Hyundai Kia and Mojo Mobility Develop Wireless Charging for Electric Cars

Maybe we've quite often heard the term wireless charging is used to recharge the batteries of smartphones without using a cable. Well, now Hyundai Kia and Mojo Mobility intend to bring it to a further level, ie wireless charging technology developed for electric cars.

Plans to develop wireless charging for electric cars or EV (electric vehicle) will be carried out in HATCI (Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center) in Michigan and in Mojo Mobility in Santa Clara, United States of America after the request was granted by EERE (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy ) of the DOE (Department of Energy) US in the VT program (Vehicle Technology).

As written carscoops.com, Korean duo will work with a wireless power technology company, Mojo Mobility, which was previously known to make wireless charging system that is highly efficient transfer high power without the need for precise adjustment between the vehicle and the charger.

Wireless charging technology is being developed to allow a position that is not too parallel between the vehicle and the charger station, so that simplify operation

The development of wireless charging systems for electric cars will be tested to the Kia Soul EV through 3 phases. In the first phase, Hyundai-Kia and Mojo Mobility has successfully developed a wireless charging system for vehicles with an efficiency level of 85 percent and can deliver more than 10 kW of electricity to the car to use fast charging. Remarkably, this can be done without having to align the wireless charger pad with the vehicle perfectly.

Then the second phase, there will be small or compact system integration that has been optimized for the Kia Soul EV and carried up to the level of efficiency of 92 percent. The third phase, Hyundai-Kia and Mojo Mobility has been able to collect real performance data using a 5 Kia Soul EV endurance testing, deployment, security and performance