New technology has the potential to increase charging speeds for electric vehicles by 200 times, implying that battery charging might take less than 10 seconds.
Electric-vehicle drivers experience poor battery charging speeds and discomfort, whether at home or sparsely scattered electric-charging stations. Cars, for example, can take up to 10 hours to fully charge at home, whereas superchargers at charging stations can deliver a full charge in 30–40 minutes.
Even though electric cars were uncommon even ten years ago and millions are now on the marketplace, batteries still limit their range since they cannot store as much energy as fuel tanks in gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles. Despite major advancements in battery technology in recent years, this remains true.
Scientists from Korea’s Institute for Basic Science (IBS) believe they have discovered a solution to this challenge in quantum physics, uncovering new quantum technologies that can swiftly charge batteries. They were inspired by a 2012 research that suggested the quantum battery idea and claimed that quantum resources like entanglement might charge batteries at a much quicker pace by charging all cells in a battery simultaneously.
Quantum batteries have the potential to provide rapid energy absorption rates since the larger they are, the faster they can be charged. The benefits of collectively charging quantum batteries are quantified by a ratio known as the “quantum-charging advantage.” This advantage comes from two sources: global operation, battery cells “talking” to all others simultaneously, and all-to-all coupling involving a single cell.
Sounds great. But you still have to generate all the electricity needed to charge all those vehicles. To read more, click here.