Challenges in the Electromagnetic Modeling of Road Embedded Wireless Power Transfer

Vincenzo Cirimele, Riccardo Torchio, Antonio Virgillito, Fabio Freschi and Piergiorgio Alotto
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Vincenzo Cirimele: Department of Energy “G. Ferraris”, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
Riccardo Torchio: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, Via Gradenigo, 6/a, 35131 Padova, Italy
Antonio Virgillito: Department of Energy “G. Ferraris”, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
Fabio Freschi: Department of Energy “G. Ferraris”, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
Piergiorgio Alotto: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, Via Gradenigo, 6/a, 35131 Padova, Italy

Energies, 2019, vol. 12, issue 14, 1-22

Abstract: In this paper, starting from the experimental experience of the road embedment of a transmitting coil for wireless power transfer, a numerical model of such device is constructed. The model is then used to perform several parametric analyses which aim at investigating the influence of the main electromagnetic parameters of the concrete and the geometrical parameters of the wireless power transfer on the overall behavior of the device. The results of such study allow for providing guidelines for the design of the coil and the choice of the materials for the embedment. Moreover, as a secondary result of the adopted methodology, the electromagnetic characterization of the concrete adopted for the road embedment is obtained.

Keywords: inductive power transfer (IPT); wireless power transfer (WPT); electric vehicles; electromagnetic modeling; materials characterization; electrified road (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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