Now, if you've already got an iPhone 8 (or you've been using Androids that've supported wireless charging for at least two years now), you'll know that charging pads can be finicky. You need to carefully place your phone more or less dead centre of the plate, before it'll start ch...
As BMW continues to shift its focus onto electric cars— including the upcoming i4 and 24 other models by 2025— the German automotive company has revealed a wireless charging station for the vehicles. The new charging system is made up of two large pads, with a “GroundPad” that the car...
As they wait sitting in the driver's seat for the vehicle to charge up, an in-car app keeps them up to date with the process. Via wireless charging pads embedded into the ground, the cars can also discharge electricity to the grid for usage during peak demand hours....
Although wireless charging pads already exist for smartphones, they only work if the phone is sitting still. For cars, that would be just as inconvenient as the current practice of plugging them in for an hour or two at charging stations. Three years ago, Stanford electrical engineer Shanhui ...
Although wireless charging pads already exist for smartphones, they only work if the phone is sitting still. For cars, that would be just as inconvenient as the current practice of plugging them in for an hour or two at charging stations. ...
Charging pads embedded in the road will provide six to eight minutes of drive time per each charge up too 50kW. No physical connections are needed. Statistics on charging amounts and times will be collected to help determine optimal recharging schedules. ...
For now, the charging pads that are found in cars are pretty small. The conductive charging kit offered on the Dodge Dart is tucked into a bin that's Mopar's own site warns is too small to fit a Samsung Galaxy S3, while the armrest console charger in the Scion xB doesn't look like...
Charging pads would be installed in roads and parking lots. The technology is still years away, but it will help self-driving cars be truly autonomous, Aberle said. “How can you have an autonomous car that you actually have to plug in?” he said. “That’s pretty...
In the case of smartphone wireless charging pads, for example, the copper coils are only a few inches in diameter, severely limiting the distance over which power can travel efficiently. But when the coils are larger, more energy can be transferred wirelessly. That’s the tactic WiTricity, a...
(e.g., a single pole), or the structure may include two components (e.g., two poles) that may house electrical connections for each of the contact assemblies. In some implementations, the charging mount and structure may keep electrical connections from each of the conductive pads within a...