Wireless power from speed passion ?

[B-Master]

i have just come across this artical (below) i am a bit confused as to what they are offering .. whats your take (views) on this

Speed Passion have announced details of a future product line, which they say looks set to revolutionize both gas and electric R/C racing. Their rather criptic release states:

We are proud to bring the Power of freedom, “The wireless power”. “Reduction” is one of the ways to help to protect the Earth. Imagine playing with an R/C car, boat, or soft air gun without chargers, power supplies, and extra battery packs. No more worries about battery pack quality, and chasing constant small advances in battery capability and size. Saving you time and money and developing new ideas to improve your skills in order to enjoy the pure fun of R/C.

What product they are announcing I dont know, but the picture above shows version 1.2 of the Wireless Power prototype, which looks like a speed controller with battery inputs that has a built 2.4Ghz system, judging by the aerial. Speed Passion will release more details every month in the lead up to its 2009 release date.

as i said looks very cryptic but intresting

[Northy]

Is it April 1st?

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[bondy]

Originally Posted by Northy

Is it April 1st?



G

Ditto !

[J_WOODY]

thats not an aerial..... thats for winding it up

[ashleyb4]

Originally Posted by J_WOODY

thats not an aerial..... thats for winding it up

Your winding us up

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[antnee]

Looks more like a servo horn than a 2.4ghz aerial!

[DCM]

it does look more like a handle than an aeriel, it is wireless power not a radio.

[ashleyb4]

Wireless energy transffer

Wireless energy transfer or wireless power transmission is the process that takes place in any system where electrical energy is transmitted from a power source to an electrical load, without interconnecting wires. Wireless transmission is ideal in cases where instantaneous or continuous energy transfer is needed, but interconnecting wires are inconvenient, hazardous, or impossible.
Though the physics of both are related, this is distinct from wireless transmission for the purpose of transferring information (such as radio), where the percentage of the power that is received is only important if it becomes too low to successfully recover the signal. With wireless energy transfer, the efficiency is a more critical parameter and this creates important differences in these technologies.



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[DCM]

I read it as there being no need for a power 'source'

Imagine playing with an R/C car, boat, or soft air gun without chargers, power supplies, and extra battery packs.

So I don't see it 'receiving power' as that would require a power source.

[josh_smaxx]

Originally Posted by DCM

I read it as there being no need for a power 'source'



So I don't see it 'receiving power' as that would require a power source.

I think it means you dont need conventional battery/charging equipment, just the power source for this and the thing in your car.

I think its a good idea if it ever works reliably and i doubt it will ever become legal.

[k£v!n]

Update - Speed Passion Wireless Power



Following on from the information we published here, we have been able to find a picture showing “The wireless power” in an on-road car which was on display at the TITC.

[josh_smaxx]

Was it run at all do you know? or is it still a pretty box just sat in a car? it does look quite smart though.

[k£v!n]

From what I understand it wasn’t run, one indication of this is the motor without a pinion, however I’m not 100% shore, as soon as I find out more I will let you know!

[josh_smaxx]

And theres no power wires and the servo wire has been cut off, i had noticed. I just wondered it it had been tested at all.

[k£v!n]

Originally Posted by josh_smaxx

And theres no power wires and the servo wire has been cut off, i had noticed. I just wondered it it had been tested at all.

I hadn’t noticed that just saw the pinion missing lol!

It’s a shame Speed Passion hasn’t released any more information to help answer all our questions!

[burgie]

Originally Posted by josh_smaxx

And theres no power wires and the servo wire has been cut off, i had noticed. I just wondered it it had been tested at all.

of course the power wires have been cut off - it's a wireless power solution

[Garry Driffill]

i bet there ace !

id love to see one in the hands of a Touring Car World Champion !

[neiloliver]

Just in case people still might be thinking that this is too good to be true.. IT IS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!

dont believe the hype.

Batteries rule!