Imagine not having to bother with charging your plug-in hybrid or electric car once you’re home after a long day. What if you just park it and charging begins automatically? Apparently Toyota is working on having that become a reality. They’ve just announced that it will begin testing wireless battery charging later this month, with a future market launch in mind.
The wireless charging works by transmitting electricity using magnetic resonance created by changes in magnetic field intensity between a transmitting coil in the ground and a receiving coil in the car. The transmission works at a 85kHz frequency, with an input voltage of AC 200V. Charging power is 2kW, and charging is said to take approximately 90 minutes.
So all you have to do is park your car in alignment with a coil set into the ground surface. No cables or connectors required. To ensure easy alignment, Toyota’s Intelligent Parking Assist system will show the position of the transmitting coil in the parking space.
The testing will be done by actual users. The program involves three plug-in hybrids used by homes in Aichi prefecture in Japan. The test will assess user satisfaction, the system’s ease of use, misalignment rates and charging behaviour, such as how often charging takes place.
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now this is useful invention.
i wonder what if they put a solar on the roof and it will charge the battery daytime. save place, save time, save energy, save cost
Solar panel not that efficient yet…maybe another few years
Induction charging is gud for building with car park..it eliminate the need of plug
FYI certain Prius models not available locally already come with the solar panels. However they are only used to power air con . Who knows in the future with tech it can be used for propulsion
You’d need a house sized solar panel to get a meaningful amount of energy. But it is good for running the aircon, so you can sit in a traffic jam for hours without draining the battery.
After the hundreds and millions of safety recall. My confident was totaled with Toyota too
Wow! this is really interesting. Proton should follow asap.
Maybe in the next 100 years or when our education system truly can produce actual quality engineers. Until then never trust local engineers with only simple pass from SPM Add Math and Physics…
Whats wrong with our education system? Do you failed in your SPM Add Math and physic?
Bomoh2 u probably “failed” English right
I think what Bomoh trying to say is our Car Driving education. Since we have been trained to park a car to take up 2 parking bays…. hehehe!!!!
Do not forget technology can be bought, no need for high class education to implement such things for Proton.
Then how u can drive through highway with flyover n go inside building around malaysia? U must be brave using the electricity..who knows maybe tnb engineer terover give power that will fry u like ikan hangus..n u must be making ur own water rite..who know syabas engineer terover give u chlorine rite? No?
I saw the same technology was displayed by a student in UTEM Melaka about 5 years ago….
I guess our kids are not bad at all, it is whats next???
Same goes to us, if a same thing been told to us from a fellow Malaysian, a Mat Salleh and a Jap…..for sure we believe the Mat Salleh says, doubted the Japs and laughed the Msian…..
Just look at our industrial arena, any of our homegrown product is admired?? We have the MRT from China, Siemens, TGV, Maglev etc., we dont bother to develop our own…..bcoz we are just some lazy bloke who just want easy money, easy life and lazy head……
Protong will follow, if 1 day malaysia is out of petroleum that will take another 100-200 years…
Thanks to the G of this country.
Way to go Toyota! I hope it can be retrofitted to existing Prius or any Toyota Hybrid models.
this technology was created by Nikola Tesla
Engine started with Ford.
but apparently Ford Ecoboost is the least reliable 1.
Still very prone to cancer risks. Nothing is perfect lah.
Volvo already completed testing of such tech.
Until a common standard is agreed, this tech is not feasible just yet.
Such technology already exist in mobile phones. Nokia Lumia 920 for example, can be wirelessly charged.
WHO should conduct more test on cancer risks and tell Nokia to put on hold first.
U know how nokia wireless charging work rite…u put ur phone on charging pad n it will stop charging when u take ur phone from the charging pad…
U know wat tech they use for those wireless charging? They use NFC tech – Near Field Communication similar to bluetooth n wifi but much more limited range…do u get cancer when u use wifi or bluetooth?
This tech already in use for smartphone for couple of years
toyota wants to get involved in more recalls for new ttech?
Recalls can happen to GM,Peugeot,Citroen or Toyota or Nissan.No big deal.But at least these giants TRY to come out with something new and innovative.
Ask your self what has PROTON succeeded,so far ?Super value,Super Premium,Super Racing…….and FACELIFTS.No wonder Proton has NOTHING TO RECALL.
In fact,most mechanics will affirm the facts that the problematic CAMPRO engine will start leaking oil in the second or third year.
One mechanic cursed the Persona Campro engine but found solace in profits from the poor Proton buyers.
what his comment that related to proton??
2kw x 1 and half hour x RM0.50/kw = RM1.50 per charge.
Quite cheap isn’t it?
This is definitely the future and under road charging where the chargers are installed on the roads and car is charged while its being driven have been extensively tested around the world. But don’t expect it to show up anytime soon until governments and oil companies find a way to continue to suck money from consumers.
oh yeah, then few years down the road, there will be a recall about the wireless charging. that is toyota, everybody.
If you have to park precisely why not just make a robotized charging cable that extends from the floor? Or the car? Should be more efficient, less risk of causing cancer, …
Kimchis will try to copy this technology, no doubt
They will forever be followers that don’t even come close to sushi perfection