KG Mobility showcases magnetic resonance wireless charging technology at 2024CES

KG Mobility (www.kg-mobility.com, hereinafter referred to as KGM) introduced the Torres EVX equipped with wireless charging platform commercialization technology at the 2024 CES on the 10th.

CES, held in Las Vegas, USA from January 9th to 12th (local time), is the world’s largest electronics and information technology fair, and a variety of new mobility technologies will be unveiled this year.

The wireless charging technology applied to the Torres EVX uses the magnetic resonance method of WiTricity, and KGM has collaborated with WiTricity, an American global wireless charging company, and Witz, which develops wireless power transmission and reception antenna modules, to provide wireless charging technology. is under development.

Additionally, in May of last year, an MOU was signed with Wits and GS Connect, an electric vehicle charging infrastructure company, to commercialize wireless charging.

WiTricity’s magnetic resonance technology is based on creating a high-frequency oscillating magnetic field that transfers energy between two systems, a power source and a receiver. The power source and receiver are specially designed magnetic resonators that efficiently and safely transmit energy through short-range fields. Power can be transmitted.

The model with KGM’s wireless charging technology is planned to be installed in the O100 electric pickup based on the Torres EVX, which is being developed for mass production in the second half of this year, and will be expanded to be applied to vehicle models developed in the future.

Wireless charging technology is a technology that charges electric vehicle batteries without a charging cable. It not only improves the inconveniences raised with existing wired charging, such as the location of the charging port and securing a separate space, but also has advantages such as improved charging convenience and safety against electric shock.

Currently, wireless charging technology is being commercialized along with research and development in the United States, Europe, and Japan, and technical standards are continuously being presented at the International Electrotechnical Meeting and the International Telecommunications Industry Association.

KGM said, “Wireless charging technology is making various efforts to overcome technical limitations such as charging efficiency, charging speed, and charging distance, and the infrastructure is being developed not only for fixed wireless charging such as in parking lots, but also for dynamic wireless charging technology built in on the road and capable of charging while driving. “It is expected to expand,” he said. “In the future, we will develop KGM’s own next-generation electric vehicle wireless charging system that not only improves charging convenience for customers, but also takes global charging standards into consideration.”

Editor Taejin Kim tj.kim@carguy.kr