- Wireless charging used to power on-board refrigerators of
commercial vehicles –
Global automotive supplier DENSO Corporation will begin a
ten-month field test of its wireless battery charging system in Toyota City,
Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The field test is intended to identify any potential
operational issues and also look at ways to enhance the convenience of wireless
charging. The field test will begin on Feb. 24 and end in December 2014.
How it works:
When there are two coils apart, electric current can flow
through one coil by applying electricity to the other coil. The wireless
charging system uses this mechanism to wirelessly transmit power from a power
transmission pad on the ground to a power-receiving pad equipped on a vehicle.