Smart Charging of Future Electric Vehicles Using Roadway Infrastructure

Roadways represent an important part of transportation infrastructure, serving as a backbone to enable better mobility for people and goods. Because roadways greatly impact the economic growth and development of communities, state-of-the-art research has focused on planning, designing, and constructing roadways to reduce environmental impact, increase sustainability, and improve the efficiency of transportation flow. However, due to increasingly large demands for reduced driver stress, independent mobility for non-drivers, and increased safety and in-vehicle infotainment, further research is called for on the development of novel roadways that can adapt for future vehicles (e.g., electric or self-driving cars). Inspired by the great amount of renewable energy sources available on the roadways such as mechanical pressure and frictional heat, and aiming to tackle today’s challenges caused by the limited battery capacity of modern electric and self-driving cars, this research project will explore, develop and implement innovative smart charging techniques for vehicles of the future (electric and self-driving cars) – namely, smart and illuminative charging (SIC) – by integrating existing roadways, state-of-the-art nanomaterials and power electronics technologies to create a smart, sustainable transportation infrastructure.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $130000
• Contract Numbers:

  18ITSTSA03

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Department of Transportation

  Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Department of Transportation

  Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Transportation Consortium of South-Central States

  Louisiana State University
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70803
• Project Managers:

  Dessouky, Samer

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Texas, San Antonio

  1 UTSA Circle
  San Antonio, TX  United States  78249

  University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

  Department of Civil Engineering
  Albuquerque, NM  United States  87131-0001
• Principal Investigators:

  Ahmed, Sara

  Ahn, Ethan

  Taha, Mahmoud

  Dessouky, Samer

• Start Date: 20180315
• Expected Completion Date: 20190915
• Actual Completion Date: 20190915
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Electric vehicle charging; Electric vehicles; Infrastructure; Intelligent vehicles; Nanostructured materials; Polymer concrete; Sustainable transportation
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Energy; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01664046
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Consortium of South-Central States
• Contract Numbers: 18ITSTSA03
• Files: UTC, RiP
• Created Date: Mar 19 2018 10:50PM