Project in collaboration with a foreign industrial partner
Project description
An Inductive Coupler Power Transfer (ICPT) is designed in order to recharge the batteries of an electric vehicle. To this purpose, a primary coil is supplied by an alternative current to generate an AC magnetic field. It is coupled with a secondary coil which converts the magnetic field into electrical power. Despite the relatively large distance between the two coils (more than 100mm) and the power range (more than 1kW), a high efficiency can be reached under two main conditions. The first one is the proper reactive compensation of the energy stored in the coils. The second one is an optimized shielding in order to avoid Eddy currents in the iron parts of the vehicle. Reducing the emission of the magnetic field is also crucial to ensure the safety of the user.
Publications
Design considerations for a contactless battery charger
C. Auvigne; P. Germano; Y. Civet; Y. Perriard
2014. 2014 16th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE’14-ECCE Europe), Lappeenranta, Finland, August 26-28, 2014. DOI : 10.1109/EPE.2014.6910704. Optimisation of an Inductive Power Transfer Structure
R. Besuchet; C. Auvigne; D. Shi; C. Winter; Y. Civet et al.
2013. The International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems 2013 (ICEMS 2013), Busan, Korea, October 26 – 29, 2013. Optimisation of an Inductive Power Transfer Structure
R. Besuchet; C. Auvigne; D. Shi; C. Winter; Y. Civet et al.
Journal of International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems. 2013. Vol. 2, num. 3, p. 349-355. DOI : 10.11142/jicems.2013.2.3.349. Study of Various Winding Topologies for Self-Shielding Induction Cookers
C. Auvigne; F. Copt; C. Winter; Y. Perriard
Journal of International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems. 2013. Vol. 2, num. 4, p. 375-379. DOI : 10.11142/jicems.2013.2.4.375. Optimal design of inductive coupled power transfer systems with applications to electric cars
D. Shi; C. Auvigne; R. Besuchet; C. Winter; Y. Civet et al.
2013. The International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems 2013 (ICEMS 2013), Busan, Korea, October 26 – 29, 2013. p. 2245-2250. DOI : 10.1109/ICEMS.2013.6754559. A Novel winding topology applied for a self-shielding induction cooker
F. Copt; C. Auvigne; C. Winter; Y. Perriard
2013. The International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems 2013 (ICEMS 2013), Busan, Korea, October 26 – 29, 2013. p. 2251-2254. DOI : 10.1109/ICEMS.2013.6754562. About tuning capacitors in inductive coupled power transfer systems
C. Auvigne; P. Germano; Y. Perriard; D. Ladas
2013. 15th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE), Lille, France, September 2 – 6, 2013.
