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Wireless Power Transfer Roadway Integration, Trevor Gardner
Wireless Power Transfer Roadway Integration, Trevor Gardner
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Electric vehicles represent a major accomplishment in the energy and transportation industry. Unfortunately, they are restricted to a small travel range because of limited battery life. Successful integration of wireless power transfer (WPT) systems into the infrastructure would remove the range restrictions of EVs. To successfully integrate this technology, several requirements must be met. First, the embedment process cannot interfere with the electrical performance of the inductive power transfer (IPT) system. Second, the presence of the IPT system in the pavement structure cannot negatively affect the roadway’s lifespan.
Several systems were directly embedded in roadway materials. The electrical properties of …