articleIEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power ElectronicsAug 5, 2014Closed access

Advances in Wireless Power Transfer Systems for Roadway-Powered Electric Vehicles

SYSu Y. ChoiBWBeom W. GuSYSeog Y. JeongCTChun T. Rim

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

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Abstract

Roadway-powered electric vehicles (RPEVs) are attractive candidates for future transportation because they do not rely on large and heavy batteries but directly and efficiently get power while moving along a road. The inductive power transfer systems (IPTSs) that have been widely used for the wireless powering of RPEVs are reviewed in this paper. The development history of the IPTS is tracked from the origin of the RPEV in the 1890s to the recent RPEV. Throughout its 100-year history, the size, weight, efficiency, air gap, lateral tolerance, electromagnetic force, and cost of the IPTS have been substantially improved, and now RPEVs are becoming more widely commercialized. Important milestones of the…

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  • Wireless power transfer
  • Wireless
  • Electrical engineering
  • Maximum power transfer theorem
  • Inductive charging
  • Power (physics)
  • Engineering
  • Electric power
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