Date of Award:

5-2024

Document Type:

Dissertation

Degree Name:

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department:

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Committee Chair(s)

Abhilash Kamineni (Committee Chair), Greg Droge (Committee Co-Chair)

Committee

Abhilash Kamineni

Committee

Greg Droge

Committee

Regan Zane

Committee

Jake Gunther

Committee

Kevin Moon

Abstract

Electric vehicles are becoming increasingly popular, battery limitations (cost, size, and weight) complicate electric vehicle adoption. While important research on battery development is ongoing, this dissertation discusses two main approaches to overcome those limitations within the existing battery technology paradigm. Those thrusts are: improving battery health through an optimal charging strategy and minimizing necessary battery size through dynamic wireless power transfer. In this dissertation, relevant literature is discussed, with opportunities for further development considered. Within the two thrusts, three objectives sharpen the focus of the research presented here. First, a planning tool is defined for a battery electric bus fleet. This tool minimizes the summed cost of energy and battery replacement. The second objective is to improve the simplicity, availability, and cost of dynamic wireless power transfer systems. The third objective achieved in this dissertation is to facilitate the adoption of dynamic wireless power transfer systems by improving the modeling of the same.

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