The merging of Alliance for Wireless Power and Power Matters Alliance to become the AirFuel Alliance signifies a unifying leap forward for the entire wireless charging industry and members. AirFuel ...

A wireless charging system consists of a charging pad connected to a power source, and a mobile device that receives energy from the pad when the two are in close proximity, thus charging the battery.

In this paper, the authors present the concept of transmitting power without using wires i.e. transmitting power as magnetic waves from one place to another is in order to reduce the transmission and ...

Tesla Cybertruck is ready for wireless inductive charging based on new connectors found on the electric pickup truck’s battery pack. The automaker never seemed interested in wireless charging for its ...

Wireless power applications are gaining popularity in many commodity products such as mobile phones chargers. Most of the wireless power solutions have focused on tight coupling with induction coil ...

Volvo Cars will leverage wireless induction charging pads installed into the pavement. Charging begins automatically when a compatible EV parks over the installed pad, which provides over 40 kW of ...

The wireless power market is in flux as established technologies meet newer approaches. Old standards battles have simmered somewhat, but competing messages remain. What the public ends up using will ...

In the first two parts of this series, we briefly looked at battery-swapping technology and conductive charging using pantographs or electric rails. They both have pros and cons, but in the near ...

A research collaboration between Associate Professor MISHIMA Tomokazu (Kobe University Graduate School of Maritime Sciences) and Associate Professor LAI Ching-Ming (National Chung Hsing University, ...

Focusing on reducing emissions and improving fuel economy, automotive manufactories are developing Electric Vehicles (EV) to replace fuel and diesel vehicles starting in 2030~2040. The green power ...

However, not all innovations are equal and nor do they follow a constant upward trend. Instead, their evolution takes the form of an S-shaped curve that reflects their typical lifecycle from early ...