Applying LCC Compensation Network to Dynamic Wireless EV Charging System

Based on the wireless power transfer (WPT) technology, dynamic wireless charging of electric vehicle (EV) is gaining increasing attentions because it promotes the popularization of EV and also serves a new form of clean transportation. In this paper, we introduce the LCC compensation network to WPT system oriented for dynamic wireless EV charging application. First, characteristics of symmetrical T-type network, which is the origin of the favorable LCC compensation network, are summarized. Then, parametric design for both the LCC network used in the secondary side and the LCC network used in the primary side is elaborated theoretically. Furthermore, neighboring effects resulting from the combination of the LCC compensation network and the inevitable inter-coupling between adjacent segments are investigated. Finally, a two-segment LCC compensated dynamic EV charging system is built up and tested with both intra-segment and inter-segment experiments. Spatially averaged output power and dc-dc efficiency of the prototype are measured to be 2.34 kW and 91.3%, respectively. High consistency of the experimental results validates the correctness of the proposed analyses and parametric design method, as well as the suitability of applying LCC network in dynamic wireless EV charging applications.