In-motion charging of electric vehicles (EV) using inductive power transfer (IPT) has become a main stream research topic in recent times. The goal of this project is to design and develop a scaled down in-motion charging system to showcase the applications of this technology.
During the first stage of the project, the students are expected to design and develop the power electronic converters required to energise the power transmitter coils as well as to extract wireless power through the receiver coil. A custom built RC car powered by a bank of super capacitors, which is charged when it travels over a transmitter coil, will be used as the EV. During the second stage of the project students will develop necessary monitoring hardware to extract and display vital data of the system through a web interface or a GUI.
The initial system specifications are,
- Supply voltage to transmitter - 40 Vdc
- Maximum transmitter power - 100 W pulses
- Average power consumption of the RC car - 15 W
- Track - a lightweight 10 m oval track
- Communication - BLE 4.1
Undergraduate
At the completion of this project students are expected to successfully implement,
- Necessary power electronic converters
- An RC car with a super capacitor storage system
- A monitoring system
- Students applying MUST take EE734
- Students interested MUST consult the supervisor before applying
Lab allocations have not been finalised