TY - GEN
T1 - Grid Impact Studies from Dynamic Wireless Charging in Smart Automated Highways
AU - Debnath, Suman
AU - Foote, Andrew
AU - Onar, Omer C.
AU - Chinthavali, Madhu
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IEEE.
PY - 2018/8/28
Y1 - 2018/8/28
N2 - Autonomous and electrified mobility are two key developments expected in the next decade to improve the efficiency and reduce carbon footprint of transportation. As electric vehicles (EVs) increase on the roads, one of the issues that needs to be addressed is range anxiety. To mitigate this problem and for seamless integration of EVs, dynamic wireless charging is an attractive solution. In this paper, a few case studies are considered in a smart autonomous highway to understand the impact of dynamic wireless charging on grid dynamics. The studies show that the grid voltages vary significantly due to the dynamic wireless power transfers (DWPTs), if connected to the existing grid. The variations in the grid voltage can reduce power transfers, increase grid instability, and cause inadvertent protection triggers. The inadvertent protection triggers can reduce the reliability of the connected grid. These problems highlight the need for modern grid infrastructure to support DWPT systems.
AB - Autonomous and electrified mobility are two key developments expected in the next decade to improve the efficiency and reduce carbon footprint of transportation. As electric vehicles (EVs) increase on the roads, one of the issues that needs to be addressed is range anxiety. To mitigate this problem and for seamless integration of EVs, dynamic wireless charging is an attractive solution. In this paper, a few case studies are considered in a smart autonomous highway to understand the impact of dynamic wireless charging on grid dynamics. The studies show that the grid voltages vary significantly due to the dynamic wireless power transfers (DWPTs), if connected to the existing grid. The variations in the grid voltage can reduce power transfers, increase grid instability, and cause inadvertent protection triggers. The inadvertent protection triggers can reduce the reliability of the connected grid. These problems highlight the need for modern grid infrastructure to support DWPT systems.
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U2 - 10.1109/ITEC.2018.8450149
DO - 10.1109/ITEC.2018.8450149
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85053847365
SN - 9781538630488
T3 - 2018 IEEE Transportation and Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2018
SP - 650
EP - 655
BT - 2018 IEEE Transportation and Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2018
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2018 IEEE Transportation and Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2018
Y2 - 13 June 2018 through 15 June 2018
ER -