Ki, a new standard from the Wireless Power Consortium, could make powering home appliances easier than ever. CES2023
in Las Vegas this week, the Wireless Power Consortium demonstrated a new Ki standard. It's aimed at taking the sort of wireless power features customers are used to in smartphones that charge at around five watts, and bringing it to high-powered devices like coffee makers and toasters."People tell us all the time, with research we've done, that cords get in the way in the kitchen" Paul Golden, marketing director at the consortium, tells.
The standard is capable of sending up to 2,200 watts of power to appliances. Transmitters can be embedded into many counter-top materials, as well as part of induction hobs so users can switch between cooking food with pans andDuring the demonstration, the technology performed surprisingly well. The consortium demonstrated a food mixer, blender, coffee maker, and kettle.
As an added safety feature, appliances would not start if their switch was already in the "on" position — a blinking "on" light indicated that the user needs to switch the device off first, then back on to start operations. This avoids users unintentionally boiling a kettle by accidentally placing it on the pad, for example.Ki will likely receive strong industry support.
The Ki standard is still under development, so some aspects may change before launch, but it looks promising. A consortium representative toldthat Ki should feature very high efficiency that leads to minimal power loss. It would be a marked improvementThe consortium also unveiled a new Qi2 wireless charging standard for smaller battery-powered devices.
Paired with Ki, it seems the wireless charging future is looking more powerful than ever before. Expect Ki products to hit shelves sometime around 2024.
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