Imagine if your phone charged just by sitting on a desk, but for a giant forklift. Instead of plugging it in and waiting, the floor itself is made of a special magnetic concrete that sends power up into the vehicle. This means the forklift keeps charging while it's driving around the warehouse.
Autonomous warehouse vehicles lose productivity due to charging downtime, requiring companies to buy extra vehicles and oversized batteries to maintain 24h operations.
A dynamic wireless charging system featuring magnetic concrete primary pads (Tx), HF inverters, and a receiver (Rx) coil for electric forklifts.
If you are a warehouse operator dealing with vehicles that spend too much time idle at charging stations — this project developed a magnetic concrete floor that allows vehicles to charge while moving. This can reduce battery capacity needs by up to 2/3 and optimize the number of vehicles in the fleet.
If you are a fleet manager dealing with the high cost of oversized batteries and extra backup vehicles — this project developed dynamic wireless charging pads. By equipping 2-5% of the floor, you can eliminate static charging processes and free up parking space for operations.
If you are a contractor dealing with the difficulty of installing charging cables in heavy-duty environments — this project developed MagPads made of patented magnetizable concrete. These pads are robust enough for industrial use and work under both concrete and asphalt layers.
It reduces fixed costs by allowing for a dramatic optimization of the number of vehicles and reducing battery capacities by up to 2/3.
Yes, the system is designed to be efficient by equipping only around 2-5% of the warehouse floor with the charging infrastructure.
The system utilizes Magment's patented magnetizable concrete material for the MagPad transmitters.
The MagPad is designed to be robust for industrial applications and works with any cover layer, including concrete and asphalt.
Based on available project data, the inductive transmission efficiency of the MagPad is greater than 95%.
The project was managed by a single-partner consortium consisting of Magment GmbH, a German SME. This indicates a highly focused development cycle where the company controls the entire IP chain from the patented material to the final electronic integration.
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