Optimal Sizing of a Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer System for Highway Applications

Conference · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/ITEC.2018.8450095· OSTI ID:1470891

Foote, Andrew ^[1]; Onar, Omer  ^[1]; Debnath, Suman  ^[1]; Chinthavali, Madhu Sudhan  ^[1]; Ozpineci, Burak  ^[1]; Smith, David  ^[1]

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1. ORNL

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.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1470891
• Resource Relation: Conference: IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo - Long Beach, California, United States of America - 6/13/2018 8:00:00 AM-6/15/2018 8:00:00 AM
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English