Gerard COQUERY

Dr. Gerard COQUERY


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Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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24 November 2019 in World Electric Vehicle Journal
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SLStéphane LAPORTE
Stéphane LAPORTE
GCGerard COQUERY
Gerard COQUERY
VDVirginie DENIAU
Virginie DENIAU
Alexandre De BernardinisAlexandre De Bernardinis
Alexandre De Bernardinis
Nicolas HautièreNicolas Hautière
Nicolas Hautière
In a context of growing electrification of road transport, Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) appears as an appealing alternative technology as it enables Electric Vehicles (EVs) to charge while driving and without any mechanical contact (with overhead cables or rails in the ground). Although the WPT technology background dates from the end of 20th century, recent advances in semiconductor technologies have enabled the first real demonstrations. Within the FABRIC European project, the French research Institute VEDECOM and its partners implemented a whole prototype wireless power transfer charging infrastructure. The first demonstrations of Inductive WPT in different real driving conditions (up to 20 kW, from 0 to 100 km/h, with one or two serial vehicles) were provided. This paper describes the prototype equipment and its instrumentation and provides the system characterization results. The future of the Inductive WPT technology is further discussed considering its different technical and economic challenges. In parallel, how this technology could be part of future generation road infrastructures is discussed. Future research and demonstration steps are presented in the conclusion.