The On-line Electric Vehicle : Wireless Electric Ground Transportation Systems

This book details the design and technology of the on-line electric vehicle (OLEV) system and its enabling wireless power-transfer technology, the “shaped magnetic field in resonance” (SMFIR). The text shows how OLEV systems can achieve their three linked important goals: * reduction of CO2 produced by ground transportation; * improved energy efficiency of ground transportation; and * contribution to the amelioration or prevention of climate change and global warming. SMFIR provides power to the OLEV by wireless transmission from underground cables using an alternating magnetic field and the reader learns how this is done. This cable network will in future be part of any local smart grid for energy supply and use thereby exploiting local and renewable energy generation to further its aims. In addition to the technical details involved with design and realization of a fleet of vehicles combined with extensive subsurface charging infrastructure, practical issues such as those involved with pedestrian safety are considered. Furthermore, the benefits of reductions in harmful emissions without recourse to large banks of batteries are made apparent. Importantly, the use of Professor Suh’s axiomatic design paradigm enables such a complicated transportation system to be developed at reasonable cost and delivered on time. The book covers both the detailed design and the relevant systems-engineering knowledge and draws on experience gained in the successful implementation of OLEV systems in four Korean cities. The introduction to axiomatic design and the in-depth discussion of system and technology development provided by __The On-line Electric Vehicle__ is instructive to graduate students in electrical, mechanical and transportation engineering and will help engineers and designers to master the efficient, timely and to-cost implementation of large-scale networked systems. Managers responsible for the running of large transportation infrastructure projects and concerned with technology management more generally will also find much to interest them in this book. This book details the design and technology of the on-line electric vehicle (OLEV) system and its enabling wireless power-transfer technology, the “shaped magnetic field in resonance” (SMFIR). The text shows how OLEV systems can achieve their three linked important goals: reduction of CO 2 produced by ground transportation; improved energy efficiency of ground transportation; and contribution to the amelioration or prevention of climate change and global warming. SMFIR provides power to the OLEV by wireless transmission from underground cables using an alternating magnetic field and the reader learns how this is done. This cable network will in future be part of any local smart grid for energy supply and use thereby exploiting local and renewable energy generation to further its aims. In addition to the technical details involved with design and realization of a fleet of vehicles combined with extensive subsurface charging infrastructure, practical issues such as those involved with pedestrian safety are considered. Furthermore, the benefits of reductions in harmful emissions without recourse to large banks of batteries are made apparent. Importantly, the use of Professor Suh’s axiomatic design paradigm enables such a complicated transportation system to be developed at reasonable cost and delivered on time. The book covers both the detailed design and the relevant systems-engineering knowledge and draws on experience gained in the successful implementation of OLEV systems in four Korean cities. The introduction to axiomatic design and the in-depth discussion of system and technology development provided by The On-line Electric Vehicle is instructive to graduate students in electrical, mechanical and transportation engineering and will help engineers and designers to master the efficient, timely and to-cost implementation of large-scale networked systems. Managers responsible for the running of large transportation infrastructure projects and concerned with technology management more generally will also find much to interest them in this book. Front Matter....Pages i-xxi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Making the Move: From Internal Combustion Engines to Wireless Electric Vehicles....Pages 3-15 Wireless Power Transfer for Electric Vehicles....Pages 17-34 Design of Large Engineered Systems....Pages 35-56 Front Matter....Pages 57-57 Axiomatic Design in the Design of OLEV....Pages 59-80 Magnetic Field Generation....Pages 81-96 Overview of Wireless Power Transfer System for Bus....Pages 97-114 Magnetic Energy Pickup Using Resonance....Pages 115-128 Selection of Optimum Frequency and Optimization....Pages 129-138 Optimum Design of Wireless Power Transfer System....Pages 139-148 Inverter and Link Road-Embedded Power with Cable Module....Pages 149-157 Installation of Road-Embedded Power Cable....Pages 159-170 Pickup and Rectifier....Pages 171-185 Regulator....Pages 187-196 Shielding of Magnetic Field....Pages 197-206 High Power and Energy Management System in OLEV....Pages 207-224 System Structure and the Allocation of Wireless Charging Power Supply Systems for OLEV System....Pages 225-242 Front Matter....Pages 243-243 Application of SMFIR to Trains....Pages 245-260 Electrification of Other Transportation Systems....Pages 261-268 Other Applications of SMFIR....Pages 269-275 Front Matter....Pages 277-277 Electrified Transportation System Performance: Conventional Versus Online Electric Vehicles....Pages 279-313 Front Matter....Pages 277-277 Energy Efficiency Consideration of an OLEV Bus System....Pages 315-327 The Economics of Wireless Charging on the Road....Pages 329-345 Regulatory and Safety Issues....Pages 347-379 Energy Revolution: Journey towards a Greener Planet....Pages 381-394 Back Matter....Pages 395-402