Title :
Development and performance evaluation of a non-contact rapid charging inductive power supply system for electric micro-bus
Author :
Kobayashi, Kimiyoshi ; Pontefract, Thomas ; Kamiya, Yushi ; Daisho, Yasuhiro
Author_Institution :
Waseda Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
A non-contact rapid charging inductive power supply (IPS) system has been developed and tested as a charger for electric-driven vehicles (EdV). By using this system, EdV charging can be carried out safely, easily, and in a short period. Optimizing the track and pick up design of the IPS based on finite-element electromagnetic field analyses achieved significant improvements in efficiency (92%), weight (35 kg), thickness (33 mm), and air gap length (100 mm) during 30 kW power transmission. Testing on public roads of an electric-micro bus equipped with the IPS is also detailed.
Keywords :
electric vehicles; electromagnetic field theory; finite element analysis; performance evaluation; EdV charging; efficiency 92 percent; electric microbus; electric-driven vehicles; finite-element electromagnetic field analysis; noncontact rapid charging IPS system; noncontact rapid charging inductive power supply system; performance evaluation; power 30 kW; power transmission; public roads; size 100 mm; size 33 mm; Batteries; Iron; Magnetic cores; Power supplies; System-on-a-chip; Temperature distribution; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-248-6
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/VPPC.2011.6042979
