Qualcomm showed at CES show that it is not only processors and soc’s for smartphones and tablets: the company showed a body of an electric vehicle wirelessly via induction charging.
With Qualcomms Halo technology would be electric cars a simple way to be able to be charged. A charging cradle with a plug is no longer required, possibly vandalism, or damage by other causes, must be avoided.
The Halo works by induction, similar to the way that loops in the road surface a car for a traffic light to see. The Halo consists of a charging station that in the floor of a garage or in the asphalt of a parking lot is built. A corresponding plate with the induction loop is at the bottom of a car built.
The big plus of the Halo is, according to Qualcomm, the large tolerance with which the system works. The loops need not be precisely compared to each other to be positioned to 90 percent transfer to pick up, but a spokesperson could not give figures of how much clearance there is.
The charging station is suitable for 2000W supply: there will be different versions of the induction plate for under cars. Depending on the built-in batteries, the supply current is 3.5 A to 10A. Qualcomm delivers with the Halo technology for cars to load, and is with ‘the big ten’ manufacturers in order the technique to implement in future electric cars. A trial in London is also in development.
