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http://dx.doi.org/10.6113/JPE.2016.16.1.102

Contactless Power Charger for Light Electric Vehicles Featuring Active Load Matching  

Jiang, Wei (Department of Electrical Engineering, Yangzhou University)
Xu, Song (Department of Electrical Engineering, Yangzhou University)
Li, Nailu (Department of Electrical Engineering, Yangzhou University)
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Journal of Power Electronics / v.16, no.1, 2016 , pp. 102-110 More about this Journal
Abstract
Contactless power transfer technology is gaining increasing attention in city transportation applications because of its high mobility and flexibility in charging and its commensurate power level with conductive power transfer method. In this study, an inductively coupled contactless charging system for a 48 V light electric vehicle is proposed. Although this study does not focus on system efficiency, the generic problems in an inductively coupled contactless power transfer system without ferromagnetic structure are discussed. An active load matching method is also proposed to control the power transfer on the receiving side through a load matching converter. Small signal modeling and linear control technology are applied to the load matching converter for port voltage regulation, which effectively controls the power flow into the load. A prototype is built, and experiments are conducted to reveal the intrinsic characteristics of a series-series resonant inductive power charger in terms of frequency, air gap length, power flow control, coil misalignment, and efficiency issues.
Keywords
Contactless power transfer; Electric vehicle; Load matching;
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