{"id":275809,"date":"2024-03-19T07:30:07","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T14:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=328404"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:54:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:54:28","slug":"this-wireless-charger-for-electric-cars-promises-to-charge-your-ev-in-one-hour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/this-wireless-charger-for-electric-cars-promises-to-charge-your-ev-in-one-hour\/","title":{"rendered":"This wireless charger for electric cars promises to charge your EV in one hour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The biggest problem with electric cars is still their range and slow charging. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/tesla-will-start-charging-you-for-charging-your-car-in-the-superchargers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Despite Tesla's superchargers breaking records\">Despite Tesla&#8217;s superchargers breaking records<\/a>, charging times are much slower than refueling times for gasoline.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Tesla\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/262b48d4-1f8c-4192-ab9c-5f091bbf37bc\/646870950\/tesla-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Tesla<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/tesla.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/tesla.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, <strong>a new wireless charger for electric vehicles can fill a car&#8217;s battery with the same efficiency as a plug with a cable<\/strong>, with an innovative power of 100 kW, which opens up the possibility of fast, efficient, and very convenient charging by simply parking in a designated spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wireless energy transfer was first demonstrated in the 1890s by Nikola Tesla.<\/strong> Nowadays, it is quite common in many households, where many people use wireless charging pads for phones, tablets, and electric toothbrushes, as well as induction cooktops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why Wireless Charging Is The Future Of Evs\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s8EF7ZGORS0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Energy is transferred from the charger to the device through the interaction of electromagnetic fields<\/strong>, and what was once considered black magic is now considered a safe, convenient, and efficient way to get the job done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, it has not taken off in the world of electric vehicles, mainly because power levels have kept it out of the realm of fast charging. <strong>One of the fastest wireless charging pads available on the market for electric vehicles is the 12 kW Hevo pad.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s better than a wall socket; <strong>it&#8217;s a level 2 charging speed and would give you around 68 km of driving per hour with an average efficiency electric car<\/strong> (5.6 km\/kWh). But it&#8217;s not what you would expect from a commercial charging station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">US scientists power EV with 100-kW wireless charger in 20 minutes<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zaRXp9MDvE\">https:\/\/t.co\/zaRXp9MDvE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Interesting Engineering (@IntEngineering) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IntEngineering\/status\/1768411797139448255?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A wireless charger that charges the car in one hour<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The researchers at ORNL claim to have demonstrated the fastest and most powerful wireless charger for electric vehicles in history, with a &#8220;lightweight design of polyphase electromagnetic coupling coil&#8221; <strong>that transfers energy more than eight times faster than the Hevo pad, enough to charge the same car about 563 km in one hour<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In the test, a receiving coil was installed in a Hyundai Kona EV, which was parked over a 14-inch diameter polyphase transmitter<\/strong>, with a five-inch air gap between them. The system was measured at 100 kW, with an efficiency of 96%, comparable to what would be obtained with a very good cable and plug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Researchers point out that, <strong>in a laboratory test, conventional coil technology has transferred a power of 120 kW,<\/strong> but they claim that this is the best ever tested in a car, and that the design of the polyphase coil allows to obtain the highest power density in the smallest possible coils, making the system relatively compact and convenient.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Tesla\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/262b48d4-1f8c-4192-ab9c-5f091bbf37bc\/646870950\/tesla-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Tesla<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/tesla.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/tesla.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, for any wireless charging solution &#8211; including the one integrated into the road surface &#8211; to gain momentum, <strong>many things have to happen, starting with car manufacturers setting standards and incorporating receiver coils and charging equipment into their vehicles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a situation that is biting its own tail: few manufacturers are installing the coils, since few companies are building the infrastructure on a large scale, and vice versa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers at ORNL claim to have demonstrated the fastest and most powerful wireless charger for electric vehicles in history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9265,"featured_media":275811,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[1015],"tags":[3984],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-275809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-coches"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9265"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=275809"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":314336,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275809\/revisions\/314336"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/275811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=275809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=275809"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=275809"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=275809"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=275809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}