Human Exposure Influence Analysis for Wireless Electric Vehicle Battery Charging
Wireless charging schemes aim to counter some drawbacks of electric vehicles’ wired charging, such as the fact that it does not encourage mobility, leads to safety issues regarding high voltage cables, power adapters high cost, and has more battery waste by companies. In this paper, a comparative st...
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| author | Adel El-Shahat Joshua Danjuma Almoataz Y. Abdelaziz Shady H. E. Abdel Aleem |
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| description | Wireless charging schemes aim to counter some drawbacks of electric vehicles’ wired charging, such as the fact that it does not encourage mobility, leads to safety issues regarding high voltage cables, power adapters high cost, and has more battery waste by companies. In this paper, a comparative study of wireless power transfer multiple coil geometries is performed to analyze the efficiency, coupling coefficient, mutual inductance, and magnetic flux density production for each geometry. Results show that coil geometry, current excitation, and shielding techniques within the Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging (WEVC) system substantially influence magnetic flux leakage. In addition, the paper proposes an analytical framework for a WEVC scheme via electromagnetic resonance coupling. Safety considerations of the WEVC system, including the effects on humans, are investigated in several scenarios based on the relative location of the human while EV charging is conducted as the leading paper’s goal. The exposure measurements are performed across various radial distances from the coils using 3-D FEA ANSYS Maxwell Software (American technology company, Pennsylvania, United States). The analysis shows that WEVC systems can achieve high power transfer, resulting in increased magnetic flux leakage around the coils. The safe distance for humans and animals during the charging sequence is attained from research results. For instance, in the 120 mm spiral coil, 120 mm square coil, and 600 mm spiral coil operating at 1 A, excitation, the SAR levels are under the threshold of 700 mm away from the coils. For the 600 mm spiral coil excited at 8 A, the SAR levels fall under the threshold at 900 mm away from the coils. When shielding is utilized, the safe distance is improved by up to 350 mm. Considering the regulations of the Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) standards, 600 mm is a safe distance away from the coils, and, vertically, anywhere past 300 mm is safe for humans. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-13a15215971c4b65a3f55385c2352c202023-11-23T15:40:03ZengMDPI AGClean Technologies2571-87972022-08-014378580510.3390/cleantechnol4030048Human Exposure Influence Analysis for Wireless Electric Vehicle Battery ChargingAdel El-Shahat0Joshua Danjuma1Almoataz Y. Abdelaziz2Shady H. E. Abdel Aleem3Energy Technology Program, School of Engineering Technology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USAProterra Inc., Greenville, SC 29601, USAFaculty of Engineering and Technology, Future University in Egypt, Cairo 11841, EgyptValley Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology, Science Valley Academy, Qalubia 44971, EgyptWireless charging schemes aim to counter some drawbacks of electric vehicles’ wired charging, such as the fact that it does not encourage mobility, leads to safety issues regarding high voltage cables, power adapters high cost, and has more battery waste by companies. In this paper, a comparative study of wireless power transfer multiple coil geometries is performed to analyze the efficiency, coupling coefficient, mutual inductance, and magnetic flux density production for each geometry. Results show that coil geometry, current excitation, and shielding techniques within the Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging (WEVC) system substantially influence magnetic flux leakage. In addition, the paper proposes an analytical framework for a WEVC scheme via electromagnetic resonance coupling. Safety considerations of the WEVC system, including the effects on humans, are investigated in several scenarios based on the relative location of the human while EV charging is conducted as the leading paper’s goal. The exposure measurements are performed across various radial distances from the coils using 3-D FEA ANSYS Maxwell Software (American technology company, Pennsylvania, United States). The analysis shows that WEVC systems can achieve high power transfer, resulting in increased magnetic flux leakage around the coils. The safe distance for humans and animals during the charging sequence is attained from research results. For instance, in the 120 mm spiral coil, 120 mm square coil, and 600 mm spiral coil operating at 1 A, excitation, the SAR levels are under the threshold of 700 mm away from the coils. For the 600 mm spiral coil excited at 8 A, the SAR levels fall under the threshold at 900 mm away from the coils. When shielding is utilized, the safe distance is improved by up to 350 mm. Considering the regulations of the Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) standards, 600 mm is a safe distance away from the coils, and, vertically, anywhere past 300 mm is safe for humans.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-8797/4/3/48human exposureANSYSsafetydesignmodellinganalysis |
| spellingShingle | Adel El-Shahat Joshua Danjuma Almoataz Y. Abdelaziz Shady H. E. Abdel Aleem Human Exposure Influence Analysis for Wireless Electric Vehicle Battery Charging Clean Technologies human exposure ANSYS safety design modelling analysis |
| title | Human Exposure Influence Analysis for Wireless Electric Vehicle Battery Charging |
| title_full | Human Exposure Influence Analysis for Wireless Electric Vehicle Battery Charging |
| title_fullStr | Human Exposure Influence Analysis for Wireless Electric Vehicle Battery Charging |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human Exposure Influence Analysis for Wireless Electric Vehicle Battery Charging |
| title_short | Human Exposure Influence Analysis for Wireless Electric Vehicle Battery Charging |
| title_sort | human exposure influence analysis for wireless electric vehicle battery charging |
| topic | human exposure ANSYS safety design modelling analysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-8797/4/3/48 |
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