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http://dx.doi.org/10.5370/KIEE.2013.62.2.196

A Development of the Electric Power Supply System for PRT Vehicle  

Kim, Baek-Hyun (On-demand Transit Research Team, KRRI)
Jeong, Rag-Gyo (On-demand Transit Research Team, KRRI)
Chung, Sang-Gi (High-speed Railroad Systems Research Center, KRRI)
Kang, Seok-Won (On-demand Transit Research Team, KRRI)
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The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers / v.62, no.2, 2013 , pp. 196-200 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, the design of PRT vehicle power supply system is discussed. Since there is no power feeding line facilities in PRT system under development, the PRT vehicle must have its own energy storage device on board. For the energy storage device, ultra-capacitor bank is applied due to its fast charging capability and long life time. Charging the Ultra-capacitor bank is performed by wireless inductive power transfer system. The capacitor bank is charged up in less than 10 seconds when the vehicle is traveling by passenger stations. In this paper the design of the ultra-capacitor bank and the wireless inductive power transfer system for the PRT vehicle are discussed. Tests are conducted for the both system and the result shows the efficiency of the wireless inductive power transfer system is higher than 80%.
Keywords
PRT; Energy storage; Ultra-capacitor; Wireless charging;
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