WPC無線充電聯盟（Wireless Power Consortium）是一個非營利國際標準組織。無線充電聯盟全球的 600 多名成員致力于推動無線充電使用的安全性和全球兼容性。Qi 標志和“Qi”名稱是無線充電聯盟的注冊商標。Qi 認證以及 Qi 標志的使用均經由無線充電聯盟授權。

去年9月，我們第一次專訪了WPC無線充電聯盟主席Menno Treffers，主席非常認可“The future is wireless未來是無線充的”這句Slogan。今年充電頭網再次獨家視頻專訪了Menno主席，并咨詢了一些大家非常感興趣的話題：

視頻專訪：https://v.qq.com/x/page/p0861ntn2bd.html

以下是此次專訪的完整內容文字版本實錄：

1、Chongdiantou：The battle for wireless charging standards, Qi prevailed. What do you think is the key reason for winning?
充電頭網：無線充電標準之爭，Qi占了上風。您覺得取勝的關鍵原因是什么？

Menno：Qi prevailed for two reasons.
1）Created by companies with experience in bringing wireless charging products to market. Our members know what is possible and what is not possible in real products.
2）Created by companies with experience in successful industry standards. Our members know how to cooperate efficiently.
Menno：1）我認為在無線充電的標準之爭里，Qi贏了的原因有兩個。第一個原因，Qi的標準由具有無線充電產品市場經驗的公司創建。制作標準時，這些公司知道在實際推向市場的過程中，什么樣的標準是可以工作的，什么樣的是現在還不能商用化的。
2）第二個原因，一起參與制定Qi標準的公司，他們不但有將產品推向市場的經驗，同時也有制作標準的經驗。參加Qi標準制定的公司，知道如何協同合作去制定一個標準會很有效并被市場接受。

2、Chongdiantou：How do you evaluate Apple's role in the popularity of wireless charging?
充電頭網：您怎么評價蘋果對無線充電的普及所起到的作用？

Menno：Apple is one of the most influential brands. Their support for Qi helped a lot in making consumers aware of wireless charging.
Menno：蘋果是世界上最有影響力的品牌之一。他們對Qi的支持使得很多消費者認識到無線充電這個事情。

3、Chongdiantou：What do you think of the cancelation of Apple AirPower: what kind of impact it will bring to the industry?
充電頭網：您如何看待蘋果AirPower的取消：它將給行業帶來什么樣的影響？

Menno: The delay in the launch of Apple’s own charger has benefited the manufacturers of wireless chargers because they could sell more products to iPhone users. Apple’s cancellation of AirPower doesn’t change that. Apple customers still need a wireless charger. The demand is even higher with Apple’s new AirPods with wireless charging case. 
Menno：蘋果推遲推出自己品牌的無線充電器，這可以使很多無線充電器制造商受益, 因為后者可以向 iPhone 用戶銷售更多的產品。蘋果取消AirPower這個產品也并不能改變這一點：蘋果的用戶仍然需要無線充電器。蘋果新一代帶無線充電盒的AirPods使得用戶對無線充電的需求更高了。

4、Chongdiantou：What’s your view of proprietary extension?
充電頭網：您怎么看待私有協議？

Menno：Proprietary extensions are an easy way for manufacturers to increase the received power in a phone.
At the same time, the phone manufacturers want to support Qi
We see increasing support for Qi’s fast charge method – the extended power profile.
A good example is Xiaomi’s M9. Is supports 10W in Qi mode and 20W in proprietary mode.
Menno：私有協議是廠商提高自己的手機無線充電接收功率的簡便方法。同時，廠商也想讓他們的產品支持Qi（因為支持Qi，可以使得他們的產品在比如車里或者公共場合等應用到無線充的地方，被廣泛的接受）。
同時我們也看到有很多的手機廠商也開始支持Qi的EPP，更高瓦數的快速充電。
小米的小米9就是一個很好的例子，它過了Qi的EPP認證（10W），同時支持20W的私有協議。

5、Chongdiantou：How is the proprietary extension certified?
充電頭網：私有協議如何過認證？

Menno：Wireless chargers can be tested for proprietary extensions as part of their Qi Certification. It is not a separate certification program.
Samsung Proprietary Extension is the first method that can be tested by the WPC.
Other proprietary extensions will be added when the owner of that method makes the test specification available to the WPC.
Menno：私有協議可以作為Qi認證的一部分來通過測試認證，這里想澄清的一點是，私有協議它不是一個單獨的認證測試，它是Qi認證測試的一部分。
像現在而言在WPC這邊，三星的私有協議是第一批加入Qi認證的，將來，當其他的手機廠商把他們的私有協議交給WPC，要求WPC幫助他們做私有協議的測試的時候，這些私有協議也會一個個加到Qi認證的測試過程中。

6、Chongdiantou：What has WPC done so far to promote the unification of proprietary extension?
充電頭網：為了推進私有協議的統一，WPC做了哪些工作？

Menno：The WPC is increasing the power levels supported by Qi. We call that the Extended Power Profile.
The current limit is 15W. That will increase to 30W and maybe even to 60W.
We see increasing support for the Extended Power Profile.
Xiaomi’s M9 is a good example. LG and Sony are also making phones that support the Extended Power Profile.
Menno：WPC現在在慢慢地提高Qi支持的瓦數，現在我們的EPP可以做到15W，在將來可以到30W甚至是60W。
我們看到越來越多的手機廠商在支持Qi的EPP，比方說在中國，小米9是第一個在中國過了EPP 10W認證的手機；在中國以外，像LG和SONY它們都有通過EPP認證的手機。

7、Chongdiantou：What measures will WPC take to protect the rights and interests of its members from counterfeit products?
充電頭網：WPC將采取哪些措施來保護成員的應有權益不受偽劣產品侵犯？

Menno：The main challenge for our members is the competition from products that have not been tested and are potentially unsafe.
These products look cheap but are often dangerous.
We work with all retail channels to make the professionals aware of the dangers of these uncertified products.
The best retail channels now actively promote Qi Certified products because they want to keep their customers safe.
Our cooperation with JD.com is a good example of this.
Menno：我們的會員面臨的主要挑戰是來自尚未經過測試的產品的競爭，因為這些沒有經過測試的產品它們很便宜，但是它們可能很不安全，而且常常可能是很危險的產品。
為了解決這個問題，我們現在主要采取的措施是跟零售商進行合作，讓這些零售商專業買家了解到未經認證測試的產品的危險性。
現在全球各地最好的零售商都在非常積極的去推廣或買進有Qi認證的產品，因為他們意識到沒有通過Qi認證的產品的危險性。
給大家一個最近的例子，在中國我們最近和京東以及中國通信工業協會品控自律聯盟簽了一個協議，京東將把Qi標準作為優質無線充電產品的上架標準，為消費者提供品質可靠的無線充電產品。

8、Chongdiantou：Can you let me know what do you think of China's wireless charging market? What is the difference between China market and overseas markets?
充電頭網：想知道您怎么看待中國的無線充電市場？這一市場和海外市場有什么區別？

Menno：The main difference is that the overseas market started using wireless charging earlier.
Nokia and Samsung were the first adopters of Qi and their market share in China is relatively low.
China has caught up with Huawei, Xiaomi supporting Qi in their phones.
And China is now taking the lead in protecting consumers against unsafe products.
You can see that in the unique cooperation between the WPC, CCIA and JD.com. And we are also discussing with CESI from the safety standard perspective.
JD.com is our first e-commerce partner globally.
Menno：中國市場和國外市場的主要區別在于國外市場開始用無線充電產品更早，比如諾基亞和三星他們是最早的一批推出Qi產品的公司，但是它們的市場份額在中國相對比較低。
我們看到中國作為一個市場，現在開始在無線充電這方面迎頭趕上。繼蘋果推出Qi認證手機之后，中國手機廠商華為、小米都推出了Qi認證的手機。
另外一點想說的是，在中國我們看到的另外一個趨勢是，中國在對消費者的保護上其實是走在世界前列的。具體的一個例子是，我們最近和京東、中國通信工業協會品控自律聯盟在銷售渠道、品質控制上的合作，甚至是和賽西在安全標準上的討論，都是為了保證中國的消費者可以更輕易簡單的買到經過測試的、安全的無線充電產品。
京東現在成為了我們在全球第一個官方電商合作伙伴。

9、Chongdiantou：In addition to the low-power wireless charging market represented by mobile phones, what is the plan of the WPC in terms of medium-power and high-power wireless charging markets?
充電頭網：除了手機為代表的小功率無線充電市場以外，WPC無線充電聯盟在中功率和大功率無線充電市場有什么布局？

Menno：The WPC is close to releasing the 2200W kitchen specification.
We expect that will have a big impact on kitchen design and kitchen appliances. We get very positive feedback from the first prototypes.
Menno：WPC即將發布2200W無尾廚電的規范。
我們預計2200W的無尾廚電的標準發布以后，會對廚房電器設計和家電產品設計產生重大影響。我們現在有一些基于無尾廚電標準的原型產品已經推出了，而且我們收到了一些非常積極的反饋。

10、Chongdiantou：After the explosive growth in 2017, the wireless charging market is developing steadily since 2018. Therefore, some people are pessimistic about the development of wireless charging in the next few years. What do you think of the market prospects in the next five years?
充電頭網：經過2017年爆發式增長之后，2018年無線充電市場發展趨于平穩，因此有些人對未來幾年的無線充電發展持悲觀態度，那您怎么看待未來5年內的市場前景？

Menno：I expect that wireless charging market will continue to grow.
The adoption of Qi in mid-range phones and earphones is the next step.
Earphones have started to use Qi. Apple’s announcement of Qi support in the new AirPods is significant.
And that means that the wireless charging market will continue to grow.
Menno：我認為無線充電市場會持續增長。
下一步的增長點可能是在中端智能手機和耳機上采用Qi無線充電（到現在為止，Qi其實主要還是被用在高端智能手機上 ）。
耳機已經開始使用Qi無線充電。Apple的新AirPods耳機支持Qi無線充電，會使整個產業、更多的人意識到無線充電的技術。
這意味著無線充電市場將繼續增長。所以，我對未來無線充電市場的發展是看好的。

11、Chongdiantou：In the eyes of many consumers, long-distance charging such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi is the real wireless charging. How far do you think the technology is away from commercially available?
充電頭網：在很多消費者眼中，像藍牙或Wi-Fi一樣的遠距離無線充電才是真正的無線充電，您預計這一技術在多久的未來才能夠實現商用？

Menno：Long distance wireless power is available today but only at very low power levels. milli-Watts, or even micro-Watts when the transfer distance is more than a meter.
The technology cannot deliver enough power for mobile phone charging. Its commercially availability is very far away.
Menno：遠距離隔空傳輸電力的技術現在已經有了，但是當傳輸距離超過一米時，只能在非常低的功率水平下使用，毫瓦甚至微瓦的級別。說明這個技術在現階段還不能對手機進行充電，它不能提供足夠的電力，所以在我看來，這種遠距離無線充電技術在商用化的前景看起來還是非常渺茫的。

12、Chongdiantou：Are you optimistic about the future wireless charging market? Any suggestions for wireless charging practitioners?
充電頭網：您看好未來的無線充電市場嗎？對無線充電從業者有什么建議？

Menno：Yes.I am very optimistic.I expect the market will continue to grow.
My suggestions for practitioners:
Buy Qi Certified subsystems.
Develop your own wireless charger only when you expect very high volume or have special requirements.
That is the low-risk path to high-quality and lowest-cost products
Menno：我非常看好未來的無線充市場。對Qi無線充電從業者的建議是，建議大家購買具有Qi認證的子系統，而不是自己重新去建一套。原因在于，除非你的銷售量特別大或者對產品有特殊需求的時候才適合自己建，否則還是建議大家用Qi子系統。
Qi子系統對廠商而言是取得高質量和低成本產品的低風險途徑。

（本次專訪到此結束）

關于無線充電聯盟
WPC無線充電聯盟成立于2008年，是由600多家公司會員組成的開放性的合作性的標準制定組織。無線充電聯盟會員包括蘋果、華碩、貝爾金、博世、佳能、易沖無線、戴爾、德爾福、谷歌、海爾、華為、宜家、聯想、LG、聯發科、mophie、恩智浦、意法半導體、松下、皇家飛利浦、三星、索尼、TDK、威瑞森無線和小米等。

這些公司會員來自世界各地大大小小的生態系統，有合作伙伴也有競爭對手。大家相互合作的目的只有一個：制定并不斷改進世界上最有用、最安全和最高效的無線充電標準。使用Qi標準的產品必須經過嚴格測試，以確保其安全性和互操作性。只有通過獨立實驗室測試的產品才能使用Qi標志，并被認為是合格的Qi認證產品。

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