Toward a wireless charging for battery electric vehicles at traffic intersections

In near future, Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) will become widely accepted and used. One of the main challenges of BEVs is their limited energy capacity. Current battery technologies require BEVs to make frequent trips, in comparison to traditional refuel, to charging stations for recharging. In this paper, we envision a new scheme for charging of BEV based on wireless charging. Our scheme exploits the frequent BEVs stops at traffic intersections to charge their batteries via wireless charging device. We study how to integrate control strategy at traffic intersections for maximizing charging while minimizing waiting delays. Simulation results are provided to show the effectiveness of proposed charging schemes.