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Design and Realization of an Inductive Power Transfer for Shuttles in Automated Warehouses

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  • Massimo Ceraolo

    (Department of Energy, Systems, Territory and Constructions Engineering, University of Pisa, Lungarno Antonio Pacinotti, 43, 56126 Pisa, PI, Italy)

  • Valentina Consolo

    (Department of Energy, Systems, Territory and Constructions Engineering, University of Pisa, Lungarno Antonio Pacinotti, 43, 56126 Pisa, PI, Italy)

  • Mauro Di Monaco

    (Department of Electrical and Information Engineering “Maurizio Scarano”, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Viale dell’Università, 03043 Cassino, FR, Italy)

  • Giovanni Lutzemberger

    (Department of Energy, Systems, Territory and Constructions Engineering, University of Pisa, Lungarno Antonio Pacinotti, 43, 56126 Pisa, PI, Italy)

  • Antonino Musolino

    (Department of Energy, Systems, Territory and Constructions Engineering, University of Pisa, Lungarno Antonio Pacinotti, 43, 56126 Pisa, PI, Italy)

  • Rocco Rizzo

    (Department of Energy, Systems, Territory and Constructions Engineering, University of Pisa, Lungarno Antonio Pacinotti, 43, 56126 Pisa, PI, Italy)

  • Giuseppe Tomasso

    (Department of Electrical and Information Engineering “Maurizio Scarano”, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Viale dell’Università, 03043 Cassino, FR, Italy)

Abstract

The inductive power transfer (IPT) is expected to greatly contribute towards electrification in transportation. In fact, IPT charging technology has the potential to overcome several limitations of conductive charging: in particular, the process can be fully automatable, and both static and dynamic charging are allowed, thus reducing the size of the battery pack. Additionally, safety is increased due to the absence of safety issues related to loss of cable insulation or to the unwanted interruption of the plug-socket connection. This paper presents, from a systematic approach, the design and realization of a prototype for IPT charging of autonomous shuttles in automated warehouses. First of all, the typical mission profile of the shuttle was properly identified, and a storage system based on power-oriented electrochemical cells was sized. Based on that, the architecture of the IPT system was chosen, both for transmitting and receiving sections. The pads were designed for this purpose, by considering the geometric constraints imposed by the manufacturer, through the utilization of the finite elements method. Finally, the power electronic circuitry was also designed. Numerical simulations of the components, as well as of the complete system, were performed and a prototype was built to widely verify the correspondence of the simulation outputs with the results obtained from an experimental measurements campaign.

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  • Massimo Ceraolo & Valentina Consolo & Mauro Di Monaco & Giovanni Lutzemberger & Antonino Musolino & Rocco Rizzo & Giuseppe Tomasso, 2021. "Design and Realization of an Inductive Power Transfer for Shuttles in Automated Warehouses," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(18), pages 1-20, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:18:p:5660-:d:631852
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