mknox
Well-Known Member
Progress is not having a plug at all.
Yeah, I would have thought inductive charging would have been a better area to explore.
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Progress is not having a plug at all.
Looks like I'm going to have to retrofit the automatic closing charge door. Can it be done?
As a home charging solution, yes.Yeah, I would have thought inductive charging would have been a better area to explore.
Need some electrical engineers to chime in on this. Obviously inductive charging works fine for overnight. But I would guess it would be a problem when ramped up 120 kW. Can you really transfer that much power through inductive charging without it becoming somehow dangerous?
I'm not a fan of inductive charging given the losses. There's some argument for it in public where vandalization might be an issue, but I've always argued that a simple robot would be better if plugging in yourself is a hassle at home.Yeah, I would have thought inductive charging would have been a better area to explore.
I think I know who is working on this. The following video is a lecture at Stanford Unv by Senior Mechanical Engineer Dave Duff from Tesla, recorded in Nov 2012. In the video at 18:00 he shows small robot modules that attach to each other to perform tasks. Watch from 18:00 to 18:28 Stanford Seminar - Dave Duff, Telsa Motors - YouTube
I'm not a fan of inductive charging given the losses.
If you have something lift to come into contact, it might as well be conductive. Given the number of miles someone drives in a day, and the relatively large amount of energy a car uses (compared to other devices in one's home), even a 5% charging loss can be rather significant.I've read efficiency is around 85 to 89%. Probably due to the separation between the two coils of the "transformer" (the pad and the device on the car). Something that you park over, then lifts to come in contact with the pad on the bottom of the car could probably improve that. But sure, you're not going to beat the efficiency of a directly connected system.
So be it, I'm not picky. As long as it is cheap, reliable and omni directional i.e. mounted under the middle section of the car so I can pull in forward over it or back in reverse.it might as well be conductive.
I've read efficiency is around 85 to 89%. Probably due to the separation between the two coils of the "transformer" (the pad and the device on the car). Something that you park over, then lifts to come in contact with the pad on the bottom of the car could probably improve that. But sure, you're not going to beat the efficiency of a directly connected system.