Wireless Charging Technology and the Future of Electric Transportation

Title: Wireless Charging Technology and the Future of Electric Transportation
Author: Byung-Song Lee, Dong-Ho Cho, Faical Turki, Florian Risch, In-Soo Suh, Naoki Shinohara, Soon-Man Hong, Sung-Kwan Jung
ISBN: 076808153X / 9780768081534
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 224
Publisher: SAE
Year: 2015
Availability: 45-60 days

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Around the world, the major automakers are developing their strategies for conductive and wireless charging technologies, with concerted efforts to establish technical standards on wireless electric vehicle charging, mainly focused on the safety considerations and inter-operability.

Wireless Charging Technology and the Future of Electric Transportation covers the current status of wireless power transfer (WPT) technology and its potential applications to the future road and rail transportation systems.

Focusing on the applications of WPT technology to electric vehicle charging and the future green transportation field, Wireless Charging Technology and the Future of Electric Transportation was written collaboratively by nine experts in the field, led by Dr. In-Soo Suh, a professor and researcher from the Korean Advanced Institute of Technology (KAIST).

  • Working principles of wireless power transfer technology
  • Current technology and its projected future impact on electric vehicles
  • Comparison between conductive and wireless charging of electric vehicles
  • Introduction to dynamic wireless charging systems
  • Technological challenges and international technical standards activities
  • Applications in consumer electronics, rail, aviation, marine, and off-road transportation
  • Long-distance electrical energy transfer

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Foreword
Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Green Transportation and Electric Vehicles
Chapter 3 : EV Charging Technology : Conductive and Wireless
Chapter 4 : An Overview of OLEV Technology
Chapter 5 : Wireless Power Transfer Technical Issues and Challenges
Chapter 6 : Markets, Strategies, and Standards for EVs with WPT
Chapter 7 : Wireless Charging of Consumer Electronics in the Automotive Industry
Chapter 8 : Railway Application of WPT
Chapter 9 : Long-Distance Power Transfer
Chapter 10 : Industrial Applications of WPT

Concluding Remarks
Index
About the Authors