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

Journal article (2020)

Authors

G.R. Chandra Mouli DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage - EEMCS
P.J. van Duijsen DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage - EEMCS
F. Grazian DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage - EEMCS
P. Bauer DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage - EEMCS
O. Isabella Photovoltaic Materials and Devices - EEMCS
Research Group
DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage (EEMCS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2020 G.R. Chandra Mouli, P.J. van Duijsen, F. Grazian, Ajay Jamodkar, P. Bauer, O. Isabella
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en13143549
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Published Date

2020

Language

English

Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Department

Electrical Sustainable Energy

Research Group

DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage

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.