacturing for space or terrestrial millimetre-wave wireless power beaming applications.
Sirin is developing scalable millimetre-wave wireless power transfer (WPT) technologies for potential terrestrial and space applications. Possible future applications envisioned by Sirin include space-to-space power transmission, such as supplying auxiliary power to in-orbit assets with high energy demand (e.g. Space-based Data Centres), as well as wireless power delivery to sensors, actuators, and robotic systems operating in space. Other potential applications considered by Sirin include in-orbit robotic systems for assembly, inspection, maintenance and repair, as well as exploratory rover missions operating in areas where direct solar power is difficult to obtain. In such scenarios, energy could potentially be transmitted wirelessly from a nearby power source.
For terrestrial applications, Sirin also envisages the use of wireless power beaming for inspection and monitoring drones. Wireless power transfer could potentially extend drone operating time beyond the limitations imposed by onboard battery capacity, which may enable longer-duration inspection and monitoring of infrastructure such as energy facilities.
This technical demonstration at the SoftBank Telecom Center Building in Tokyo by the Swiss team provided an opportunity for SoftBank Corp. representatives to observe Sirin’s technology and exchange technical views on the potential applications of millimetre-wave wireless power transmission.
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