The research project demonstrated a power output of 20 watts using a fiber-optic laser and aims to increase this to kilowatts in the future.
The main goal of the WiPTherm project was to create an innovative wireless energy transfer system that could recharge energy storage components on micro and nano-sized satellites.
The IFIMUP was tasked with developing thermoelectric sensors capable of absorbing light at 1,550 nm and using them to charge energy storage devices.
After three years of work, the consortium tested their technologies at the São Jacinto airbase in Aveiro, a city on the Portuguese west coast. During this display, the research team succeeded in generating 20 watts of power output using a fiber optic laser and directed it to the sensors.
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