With the advent of wireless charging for electric vehicles, telecommunications electronics maker Qualcomm has taken the technology a step further with the introduction of dynamic electric vehicle charging (DEVC), a setup which allows an EV to be charged while on the move.
The dynamic charging system can charge electric vehicles at highway speeds of up to 100 km/h, and can simultaneously charge two vehicles on the same track. Additionally, the system can supply charge to vehicles in both directions, adding to its versatility in real-world implementation, Qualcomm says.
The dynamic charging setup was demonstrated at the FABRIC (FeAsiBility analysis and development of on-Road chargIng solutions for future electriC vehicles) test track built by Vedecom in Satory, Versailles, near Paris.
Qualcomm and Vedecom are responsible the source half of the Qualcomm Halo DEVC charging solution, while Vedecom and Renault have jointly integrated the receiving half of the system into a pair of Renault Kangoo demonstrators for the trials.
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The FABRIC project is mostly funded by the European Commission, aimed at addressing the technological feasibility, economic viability, and socio-environmental sustainability of wireless DEVC, says Qualcomm.
The €9 million project began in January 2014 and will continue through December 2017, and is being undertaken by a consortium of 25 partners from nine European countries, including automotive manufacturers, suppliers, service providers and research organisations. The main aim of FABRIC is to conduct feasibility analysis of wireless DEVC as a means of EV range extension.
Vedecom will be responsible for providing the demonstration of the charging setup in Satory. “Our engineers and management have fully supported this project since the very beginning as it aligns perfectly with our focus on EVs, charging systems and mobility services,” said Vedecom CEO Luc Marbach.
“We are a public-private partnership focused on pre-competitive research. The installation of one of the world’s first DEVC test platforms has provided us with a unique test facility and we look forward to expanding our expertise with the future testing,” Marbach added.
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Wow, not only car companies have left Hybrid stage and moving to EV and PHEV, now they are doing wireless on the move charging. Amazing!!
In Malaysia, both national car companies, even 10 year old Hybrid technology pun tarak ada. Whatmore PHEV and EV. Wireless charging also impossible like this.
Looks like our car companies, the engineers and architects just goyang kaki in office and don’t invent anything at all.
In this part of the world, we are still stuck with euro 1-2 petrol, and paying premiums for euro 4. How to contribute to the cleaner air when the government itself failed to realise the importance of it?
U can contribute by using public transport instead of whining here.
If public transportation is the best answer, renault and those 2 more companies wont invent such new tech for cars.
This appears to be a good idea, unless someone figures out a way to fully charge batteries in around 3-5 minutes (similar time it takes to pump petrol) from a charging station. Believe PT had highlighted this fast charging capability last week.
The current Malaysia’s policies on the car manufacturing isn’t much encouraging the growth of Hybrid and EV, now it’s lead by neighbor Thailand but…the lousy road with portholes in Malaysia can encourage the growth of this EV charging…