Aerospace & Defense
Equip your most mission-critical assets with Solace's military-grade wireless power systems, engineered for defense and aerospace resilience.
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Solace's Key Capabilities
Physical Connectors Limit Aerospace & Defense Platforms
Physical connectors often become critical points of failure due to their susceptibility to environmental stresses and operational challenges.
Solace’s wireless power systems eliminate unreliable physical connectors and enable the delivery of reliable power in harsh, inaccessible locations, improving safety and performance for air, land, and maritime platforms.
Corrosion, fouling, wear → mission failures
- Cable routing → weight, complexity, maintenance
- Wet-mates → leaks, diver ops, downtime
- Slip rings → noise, wear, limited life
- Manual charging → limits autonomy
Wireless Charging for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)
Traditional AUV charging often requires support boats to manually swap or recharge batteries, which is costly and causes major mission downtime. Other approaches use docking systems with wet-mate connectors that are prone to biofouling and corrosion.
Solace’s wireless power and data technology make it possible to develop a wireless docking solution that allows AUVs to dock underwater and wirelessly receive power and data without relying on a support boat or wired connections that fail.
Benefits
AUVs do not need to surface to charge, allowing them to continue a mission for longer periods.
- Mitigates hefty overhead costs from support boats.
- Solace’s tolerance for misalignment allows for easier docking and reduces the need for precise navigation.
- Subsea-ready interface: sealed surfaces mean no exposed metal to corrode or foul.
Contactless Power Across Rotary Joints (Frictionless Slip Ring)
Traditional slip rings that utilize brushes add mass, wear, electrical noise, and maintenance to rotary joints.
Solace has designed magnetically coupled, contactless rotary power transfer systems that deliver continuous power through unlimited rotation.
Benefits
- Lighter, simpler assemblies without brushes or joints.
- Zero wear, leading to higher reliability and minimal maintenance.
- True 360° continuous rotation, reducing or eliminating batteries on the rotating side.
Wireless Charging for Drones
Drone charging platforms depend on either exact positioning of the drone on the pad or utilize delicate contacts or pins that can malfunction in demanding conditions.
Solace has developed a wireless power transfer pad that can charge drones without the need for perfect alignment or fragile connectors, enabling extended remote drone ops without requiring human contact.
Benefits
- No-touch land-and-charge. No plugs, swaps, or ground crew.
- Built for harsh environments: sealed, corrosion-proof in rain, dust, and salt fog.
- Integrated data transmission: including secure and high bandwidth optical link.
Wireless Power for Reconfigurable Cabin Seats
Seat power cables in floor rails limit travel, complicate quick reconfiguration, and add snag, foreign object debris, and maintenance risk.
Solace has designed a contactless power rail integrated into the floor that delivers continuous power through the full seat travel and enables quick detaching or reattaching of the seat.
Benefits
- Rapid reconfiguration: slide, reverse, or swap seats without rewiring.
- Full-range operation: power available anywhere along the rail.
- Integrated data link: supports seat position sensing, status monitoring, system updates, etc.
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