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EV Recharging
Ezer said. Each Electreon receiver for
heavy-duty EVs is capable of supplying
up to 25 kW to the battery. Based on
the power transfer rate requirements
of light-duty passenger EVs, Electreon
offers 7 kW and 11 kW receiver options.
Michele Mueller, MDOT Senior Project
Manager for connected and automated
vehicles, said that electrified roadways
could accelerate the adoption of EVs by
enabling continuous vehicle operation
via safe and sustainable public street
energy platforms. " A wireless in-road
charging system will be revolutionary
for EVs by potentially extending an
EV's battery charge without having
to stop (and plug-in), " Mueller said.
She added that electrified roadways
also could reduce EV range anxiety.
Four-Season Testing
The Detroit demonstration project
Figure 4: An Electreon employee signs her
name on an in-road charging coil before road
resurfacing is completed in Gotland, Sweden. The
Smartroad Gotland project began operations in
early 2020 as a pre-commercial demonstration of
an electrified roadway. (Image: Electreon)
will provide a four-season venue to test
hardware and performance objectives.
Electreon's Tongur said that based on
findings from ongoing projects in Europe,
weather won't be an issue. " Since the
(wireless) infrastructure lies beneath
the roadway, the energy transfer is not
affected by snow and ice. The road can
be maintained - plowed, salted, etc.
- as usual without affecting the coils
beneath the asphalt, " Tongur said.
Wireless charging of EVs isn't new
to America, as the largest fleet of
all-electric transit buses in the U.S.
use a patented wireless charging
system from Salt Lake City, Utahbased
WAVE (Wireless Advanced
Vehicle Electrification). Forty-eight
of Southern California's Antelope
Valley Transit Authority's 54 BYDbuilt
buses are fitted with WAVE
undercarriage receivers. Those WAVEcompatible
electric buses use wireless
charging depots located within a
100 square-mile (260 km) area.
This article was written by Kami
Buchholz, an automotive journalist and
longstanding contributor to the SAE
Media Group, who specializes in a wide
spectrum of technology coverage for
the automotive and commercial-vehicle
industries. For more information, visit
www.mobilityengineeringtech.com.
ABOVE-GROUND MANAGEMENT UNIT
UNDER-GROUND MANAGEMENT UNIT
UNDER-ROAD COIL SEGMENTS
Figure 5: An electric truck is being wirelessly charged in Gotland, Sweden, as part of Electreon's 'Smartroad Gotland' project. Image includes technology
overview graphics. (Image: Electreon)
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