Xiaomi’s Air Charge Technology can charge your smartphone!

Some years after wireless charging has become a norm on flagship devices, Xiaomi has introduced “Mi Air Charge Technology” with a claim that it can charge devices within a radius of several meters. As per the Chinese tech major, physical obstacles won’t affect the charging capability. Also, it can be used to charge multiple devices simultaneously at 5W.

The true wireless charging has been achieved by the company using a ‘self isolated charging pile’ that has ‘five phase interference antennas built in’ which will transmit millimeter wide waves to the smartphone. These antennas will be able to detect the location of the smartphone accurately.

On the receiving end, the smartphones need to be equipped with Xiaomi’s miniaturised antenna array that will have built-in beacon antenna and receiving antenna array.

While the beacon antenna will broadcast the information about the smartphone’s position, the receiving antenna will convert the millimeter wave signal emitted by the charging pile into electric energy through the rectifier circuit.

Talking on the subject, Xiaomi Global CEO Lei Jun said that the company was working on improving the Mi Air Charge Technology. There is no word on when the company will release the new tech as it was a demo and there are various factors to be considered before it hits the market.

However, once functional this will lead to more devices supporting truly wireless charging. It is possible that the technology won’t just be limited to smartphones but smart home appliances like smart speakers, lamps and others.