Dynamic Wireless Vehicle Charging With Speed and Position Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electric vehicles experience frequent stop events for recharging due to power depletion, leading to undesired downtime and inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A computing system on the vehicle detects charge pads along the route, identifies their characteristics and operational parameters, and modifies vehicle operations to optimize power reception while in motion, including adjusting speed, position, and panel positioning to enhance dynamic wireless charging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the vehicle stops to recharge electrical components, then the battery or energy storage device can be recharged, but the vehicle experiences undesired downtime and operational interruptions
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from static charging (vehicle must stop) to dynamic charging (vehicle charges while moving). The charge panel on the vehicle dynamically interacts with charge pads embedded in the driving surface, enabling continuous power transfer during motion. This resolves the contradiction by allowing the vehicle to maintain operation while recharging, eliminating downtime.
Solution Approach 2:
The dynamic wireless power transfer system enables continuous charging action throughout the vehicle's operation. Instead of intermittent charging during stops, the vehicle continuously receives power from charge pads along its route, maintaining uninterrupted useful action and eliminating operational interruptions.
2Productivity
If the vehicle travels at higher speed, then operational efficiency improves, but the ability to receive wireless power from charge pads deteriorates due to reduced interaction time
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs dynamic adjustment of charging parameters based on vehicle speed. The computing system modifies operational parameters such as charge panel positioning, power transfer rate, and charge pad activation timing to optimize power reception at various speeds. This allows the vehicle to maintain high operational efficiency while ensuring sufficient power transfer even at higher velocities.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters including charge panel position, power transmission intensity, and charge pad activation timing based on detected vehicle speed. These parameter adjustments ensure optimal power reception efficiency across different speed ranges, resolving the contradiction between speed and power transfer effectiveness.
3Use of energy by moving object
If the vehicle modifies its speed and position to optimize charging, then power reception improves, but the vehicle loses operational flexibility and autonomy
Solution Approach 1:
The computing system continuously monitors vehicle operational parameters, charge pad characteristics, and power transfer efficiency. Based on this feedback, the system automatically adjusts speed, position, and charge panel configuration to optimize charging while maintaining vehicle autonomy. The driver receives minimal intervention, preserving ease of operation while maximizing power reception.
Solution Approach 2:
The vehicle's computing system autonomously manages the charging process by detecting charge pads, identifying their characteristics, and modifying operational parameters without requiring driver intervention. The system serves itself by automatically optimizing power reception while maintaining normal vehicle operation, resolving the contradiction between charging efficiency and operational autonomy.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables continuous power transfer to vehicle components while moving, reducing downtime and enhancing operational efficiency by allowing vehicles to recharge dynamically without halting.
Implementation Method 1
a charge panel configured to accept electrical power from the charge pad
Data Source
AI summary
Presented herein are systems and methods of modifying vehicle operations to charge electrical components. A computing system having one or more processors coupled with at least one memory is configured to detect a charge pad along a route of a vehicle. The vehicle may have a charge panel configured to accept electrical power from the charge pad to provide to one or more electrical components in the vehicle. The computing system is configured to modify, in accordance with at least one of the plurality of characteristics of the charge pad and the plurality of operational parameters of the vehicle, at least one operation of the vehicle to receive the electrical power from the charge pad.