343: Wireless charging base station test data

A month quickly passed.

With the Fenglei R&D Department working day and night, the first engineering prototype of the “leidus m16” finally rolled off the production line.

The reason for such speed was that this vehicle shared the same production line with previous models in terms of technology, materials, and core components.

Furthermore, the design had already been personally finalized by Ren Yi, with no excessive modification details.

Therefore, the time from design to production line for the “leidus m16” was extremely short.

It could be said to have set an industry record.

Which car doesn't take three to two years, or even longer, from design to prototype off the line?

This is also why many foreign brands release several series of the same car.

Because it's genuinely convenient to just follow the previous template, change the shell, and it counts as a new car.

Of course.

Before the prototype is released, it cannot be immediately put on the market; it still requires a series of performance tests until all indicators meet expectations.

At the same time.

Ren Yi also had Zhang Kang lease a new industrial land for factory construction, which was the original site of Tesla, and it could be put into use after a slight renovation.

After all, the “leidus m16” is Fenglei's first truly female-oriented model based on internal decisions, and many preferential activities have been formulated.

The production capacity demand at that time will certainly be quite large, and the current overseas production capacity is already fully booked, so using the original production line is definitely not feasible.

As for equipment issues, there's even less to worry about.

Ren Yi currently has nearly 100,000 system points, and selling a few production line design blueprints wouldn't cost many points at all.

At this moment.

Ren Yi arrived at the testing ground.

A Q-version sedan was quietly parked on the test track, with a pink flowing paint finish and a noble and elegant design.

The entire interior of the car had also been assembled, with exclusive handmade embroidery on the seats and wood grain trim panels, giving it a strong national character.

Paired with a glazed starry sky roof, it was full of postmodern romanticism and humanistic charm.

The internal light clusters were specially augmented with two additional rows of LED lights, which, when fully on, illuminated the entire car as bright as day, making it very suitable for women who are afraid of the dark.

Also, when the two large headlights at the front of the car lit up, they looked like a baby's blinking big eyes, extremely cute, and highly appealing to women.

Who could refuse a cute chubby baby winking at you?!

Of course.

This was secondary.

Safety is always the most important concern for consumers.

And Fenglei, based on women's driving habits and considerations for their safety, specifically added two functions.

Firstly, the thickness of the front and rear anti-collision beams was doubled, and the anti-collision beams were also wrapped with a layer of highly elastic shock-absorbing sponge.

The purpose of this is not only to protect female drivers to the greatest extent in the event of a car accident, but also to significantly reduce injuries for victims who are hit, due to the sponge.

The second function, and the most important one, is a first for Fenglei.

That is, the Zhi Jia System now includes a voice-activated braking function.

This function is for emergency avoidance.

To prevent female drivers from mistaking the accelerator for the brake when startled, the system will determine whether to intervene in driving based on the decibel level of their voice.

This also largely solved the problem of female drivers being mocked online.

Additionally.

Ren Yi was already extremely familiar with the other configurations and power of this car, and technical personnel didn't need to introduce them at all.

At this moment, he couldn't help but walk closer to the car door, feeling an urge to get in and drive a few laps.

“Mr. Ren, you’re finally here. The test track has been redesigned.”

“Everything is ready, just waiting for your inspection!!”

The R&D Department Head said fawningly.

Ren Yi was slightly surprised to hear this.

He looked around and only then noticed that this track, used for internal testing of Fenglei R&D models, had clearly been renovated and reorganized.

Especially, two new signal base station-like devices were added along both sides of the track.

“You mean, you’ve already installed wireless charging base stations on this track now??”

Ren Yi was a little excited.

He might not be very interested in test driving, but being able to test wireless charging technology while driving on the track would be a unique experience.

The R&D Department Head nodded, saying excitedly.

“According to your instructions, our R&D Department worked overtime and finally built two prototypes. After internal inspection and testing, we directly installed them on the track.”

“Now, as long as the car is within the range of this track, it can automatically charge as soon as it moves. The faster it goes, and the closer it is to the base station, the faster it charges.”

Ren Yi then asked curiously:

“What is the specific charging loss rate??”

This was his most important concern.

Energy cannot be created or destroyed out of thin air.

Since it is energy transmission, there will inevitably be losses during the process.

Even transmission through superconductor materials will incur certain subtle losses due to heat generation and low resistance.

Therefore, wireless charging technology will naturally also have power loss.

This is beyond doubt!

According to the system, the final loss of this technology is extremely low, but no matter how advanced the technology, it still needs people to complete it, and people will have deviations.

The R&D Department Head replied:

“Mr. Ren, according to our tests, the closer the car is to the base station while driving, the higher the charging efficiency.”

“And the charging loss rate for the entire process is approximately 5%, which is similar to the wireless charging loss of mobile phones, and can be considered extremely low.”

“We conducted multiple sets of tests, simulating driving conditions in different environments, and the final loss did not exceed 7%!”

Good heavens.

This was also quite, quite astonishing.

The R&D Department Head added:

“Old Fan, the voltage currently loaded on the entire track is relatively low. Once connected to the grid’s high-power high-voltage lines, the charging speed will increase even further.”

“However, although it can achieve the effect of charging while driving, once the speed exceeds 100 mph, it will break the energy balance…”

Ren Yi nodded.

He had expected this.

Charging while driving, with the battery level still increasing, is based on a relatively low speed.

If driving at such a high speed on the highway, and the battery level could still increase, then the base station's power would need to at least double.

Otherwise.

Achieving such a high charging rate at high-speed movement would completely defy the laws of physics.

But then the power consumption would be too terrifying, making it not worth the effort.

The purpose of wireless charging is only for emergencies; being able to achieve an energy consumption balance at 100 mph is already sufficient.

After all, wireless charging is certainly not as practical as charging at a charging station.

Once the base stations are fully deployed, it will no longer be a dream for Fenglei car owners to drive across the country on a single charge.

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