An Empirical Survey on Wireless Inductive Power Pad and Resonant Magnetic Field Coupling for In-Motion EV Charging System

EVs are the recent emerging automotive technology in the transportation sector to reduce the CO2 emission from the internal combustion engine. The issues in EVs technology development are battery tube capacity, heavy-size batteries, fast charging, and safe charging infrastructure. The dynamic wireless charging technology shows a suitable alternative to address the charging system-related issues in EV. However, a limited number of review studies are conducted to specifically address the wireless charging pad design challenges. The wireless inductive power pad and magnetic coupling circuit design are the main factors to decide the performance of the DWPT system. This review analyzes the current developments and challenges associated with wireless charging pad design. Further, this study investigates the potential parameters which improve the performance of a DWPT system to increase the distance traveled (mileage). First, this paper discusses WRIPT technology for DWPT EV charging application, and several parameters affecting the PTE are examined. Also, the aids factors considered for designing the DWPT power pad and different magnetic resonance coupling topologies are presented. In addition, the performance evaluation of the WRIPT power pad, with in-motion testing from the major findings in earlier studies is discussed. Finally, the challenges and opportunities of the WRIPT power pad for in-motion EV charging applications are also addressed. The current state of the art of DWPT and its future directions to make DWPT EV charging systems a full-fledged method are highlighted.

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EVs are emerging as a new automotive technology in transportation to reduce CO2 emissions from internal combustion engines. The main issues in EV technology development are battery capacity, size, fast charging, and safe charging infrastructure. Dynamic wireless charging technology provides a suitable alternative to address the charging system-related issues. However, there is limited research specifically focusing on the design challenges of wireless charging pads. This review analyzes the current development and challenges in wireless charging pad design, investigating potential parameters to improve the performance of the system.