Electric Cars and

In-Transit

Charging

A Brief Overview

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How does

this

in-transit

charging

work?

3

How d

o

elec

tric

car

s

wor

k?

Powered by batteries, which need to be recharged

Fewer moving parts than gas vehicles

Regenerative braking helps recharge the batteries to save energy

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Main parts

of an electric

car

Chassis

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No carbon emissions

(smog) Can charge at home or at

public charging stations

Less use of fossil fuels

More efficient use of

energy

Does not pollute the

environment

Advanta

ges of

elect

ric ca

rs

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Carbon

Emissions

(Smog)

Toronto without smog Toronto with smog

Smog is air pollution caused in-part

by combustion engines

Electric cars don’t produce smog

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Cons

of

elec

tric car

s

Drives for shorter lengths than a car using gas (Range Anxiety)

Takes a long time to charge

Electric cars are more expensive

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Overcoming

Range

Anxiety In-transit charging:

Conductive

In-road inductive

chargers

Options

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Larger batteries

Batteries with higher

energy density

9Dedicated

Charging

Lain in

highways for

In-Transit

Charging

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Benefits of

in-transit

charging

You can go to Toronto, Ottawa or even Nova Scotia without stopping to charge your battery

Uses smaller, lighter, and less expensive batteries

Cars can charge while driving

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Can in-

transit

charging

really work?

Yes, but these are what need to be done first:

Making the conductors retractable

Safety system when the car engages and disengages the in-transit lane

Automatic payment and billing system

Making the in-transit system weather-proof

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Government regulations and standards

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Ack

now

ledg

eme

nts

We are grateful for the financial support of Ontario Research Fund and Automotive Partnership Canada for the development of this setup.

The contributions of Kevin Cochran, Amko Verkerk, George Tzoganakis, Adrian Neil, and Mitch Rushton have been significant in the design, fabrication and programming of this setup and are very appreciated.

Amir Khajepour, PhD, PEngProfessor and Canada Research Chair in Mechatronic Vehicle SystemsPrincipal Investigator, Green Intelligent Transportation Systems – Green ITS