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Bi-directional Wireless Grid Interfaces for Electric Vehicles

Held on the 29th Jan 2019

at 11am to
12:30pm


Add to Calendar 2019-01-29 11:00:00 2019-01-29 12:30:00 Australia/Sydney Bi-directional Wireless Grid Interfaces for Electric Vehicles

Electric vehicles improve air-quality, offer grid services through the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) concept and are ideal for sustainable living. As a result, they are becoming increasingly popular as the means of future transport. For V2G applications, Electric vehicles essentially require a bi-directional power interface with the electricity network (grid) to allow for both storing (charging) and retrieval (discharging) of energy, which can be achieved by either wired or wireless means. The latter, based primarily on Inductive Power Transfer (IPT) technology, is more attractive being convenient, safe, and ideal for both stationary and dynamic (while on the move) charging of electric vehicles.

In this seminar, Professor Madawla will explore presents trends and the latest advances in wireless grid integration of electric vehicles, focusing particularly on the bi-directional wireless power transfer (BD-WPT) technology developed for V2G applications.

About the speaker

Dr. Udaya K. MadawalaUdaya K. Madawala graduated with a B.Sc. (Electrical Engineering) (Hons) degree from The University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka in 1987, and received his PhD (Power Electronics) from The University of Auckland, New Zealand in 1993 as a Commonwealth Doctoral Scholar.

At the completion of his PhD, he was employed by Fisher & Paykel Ltd, New Zealand, as a Research and Development Engineer to develop new technologies for motor drives. In 1997 he joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Auckland and, at present as a Full Professor, he focuses on a number of power electronics projects related to wireless grid integration of electric vehicles for V2G applications and renewable energy.