Comments on: EV Charging http://www.benjaminrlloyd.com/industrialdesign/ev-charging industrial designer Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:01:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Chris Hoppe http://www.benjaminrlloyd.com/industrialdesign/ev-charging/comment-page-1#comment-1271 Chris Hoppe Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:17:56 +0000 http://www.benjaminrlloyd.com/?p=451#comment-1271 Inductive charging is actually a great concept for EV charging because it allows you to have a waterproof charging station. There aren't any exposed contacts and everything can be sealed. This way there is no risk of a person getting shocked or the unit shorting out in a rain storm as you may have in direct coupling. There is only current transfer from one inductive coil to the next, so being near it won't shock you. The big disadvantage is materials (need more to create coils) and more importantly for a grid is it's less efficient. Inductive charging is actually a great concept for EV charging because it allows you to have a waterproof charging station. There aren’t any exposed contacts and everything can be sealed. This way there is no risk of a person getting shocked or the unit shorting out in a rain storm as you may have in direct coupling. There is only current transfer from one inductive coil to the next, so being near it won’t shock you.

The big disadvantage is materials (need more to create coils) and more importantly for a grid is it’s less efficient.

]]> By: benlloyd http://www.benjaminrlloyd.com/industrialdesign/ev-charging/comment-page-1#comment-811 benlloyd Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:13:38 +0000 http://www.benjaminrlloyd.com/?p=451#comment-811 Ha, good point. That's why I'm showing it charging without any people in the vehicle... Though I'm pretty sure the induction field is tuned and focused enough that it would only activate the coil. The same principle with induction stove tops: the pans heat up, not he food in them. Ha, good point. That’s why I’m showing it charging without any people in the vehicle…

Though I’m pretty sure the induction field is tuned and focused enough that it would only activate the coil. The same principle with induction stove tops: the pans heat up, not he food in them.

]]> By: noelieboy http://www.benjaminrlloyd.com/industrialdesign/ev-charging/comment-page-1#comment-810 noelieboy Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:51:01 +0000 http://www.benjaminrlloyd.com/?p=451#comment-810 ...but what about the electrical charge frying your insides...??? …but what about the electrical charge frying your insides…???

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