Abstract
Inductive power transfer has been proposed as a solution to power future automated and electrified highways. In this study, an interoperable wireless charging system is sized so that a light and a heavy-duty vehicle can travel at or near charge-sustaining mode at high speeds using an optimization approach. The conflicting objectives of minimizing the power ratings and the number of inverters, coupler materials, and overall system coverages result in a Pareto Front that is presented in this paper. It is found that a system using short transmitting couplers can ensure high efficiency power transfers to light-duty vehicles (LDVs) and still maintain charge-sustaining operation of heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs). The findings are contextualized by a brief discussion of other aspects relating to the implementation of this technology on roadways such as the impact of the cost of time and travel speeds.
| 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 | 248-253 |
| 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 the Oak Ridge National Laboratory operated by the 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).