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Some info on how wireless charging works....
I keep thinking of my Scalextric set when I was a kid..... :)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221509861830154X#b0040
...though having said that, I have to pay Redbridge £100 a year for a parking permit just to park outside my own house and haven't seen a traffic warden in months.
I think I naively misunderstood how these might work but don't see the problem in designated car club spaces where people generally don't dare to park for fear of a parking ticket. Residential charging simply couldn't work on our street of terraced houses unless designated charging bays were marked out and then enforced. Maybe that's their solution?
Or if your neighbour leaves their car parked half over the charging spot because their neighbour also parked in the 'wrong' place, or if a non-electric car has the space because there was nowhere else to park. Seems very flawed.
What happens when it rains (bzzz) or there is snow on the ground?
Well there are some unanswered questions given the capacity of car batteries. This is a discussion about phones and laptops:
"Q: Can wireless charging be harmful to the human body?
A: If you installed a wireless charger at the ceiling of your flat and it was capable of charging all the mobile devices at home, you can imagine the power and the amount of electromagnetic radiation emitted by it.
We had run an EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) testing previously and found that without the appropriate shield, there may be adverse effects on human health when exposed to wireless charging. But the effect is minor since the power of the electromagnetic radiation is not high when charging smartphones and pads.
However, the power of the electromagnetic radiation will be multiplied for charging notebook computers (60-70 watts). And it increases with the distance between the charger and receiver."
Normally wireless charging (for phones) involves you putting the device on a mat in direct contact. To charge a car there will be a minimum clearance between the road and the pads under the vehicle and the field strength much higher. So not sure what happens to the neighbours cat when it decides to investigate the underside of the vehicle when parked?
Well that's rather exciting, to me anyway, not only as a barometer of the changes happening with renewable energy and greener transport but because I live in Redbridge. I hadn't heard about it. I dare say it'll be a very limited number of roads for the trial but I'll keep an eye out. It's also rather thoughtful of my local borough to plan ahead for when I eventually sell my shares in a few years and can now potentially trade up my cronky old Citroen to a Tesla!
On a separate note, a belated congratulations to you Pdub - I'm delighted for your news. The number of recommends your original post yesterday received speaks volumes about the kind of board we have here and your contribution to it.
A new wireless charging system for electric cars is being rolled out in Redbridge.
The borough is becoming the first in London to trial the scheme, which is intended to encourage wider use of electric vehicles to help reduce air pollution.
The government-backed scheme works by installing a pad on the underside of an electric car that can be aligned with pads buried beneath the road surface, allowing cable free charging as electricity passes to the car via induction.
Redbridge has partnered with parts of Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes to trial the scheme, offering some residents the induction pads for free.
Others will be able to access the use of car-club cars which will be fitted with induction pads.
Led by Char.gy, the company behind the pilot scheme, it could spell the end of trailing cables, making life easier for those with electric vehicles.
Cllr Jas Athwal, council leader, said: "We are facing a climate emergency and switching to electric vehicles is one way we can help reduce emissions and save the planet."
"Our children deserve to grow up with clean air and healthy lungs and schemes like this can make a huge difference to levels of air pollution."