The Wireless Power Consortium has approved a series of guidelines for ‘Qi’ wireless chargers intended for automotive aftermarket use. Products meeting the guidelines will be able to include the description, “Meets Qi Automotive Aftermarket Guidelines” along with the Qi logo. The guidelines cover product safety, emissions, interference and the vehicle interface.
With more than 8.5 million units of over 110 Qi-certified products sold globally, the Qi format is backed by more than 120 companies.
“As Qi is built directly into an increasing number of mobile phones, consumers want to wirelessly charge their devices everywhere they go, especially in their automobiles,” said WPC Automotive Application Group Chair Luc Jansseune.
As automotive OEMs begin to incorporate Qi transmitters in vehicles, several WPC member companies have automotive Qi wireless charging systems in development.
