For the hybrid BMW 530e iPerformance will be available wireless charging

26 September 2017

The capacity of the plant will amount to 3.2 kW

Many have already appreciated the advantages of wireless charging of smartphones. It allows you to forget about the need to use cables: you only need to put the mobile device on a special pad. On the same principle will work and the wireless stations for vehicles. BMW demonstrated how this process looks for example 530e iPerformance.

From a technical point of view between charging smartphones and cars there is no significant difference. The primary coil embedded in the charging Mat, which is installed in the floor, and the secondary is in the car near the engine compartment. It remains only to correctly Park the car. Push any button is not required: the charging will start automatically. 



Now, some numbers. BMW 530e iPerformance integrated Li-ion battery with a capacity of 9,2 kW·h. BMW Wireless Charging Station has a capacity of 3.2 kW, a full charge takes about 3.5 hours. If all submitted data are accurate, then the efficiency of wireless energy transmission is approximately 82 % (9,2/(3. 2x3. 5)x100%).

The BMW Wireless Charging module can be installed not only in the garage but on the open ground: he is not afraid of rain. System of the circular review simplifies the process of Parking on the station: she tells the driver the exact location of the charging Mat, even if it is already under the car.

BMW 530e iPerformance is a hybrid car. It uses a two-liter petrol engine capacity of 184 HP and 113-HP electric motor, this gives a total of 252 "horses". Sedan capable of accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.2 seconds, top speed is 235 km/h.

The novelty is able to travel up to 50 kilometers in all-electric mode, the maximum speed will be limited at around 140 km/h In a metropolis with the daily operation of it allows not to use the internal combustion engine. By the way, the General reserve when fully filled tank is 650 kilometers.

BMW wireless charging Wireless Charging will become available for BMW 530e iPerformance 2018 model year. Exact release date not yet announced, as the price of the device.