Sustainable e-bike charging station that enables ac, dc andwireless charging from solar energy

Sustainable e-bike charging station that enables ac, dc andwireless charging from solar energy

Chandra Mouli, G.R. (TU Delft DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage)
van Duijsen, P.J. (TU Delft DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage)
Grazian, F. (TU Delft DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage)
Jamodkar, Ajay (Student TU Delft)
Bauer, P. (TU Delft DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage)
Isabella, O. (TU Delft Photovoltaic Materials and Devices)

2020

If electric vehicles have to be truly sustainable, it is essential to charge them from sustainable sources of electricity, such as solar or wind energy. In this paper, the design of solar powered e-bike charging station that provides AC, DC and wireless charging of e-bikes is investigated. The charging station has integrated battery storage that enables for both grid-connected and off-grid operation. The DC charging uses the DC power from the photovoltaic panels directly for charging the e-bike battery without the use of an AC charging adapter. For the wireless charging, the e-bike can be charged through inductive power transfer via the bike kickstand (receiver) and a specially designed tile (transmitter) at the charging station, which provides maximum convenience to the user.

Battery charger
Electric bike
Electric vehicle
Photovoltaic system
Power converter
Wireless power transfer

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:d78fc3ce-8355-474d-80f8-c40aed82b846

https://doi.org/10.3390/en13143549

1996-1073

Energies, 13 (14), 1-21

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© 2020 G.R. Chandra Mouli, P.J. van Duijsen, F. Grazian, Ajay Jamodkar, P. Bauer, O. Isabella