Tesla owners, meanwhile, can now also opt to go cordless, thanks to a third-party manufacturer of "
Plugless".
In order to facilitate the park-and-charge (PAC) process for the BEV, the IPT technology is extended to be
plugless, in which the primary coil is installed on the floor of a garage or in a parking lot and the secondary coil is installed on the vehicle as shown in Fig.
The
Plugless Level 2 EV charging system from Evatran transfers 3.3 kW via a floor-mounted parking pad and an adapter that is permanently installed under the car.
The
Plugless hardware will charge at 7.2kW, offering enough energy to add around 20 miles of range per hour.
Key players in the wireless power transmission market include Texas Instruments, Qualcomm Inc.,
Plugless Power, Murata Manufacturing and Witricity Corp.
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Evatran is selling this idea under the slogan of
Plugless Power and is majoring on the convenience for the domestic user.
The contract allows the purchasers of the
Plugless Power system to have access to home and commercial equipment installation.
Going green: Syncroness has been working on green-tech products, including a
plugless car charger.
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