Nejur Andrei's solar parking juices up electric cars wirelessly

Desh Raj SharmaNov 13 2009

Romanian designer Nejur Andrei’s Solar Parking Concept is an impressive perception, for it offers a dual solution to parking and charging of electric vehicles as well. What the design proposes is the wireless transmission of charge from the solar canopy to the charging coil embedded in the asphalt and later, to the car battery.

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A parking place designed to promote electrical cars by offering free electricity produced by the sun. Owners of electric cars dont have to worry about fuel anymore when parked here.

After sensing an electric car parked, the parking system automatically starts the wireless charging process. The underground battery pack passes this charge on to the multiple charging coils just below the parked car and from here, a receiving coil integrated under the car sucks that charge up. Once the car’s battery is full, the sensors embedded in the asphalt stop the charging process.

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However, the design could not make it to the list of prizewinners at the Think Outside the Parking Box competition organized by Designboom and Nissan. Even so, it deserves a round of applause for sure.

Via: Designboom

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