A review of an inductive power transfer system for EV battery charger

Abstract

The whole world is looking forward this year to reducing fuel consumption and creating a cleaner environment for future generations. The development of electric vehicles over the years has proved to be the best solution, despite the challenges they face to reduce their performance. This paper discusses the solution of these challenges, which is how to provide a convenient and less complicated way of charging the battery. It is well known that the plug-in charging is not useful due to the lack of protection and complexity, while the Contactless Power Transfer strategy (CPT) has gained a lot of attention because it provides the energy transfer wirelessly. The inductive power transfer (IPT) can be classified as a part of contactless power transfer. This paper focuses on reviewing how the IPT charging system (parts) works and addresses the many problems that this technology faces in order to design a better system that can achieve a convenient and fast charging.