Wireless car trasmitter

Fulton Innovation has teamed up with Leggett & Platt to bring eCoupled Intelligent Wireless Power Technology to your mobile phone, MP3 player, radar detector or just about anything else that needs electricity.

Instead of a web of snarled power cords, the eCoupled system charges any enabled gadget resting on the power pad. Fulton had outfitted an iPhone and a Motorola Bluetooth headset with an eCoupled coil. Lewis took the two devices, laid them on a wooden bowl and, as if by magic, the two began to charge. Ideally, Lewis says, gadget manufacturers would incorporate the technology into portable devices as they’re designed. Lewis says the system can also transfer data, potentially allowing wireless coupling of music players and mobile phones with you car. Ross Haith Jr. of Leggett & Platt talked with us some about their involvement with the eCoupled technology. A replacement car stereo could plug into any car’s dash with no adapters needed.

Here are some excerpts from Fulton Innovation’s press release…

eCoupled technology works based on the principle of resonant magnetic induction. Magnetic induction means that electricity travels via magnetic fields instead of conductive material.

Most electronics today use a power cord to transport power to the device’s electronic circuits. eCoupled technology simply replaces the conductive power cord with another inductive link.

Just like a transformer, eCoupled technology uses coils to transmit energy. One coil in the eCoupled power supply generates a magnetic field at a frequency that will resonate with a second coil in an eCoupled-enabled device. One eCoupled-enabled power supply can power several compatible devices.

eCoupled technology is valuable because wireless power is a tremendous step forward in power supply/transfer for any industry and any application.

eCoupled is different from other wireless power technologies in several ways. eCoupled has a proprietary circuit design that makes sure power is supplied at the right time, and to the right devices. This also makes the device safe. If there is no eCoupled-enabled device present, no power is supplied. If there is an interfering object present, the power source shuts off automatically. If there is an eCoupled-enabled device present, but it is already fully charged or turned off, the same holds true-the power source shuts off. Its resonant magnetic field means that there is very little interference with mobile phones and other wireless devices. Additionally, eCoupled technology can transmit power at up to 98 percent efficiency- which is better than many AC adaptors.

As you can imagine, this also makes eCoupled technology safe.

Finally, eCoupled technology is adaptable. It can power multiple devices at different levels and transmit data at up to 1.1 Mbps.