Electric Vehicle Charging Based on Inductive Power Transfer Employing Variable Compensation Capacitance for Optimum Load Matching

Francesca Grazian, Wenli Shi, Thiago Batista Soeiro, Jianning Dong, Pavol Bauer

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Abstract

In inductive power transfer applications, it is possible to ensure high efficiency of the main coils by operating at the optimum load. Since the optimum load depends on the coupling between the main coils, the operation needs to be adapted to match this case at different alignment conditions. This paper proposes a method to keep the optimum load constant by varying the natural resonant frequency of both the primary and secondary circuits of a S-S compensation network. This is possible by changing the value of the compensation capacitors at different alignments. This strategy differs from the ones found in the literature, where the input and the output voltage are changed to always match the optimum load. The proposed concept is proven through circuit simulations of an 11 kW EV battery charging system, and several strategies for the implementation of the variable capacitance are discussed.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - IECON 2020
Subtitle of host publication46th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
PublisherIEEE
Pages5262-5267
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-7281-5414-5
ISBN (Print)978-1-7281-5415-2, 978-1-7281-5413-8 (USB)
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Oct 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event46th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2020 - Singapore, Virtual, Singapore, Singapore
Duration: 19 Oct 202021 Oct 2020
Conference number: 46

Publication series

Name46th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON)
PublisherIEEE
Number46
Volume2020
ISSN (Print)1553-572X
ISSN (Electronic)2577-1647

Conference

Conference46th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2020
Abbreviated titleIECON 2020
Country/TerritorySingapore
CityVirtual, Singapore
Period19/10/2021/10/20

Keywords

  • Coils
  • Voltage control
  • Inductive charging
  • Couplings
  • Capacitors
  • Resonant frequency
  • Power generation
  • n/a OA procedure

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