Description:

Inductive Power Transfer (IPT) is rapidly developing as potentially a key component in the uptake of fully electric vehicles. The long-term objective would be to have IPT charging systems laid within pavements, allowing contactless charging while the vehicles are travelling. Current IPT systems consist of some fragile componentry that would require protection if they are to be buried in roading. Significant power throughput in the IPT can generate excess heat build-up, which needs to be dissipated for efficiency purposes. This project would explore ways to quantify the structural requirements and thermal performance of in-road IPT systems. This project ties in with the extensive existing IPT research underway in the ECE department and collaboration with ECE researchers would be a key component of this project.

Type:

Undergraduate

Outcome:

The objective of this project would be to develop a lab scale testing methodology and system for undertaking structural and/or thermal testing on a small IPT device in a representative ‘buried’ configuration.

Prerequisites

None

Specialisations

• Mechanical Engineering

Categories

• Mechanics of Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Supervisor

• Tom Allen

Team

Allocated (Not available for preferences)

Lab

Lab allocations have not been finalised