More than a century-old gasoline internal combustion engine is a major contributor to greenhouse gases. Electric vehicles (EVs) have the potential to achieve eco-friendly transportation. However, the major limitation in achieving this vision is the battery technology. It suffers from drawbacks such as high cost, rare material, low energy density, and large weight. The problems related to battery technology can be addressed by dynamically charging the EV while on the move. In-motion charging can reduce the battery storage requirement, which could significantly extend the driving range of an EV. This paper reviews recent advances in stationary and dynamic wireless charging of EVs. A comprehensive review of charging pad, power electronics configurations, compensation networks, controls, and standards is presented.

Wireless Power Transfer for Vehicular Applications: Overview and Challenges

The profitable commercialization and fast adoption of electrified transportation require fast, economical, and reliable charging infrastructure. This paper provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of all the wireless charging technologies for electric vehicle (EVs), characteristics and standards available in the open literature, as well as sustainable implications and potential safety measures. A comparative overview of conductive charging and wireless charging is followed by a detailed description of static wireless charging, dynamic wireless charging (DWC), and quasi-DWC. Roadblocks, such as coil design of power pads, frequency, power level limitations, misalignment, and potential solutions, are outlined. The standards are then tabulated to deliver a coherent view of the current status, followed by an explanation of the crux of these standards. Necessity and progress in the standardization of wireless charging systems are then deliberated. Vehicle-to-grid application of wireless charging is reviewed followed by an overview of economic analysis, social implications, the effect on sustainability, and safety aspects to evaluate the commercial feasibility of wireless charging. This paper will be highly beneficial to research entities, industry professionals, and investment representatives as a ready reference of the wireless charging system of EVs, with information on important characteristics and standards.

A Comprehensive Review of Wireless Charging Technologies for Electric Vehicles

Review of static and dynamic wireless electric vehicle charging system

Traditional power supply cords have become less important because they prevent large-scale utilization and mobility. In addition, the use of batteries as a substitute for power cords is not an optimal solution because batteries have a short lifetime, thereby increasing the cost, weight, and ecological footprint of the hardware implementation. Their recharging or replacement is impractical and incurs operational costs. Recent progress has allowed electromagnetic wave energy to be transferred from power sources (i.e., transmitters) to destinations (i.e., receivers) wirelessly, the so-called wireless power transfer (WPT) technique. New developments in WPT technique motivate new avenues of research in different applications. Recently, WPT has been used in mobile phones, electric vehicles, medical implants, wireless sensor network, unmanned aerial vehicles, and so on. This review highlights up-to-date studies that are specific to near-field WPT, which include the classification, comparison, and potential applications of these techniques in the real world. In addition, limitations and challenges of these techniques are highlighted at the end of the article.

Opportunities and challenges for near-field wireless power transfer: A review

Electric vehicles (EVs) have recently been significantly developed in terms of both performance and drive range. There already are various models commercially available, and the number of EVs on road increases rapidly. Although most existing EVs are charged by electric cables, companies like Tesla, BMW and Nissan have started to develop wireless charged EVs that don’t require bulky cables. Rather than physical cable connection, the wireless (inductive) link effectively avoids sparking over plugging/unplugging. Furthermore, wireless charging opens new possibilities for dynamic charging – charging while driving. Once realised, EVs will no longer be limited by their electric drive range and the requirement for battery capacity will be greatly reduced. This has been prioritised and promoted worldwide, particularly in UK, Germany and Korea. This paper presents a thorough literature review on the wireless charging technology for EVs. The key technical components of wireless charging are summarised and compared, such as compensation topologies, coil design and communication. To enhance the charging power, an innovative approach towards the use of superconducting material in coil designs is investigated and their potential impact on wireless charging is discussed. In addition, health and safety concerns about wireless charging are addressed, as well as their relevant standards. Economically, the costs of a wide range of wireless charging systems has also been summarised and compared.

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A critical review on wireless charging for electric vehicles

Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming more popular due to concerns about the environment and rising gasoline prices. However, the charging infrastructure is lacking, and most people can only charge their EVs at home if they remember to plug in their cars. Using the principles of magnetic inductance and magnetic resonance, wireless charging (WC) could help significantly with these infrastructure problems by making charging secure and convenient. WC systems also have the potential to provide dynamic charging, making long road trips with EVs feasible and eliminating range anxiety. In this paper, we review the companies available in the literature that have developed electric vehicle wireless charging systems, automobile manufacturers interested in such technology, and research from universities and laboratories on the topic. While the field is still very young, there are many promising technologies available today. Some systems have already been in use for years, recharging public transit buses at bus stops. Safety and regulations are also discussed.

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Electric vehicle wireless charging technology: a state-of-the-art review of magnetic coupling systems

Wireless power transfer (WPT) via magnetic resonance coupling is considered a promising outlet for electric vehicle (EV) charging due to the noncontact method. Unlike a traditional transformer, with WPT, the relative spacing and lateral distance between the primary and secondary coils are highly variable, which can affect the wireless power delivery and lower the efficiency. A magnetic positioning approach that shares the wireless charging structure is proposed to solve the misalignment issue associated with wireless EV charging. The proposed alignment sensing system employs multiple auxiliary minor coils on the secondary side to position the charging pad. The positioning principle and equivalent circuit were analyzed. The 108 samples were tested and they were distributed throughout the detection range of 70 cm. The experimental results demonstrate that >92% of those samples have positioning errors of <2 cm and 98% of them have positioning errors of <3 cm.

3-D Coil Positioning Based on Magnetic Sensing for Wireless EV Charging

In order to consistently provide efficient EV wireless charging, changes in efficiency caused by coil misalignment should be investigated. This body of work uses a vector network analyzer to record the power transmission coefficients then calculate the efficiency and coupling factors. An automated 3-axis platform was built for coil motion control. The test result shows that the efficiency can remain at 90% as long as the misalignment ratio is within 0.5 and the air gap ratio is from 0 to 0.25.

Misalignment effect on efficiency of wireless power transfer for electric vehicles

The efficiency of wireless power transfer is sensitive to the horizontal and vertical distances between the transmitter and receiver coils due to the magnetic coupling change. To address the output voltage variation and efficiency drop caused by misalignment, a uniform voltage gain frequency control is implemented to improve the power delivery and efficiency of wireless power transfer under misalignment. The frequency is tuned according to the amplitude and phase-frequency characteristics of coupling variations in order to maintain a uniform output voltage in the receiver coil. Experimental comparison of three control methods, including fixed frequency control, resonant frequency control, and the proposed uniform gain control was conducted and demonstrated that the uniform voltage gain control is the most robust method for managing misalignment in wireless charging applications.

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A Uniform Voltage Gain Control for Alignment Robustness in Wireless EV Charging

Wireless power transfer is a promising method to address the concerns over charging an electric vehicle. Since wireless charging stations operate without large cables or above-ground stations, they...

Yabiao Gao

Papers

Electric vehicle wireless charging technology: a state-of-the-art review of magnetic coupling systems

3-D Coil Positioning Based on Magnetic Sensing for Wireless EV Charging

Misalignment effect on efficiency of wireless power transfer for electric vehicles

A Uniform Voltage Gain Control for Alignment Robustness in Wireless EV Charging

Safety and Efficiency of the Wireless Charging of Electric Vehicles