Electric Cars and

In-Transit

ChargingA Brief Overview

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How does this

in-transit

charging work?

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How do

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work?

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

Advantages o

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ars

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Carbon

Emissions

(Smog)

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Smog is air pollution caused in-part by combustion engines

Electric cars don’t produce smog

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Cons

of

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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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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