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

Gautham Ram Chandra Mouli; Peter van Duijsen; Francesca Grazian; Ajay Jamodkar; Pavol Bauer; Olindo Isabella

doi:10.3390/en13143549

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

Gautham Ram Chandra Mouli, Peter van Duijsen, Francesca Grazian, Ajay Jamodkar, Pavol Bauer, Olindo Isabella

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	3549
Pages (from-to)	1-21
Number of pages	21
Journal	Energies
Volume	13
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/en13143549
Publication status	Published - 2020

Keywords

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

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

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