Fuel Cell-Based Inductive Power Transfer System for Supercapacitor Constant Current Charging

Nicola Campagna (), Vincenzo Castiglia, Francesco Gennaro, Angelo Alberto Messina and Rosario Miceli
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Nicola Campagna: Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Vincenzo Castiglia: Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Francesco Gennaro: ST Microelectronics, 95121 Catania, Italy
Angelo Alberto Messina: ST Microelectronics, 95121 Catania, Italy
Rosario Miceli: Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 14, 1-22

Abstract: The majority of urban CO 2 emissions come from the transportation sector. To be able to reduce them, it is definitely necessary to replace Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles with electric ones. In this article, a public transport system is proposed, consisting of a supercapacitor (SC)-powered electric vehicle (EV) charged through a fuel cell-powered (FC) Inductive Power Transfer (IPT) system. The bus runs the usual route and it is charged each time it reaches the terminal, where the charging system is placed. The main advantages of the proposed system are related to the long-term cost of the EV, compared to a classic battery-powered system, to the aspects of ease of use and safety for charging operations and to the possibility of realizing a net-zero-energy transport system thanks to the use of green hydrogen. In addition, the proposed charging methodology allows for better energy utilization avoiding major changes to the main power grid. In this article, the system is presented considering a real case study; it is simulated at system and hardware level, and then validated through the realization of a scaled-down prototype.

Keywords: supercapacitor (SC); fuel cell (FC); energy storage; wireless power transfer (WPT); electric vehicles (EVs) (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: 2024
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