Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2018 IEEE Transportation and Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2018 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Pages | 650-655 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781538630488 |
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| State | Published - Aug 28 2018 |
| Event | 2018 IEEE Transportation and Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2018 - Long Beach, United States Duration: Jun 13 2018 → Jun 15 2018 |
Publication series
| Name | 2018 IEEE Transportation and Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2018 |
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Conference
| Conference | 2018 IEEE Transportation and Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2018 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Long Beach |
| Period | 06/13/18 → 06/15/18 |
Funding
This manuscript has been authored by UT-Battelle, LLC under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the U.S. Department of Energy. The United States Government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the United States Government retains a non-exclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, world-wide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for United States Government purposes. The Department of Energy will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan(http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan).