Electric vehicles worldwide wireless charging with open standards

Details: Released: 12.06.2022; Last updated: 12.06.2022; Hits: 3308

Wireless charging with the charging station of the future: A charging plate mounted in or on the floor exchanges electricity with a receiver coil attached to the underside of the vehicle. There are no moving ones Cables, Parts or physical connectors like Charging plug more. Instead, energy is transferred between the charging plate and the vehicle coil by resonant induction through a magnetic field as soon as the Automobile located above the loading plate. By such inductive charging of Siemens and Witricity high efficiency is achieved at the charging stations.

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Wireless charging is preferred to other equipment
On the way to self-driving cars

Wireless charging is preferred to other equipment

The cooperation partners want to accelerate the development of wireless charging technologies together with OEMs and infrastructure partners and their cost-effective and worldwide availability to ensure. According to a recent survey of more than 1000 EV owners and prospects, wireless charging is one of the most attractive add-on options. It's even preferred over trims like park assist, performance, or premium audio packages.

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“Wireless charging allows drivers to easily park, walk away and later return to their charged vehicle. Wireless charging makes electric vehicles more attractive for private individuals and cheaper for commercial operators. We are excited to partner with a leader like Siemens to advance compelling wireless charging solutions,” said Alex Gruzen, CEO of Witricity. "Siemens and Witricity both share the goal of improving user convenience and fleet management for electric vehicles using the unique simplicity and reliability of wireless charging."

On the way to self-driving cars

That way autonomous vehicles To fully develop their potential, key points of friction must be eliminated: charging, for example, still requires human intervention today. The wireless charging station will be the key to inductively charging electrified vehicles with minimal maintenance. A large number of ground clearances are possible, from SUVs to low-slung sports cars. Wireless charging will pave the way for fully autonomous and fully electric mobility.

Siemens invests USD 25 million and acquires a minority interest in US wireless charging technology provider Witricity. Together, they want to drive innovation in the emerging wireless charging market for electric vehicles. According to calculations by Siemens, this market will have a volume of 2028 billion US dollars by 2 in Europe and North America alone. The cooperation partners plan to close the gaps in the global standardization for wireless charging of passenger and light commercial vehicles. This is intended to enable interoperability between vehicles and infrastructure and promote market penetration. In addition, both Siemens and Witricity will jointly advance the technical development of the charging station without cables.

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“Combining Siemens' global footprint and EV charging portfolio with Witricity's innovative technology is the first step in expanding our wireless charging offering. This accelerates the adoption of wireless charging technologies, supports standardization and promotes a public charging infrastructure with interoperable solutions for more user convenience for EV drivers," said Mark Mildner, CEO of Siemens eMobility.