Print Email Facebook Twitter Roadway to self-healing highways with integrated wireless electric vehicle charging and sustainable energy harvesting technologies Title Roadway to self-healing highways with integrated wireless electric vehicle charging and sustainable energy harvesting technologies Author Prasanth, V. (TU Delft DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage) Shekhar, A. (TU Delft DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage) Visser, E.R.A. (Student TU Delft) Scheele, Natalia (Student TU Delft) Chandra Mouli, G.R. (TU Delft DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage) Bauer, P. (TU Delft DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage) Silvester, S. (TU Delft Applied Ergonomics and Design) Date 2018 Abstract Development of electric mobility and sustainable energy result in new technologies such as contactless electric vehicle charging and roadway energy harvesting methods, but also self-healing asphalt roads. By combining these technologies a new concept of Future Sustainable Roads for Electric Mobility is created and presented in the paper. This paper bridges the gap created by these unilateral technology developments using a multi-disciplinary approach including placing cautions when necessary and suggesting viable alternatives for optimal utilization of these energy transfer and conversion techniques. Through theoretical analysis, simulations, and tests on lab-scale experimental prototypes, the impact of our proposal is showcased. Thermal and loss models are developed for self-healing asphalt. Also, integration study of solar roads and contactless charging is performed. Applying the insight gained from the results, it is discussed how some challenges also pave a way towards interesting opportunities, for instance, infrastructure sharing for material use optimization and efficient mosaic integration. Finally, an economic viability case study is presented for a future Dutch highway with such newly emerging components. Subject Contactless power transferElectric vehiclesGreen energyInductive healingIPTRenewable energySelf-healing roads To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:9895af12-53da-41c7-83b2-cf93adcd6bff DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.12.108 ISSN 0306-2619 Source Applied Energy, 212, 1226-1239 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2018 V. Prasanth, A. Shekhar, E.R.A. Visser, Natalia Scheele, G.R. Chandra Mouli, P. Bauer, S. Silvester Files PDF 1_s2.0_S0306261917318287_main.pdf 1.59 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:9895af12-53da-41c7-83b2-cf93adcd6bff/datastream/OBJ/view