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

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

Journal Article (2020)

Author(s)

Gautham Ram Chandra Mouli (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science)

Peter van Duijsen (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science)

Francesca Grazian (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science)

Ajay Jamodkar (Student TU Delft)

Pavol Bauer (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science)

Olindo Isabella (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science)

Research Group

DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage

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

DOI related publication

https://doi.org/10.3390/en13143549 Final published version

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Publication Year

2020

Language

English

Research Group

DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage

Journal title

Energies

Issue number

14

Volume number

13

Article number

3549

Pages (from-to)

1-21

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Abstract

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.