美国东部时间2023 年 12 月 19 日上午9:35

作者：丹·米哈拉斯库

特斯拉设计主管弗兰兹·冯·霍尔茨豪森 (Franz von Holzhausen) 在 Cybertruck 视频评测中告诉杰伊·莱诺 (Jay Leno) ，特斯拉正在开发感应式电动汽车充电平台，该公司的车辆工程副总裁拉尔斯·莫拉维 (Lars Moravy) 也在该视频评测中亮相。

“哦，我们正在研究感应充电，”莱诺问了一个与充电相关的问题后，冯·霍尔茨豪森说道。“所以此时你甚至不需要插入任何东西。你只需将车停进车库，驶过充电垫，然后就可以充电了。”

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电动汽车无线感应充电如何工作？

无线电动汽车充电利用谐振电磁感应来传输电流，就像手机一样。充电器中的磁性线圈 通常安装在车库的地板上，将电流发送到汽车底部的磁性线圈；当两个垫对齐时，充电会自动开始。

Von Holzhausen 没有提供有关特斯拉即将推出的无线感应充电器的更多细节。

这并不是特斯拉第一次暗示为其电动汽车提供感应式无线充电的可能性。在 3 月份的股东活动上，特斯拉发布了一张Model S 的照片，该车似乎在车库里进行无线充电。

这引发了特斯拉正在研究感应充电的传言，但该公司直到现在才证实这些传言。

电动汽车无线充电系统将允许特斯拉车主只需将车库中的固定平台或设备拉过来即可为汽车充电，而无需直接插入车辆。虽然插入电动汽车不需要额外的时间和精力，但无线充电确实是一种更加无缝的充电方式。

可以理解的是，在车库中安装感应充电器肯定比安装传统的 2 级充电器要贵得多。这是因为它需要在车库地板上安装感应垫，这可能涉及将其嵌入混凝土中。

当然，安装需要连接到配电盘的壁挂式充电器会增加成本。另外，车辆还需要配备感应式接收器，成本较高，而且增加了汽车的重量。

值得注意的是，特斯拉今年夏天收购了德国无线充电公司Wiferion，但在10月份将其出售。然而，这家电动汽车制造商保留了 Wiferion 的工程师，这可能意味着他们被分配到特斯拉的无线充电器项目上工作。

原文

Tesla Confirms It's Working On A Wireless Inductive EV Charger
Tesla's chief designer Franz von Holzhausen made the announcement in a Jay Leno's Garage video review of the Cybertruck.

Dec 19, 2023 at 9:35am ET

By: Dan Mihalascu

Tesla is working on an inductive EV charging platform, the company head of design Franz von Holzhausen told Jay Leno in a video review of the Cybertruck that also featured the company's VP of Vehicle Engineering, Lars Moravy.

"Oh, we're working on inductive charging," Von Holzhausen said after Leno asked a charging-related question. "So you don't even need to plug something in at that point. You just pull in your garage, drive over the pad, and you're charging."

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How does wireless inductive EV charging work?

Wireless EV charging uses resonant electromagnetic induction to transmit electrical current, much like your phone. A magnetic coil in the charger, which is typically mounted on the floor of a garage, sends current to a magnetic coil on the car's underside; charging begins automatically when the two pads align.

Von Holzhausen did not provide additional details about Tesla's upcoming wireless inductive charger.

This is not the first time Tesla has hinted at the possibility of offering inductive wireless charging for its electric vehicles. At the shareholder event in March, Tesla released a photo of a Model S that appeared to be wirelessly charging in a garage.

That started rumors that Tesla is working on inductive charging, but the company didn't confirm these rumors until now.

A wireless charging system for EVs will allow Tesla owners to charge their cars by simply pulling over a stationary platform or device in their garage, eliminating the need to plug in vehicles directly. While plugging in an EV does not require additional time and effort, wireless charging is indeed a more seamless way to charge.

Understandably, installing an inductive charger in your garage is bound to be significantly more expensive than a installing a traditional Level 2 charger. That's because it requires installing an inductive pad into the garage floor, and that could involve embedding it into the concrete.

Naturally, installing a wall-mounted charger that needs to be hooked up to the electrical panel adds cost to that. In addition, the vehicle also needs to be equipped with an inductive receiver, which costs more money and adds weight to the car.

It's worth noting that Tesla bought German wireless charging company Wiferion this summer, only to sell it in October. However, the EV maker has kept Wiferion's engineers on board, which probably means they were assigned to work on Tesla's wireless charger program.