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E-bike battery charging: Methods and circuits

Fabio GendusoValeria BoscainoRosario MiceliA. O. Di TommasoFilippo Pellitteri

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Battery (electricity)Engineeringbusiness.industryvehicular and wireless technologieTransmitterElectrical engineeringwireless power transferTopology (electrical circuits)Settore ING-IND/32 - Convertitori Macchine E Azionamenti ElettriciCharging stationSystems architecturewireless battery chargingWirelessinductive power transferAutomotive batteryWireless power transferbusiness

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Today, academic and industrial research is focused on innovative battery charging methods to ensure complete mobility of both handheld devices and electric vehicles. Wireless power transfer is actually the leading strategy even if efficiency related issues are to be solved for a successful marketing. In this paper, a wireless battery charging station is proposed for electric assisted pedal bikes. If compared with existing wireless solutions, the proposed system architecture improves power conversion efficiency of the charging equipment. The simulation model of the whole charging station is described in detail. The transmitter, receiver and inductive coupling circuits are described and design criteria are given for further applications. The model is implemented in SPICE simulation environment and simulation results are presented to test the efficiency of the proposed topology.

https://doi.org/10.1109/iccep.2013.6586975