Other Issues in Wireless Power Transfer (WPT)

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This course will review other aspects of wireless chargers, such as safety issues, switching frequency band requirement, SAE WPT J2954 standard, object detection methods, communication methods between transmitter and receiver, some testing results of foreign object inserted between the transmitter and receiver are shown. Topics covered include: Human, animal and environment safety; Object detection; SAE J2954 standard for WPT; Wireless communication between the transmitter and receiver; Inductive coupling vs. capacitive coupling; In-motion charging vs. stationary charging and Other applications of WPT: medical, appliance, consumer electronics.

What you will learn:

  • Summarize safety issues related to wireless power transfer technology (WPT)
  • Discuss SAE J2954 standard for WPT
  • Explain the need for interoperability among EV car manufacturers
  • Summarize methods for foreign object detection
  • Discuss the economics of WPT implementation

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Course length: 1 hour

Who should attend: Electrical engineer, Microwave engineer, Design engineer, Systems engineer, Product engineer, Lead engineer, Project engineer, Manufacturing engineer

Instructor

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Chris Mi

Dr. Chris Mi is a fellow of IEEE, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan, Dearborn, and the Director of the US DOE funded GATE Center for Electric Drive Transportation. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, all in electrical engineering. Previously he was an Electrical Engineer with General Electric Canada Inc. He was the President and the Chief Technical Officer of Power Solutions, Inc. from 2008 to 2011. He is the Co-Founder of Gannon Motors and Controls LLC and Mia Motors, Inc.

Publication Year: 2015

ISBN: 978-1-5090-0504-8


Other Issues in Wireless Power Transfer (WPT)
  • Course Provider: Educational Activities
  • Course Number: EDP439
  • Duration (Hours): 1
  • Credits: 0.1 CEU/ 1 PDH