The maturity of electric road systems
2016 (English)In: 2016 International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016, article id 7841380Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Electric Road System (ERS) is a technology concept that has the potential to heavily reduce fossil fuel dependency. ERS is defined by dynamic power transfer from the road to the vehicle while the vehicle is in motion and could be achieved through different power transfer technologies from the road to the vehicle such as rail, overhead-line, and wireless solutions. The investment cost to implement ERS will be high and decision makers will require knowledge about how mature different solutions are compared to the conventional and alternative technologies. However, while there are numerous ERS development and demonstration projects globally, it is unclear which technological solution that is best suited for large scale implementation. Drawing on the method associated with Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs), this article evaluates the maturity level of the different ERS technologies and focuses on the power transfer technology subsystem. Thereby it contributes to discourse on sustainable transportation and the development of ERS.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016. article id 7841380
Keywords [en]
Decision making, Electric railroads, Electric utilities, Energy transfer, Fighter aircraft, Fossil fuels, Propulsion, Railroads, Rails, Roads and streets, Ship propulsion, Ships, Vehicles, Alternative technologies, Decision makers, Demonstration project, Investment costs, Sustainable transportation, Technological solution, Technology readiness levels, Wireless solutions, Transportation
National Category
Computer and Information Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-29349DOI: 10.1109/ESARS-ITEC.2016.7841380Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85015364998ISBN: 978-1-5090-0814-8 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-29349DiVA, id: diva2:1095632
Conference
2016 International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles and International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC 2016), November 2-4, 2016, Toulouse, France
2017-05-152017-05-152023-05-25Bibliographically approved