IEEE Aim to Redefine Power as Smart and Wireless

Published:2012/1/10 1:03:00 Author:Amy From:SeekIC

IEEE, the professional association for advancing technology for humanity, introuduced a community of global industry leaders are joining forces with the intention to form the Power Matters Alliance (PMA) under the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Industry Connections Program. The PMA is dedicated to remaking consumers’ daily interaction with power as wireless, environmentally sound, and smart.


The wireless revolution of recent years has highlighted the need for a new approach to power. The only thing preventing us from enjoying the freedom of a truly wireless world is the power cord. Smartphones are becoming universal devices that are both smarter and more power hungry than ever. A charge that used to last a week, today barely gets us through the afternoon. Continued advances in electronics, therefore, are dependent on a fundamental rethinking of how devices are powered. The PMA is about defining a 21st century approach to power, and Duracell – and our parent, Procter & Gamble – are committed to the PMA.

Using the wireless-power technologies, PMA will flesh out the suite of standards that will be needed to provide advanced power, to be known as Power 2.0, to devices at home and on the move. The PMA will reference existing standards, and define gaps that new standards will address. Power 2.0 is planned to cover the entire consumer power ecosystem, such as mobile, computing, in-car, consumer electronics, smart batteries, household power, and power-in-public-places. Additionally, Power 2.0 will enable interaction of software and services with power. Power 2.0 aims not merely to be wireless, but also smart. This requires defining a digital layer above today’s wireless power, enabling software and services to interact with power intelligently.

Indeed Power 2.0 adopts concepts and architectures from the Internet, and enjoys the involvement of the person credited with inventing the Internet.

Moving forward, the PMA will build partnerships, create consensus documents, and eventually utilize IEEE-SA’s formal open standards process in support of its founding vision. PMA will then promote the standards adoption and advancement. PMA will not manufacture, market or sell any product. Through its Industry Connections Program, IEEE-SA facilitates like-minded organizations coming together quickly, effectively and economically to build industry consensus at strategic points in a technology’s lifecycle.

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