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access icon free Design of a zero-voltage-switching large-air-gap wireless charger with low electric stress for electric vehicles

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Received 01/11/2012, Accepted 24/02/2013, Revised 02/02/2013, Published

This study proposes a design and development of a wireless power transfer system to charge the battery in electric vehicles. A parallel–parallel topology is adopted to realise 10–15 cm-distance power transfer using the resonance theory. Finite-element method is used to extract the coil parameters. The advantages of the proposed design compared with the previous similar research are (i) low operational frequency (42 kHz) which avoids the electromagnetic interference to the on-board automotive electronics equipment and (ii) low electric stress to the semi-conductor switches through using zero-voltage-switching technique. A 2 kW prototype to charge 200 V battery was built to experimentally verify the theoretical analysis. The overall system efficiency is ∼ 86%.

Inspec keywords: air gaps; automotive electronics; battery chargers; finite element analysis; coils; zero voltage switching; power semiconductor switches; battery powered vehicles; microwave power transmission

Other keywords: wireless power transfer system; power 2 kW; frequency 42 kHz; resonance theory; zero voltage switching; semiconductor switch; air gap wireless charger; battery charging; distance 10 cm to 15 cm; coil parameter extraction; voltage 200 V; on-board automotive electronics equipment; finite element method; parallel–parallel topology; electric vehicle; electric stress

Subjects: Numerical approximation and analysis; Power semiconductor devices; Finite element analysis; Automobile electronics and electrics; Secondary cells; Other power transmission; Power convertors and power supplies to apparatus; General transportation (energy utilisation); Protection apparatus; Relays and switches

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