Modern trends in inductive power transfer for transportation applications

IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 28-41

  Covic, Grant Anthony ^a   Boys, John Talbot ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Inductive power transfer (IPT); Roadway powered electric vehicles; Strongly coupled magnetic resonance; Wireless charging systems

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; COUPLINGS; EFFICIENCY; FACTORY AUTOMATION; INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSMISSION; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETIC LEVITATION VEHICLES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MANUFACTURE;

AUTOMATION SYSTEMS; COMPLEX APPLICATIONS; EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS; INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER; INDUCTIVE POWERTRANSFER (IPT); POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; POWER TRANSFER CAPABILITY; WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEM;

INTEROPERABILITY;

EID: 84893316682     PISSN: 21686777     EISSN: 21686785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JESTPE.2013.2264473     Document Type: Article

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