The Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) team, Alternative Energy Grid Integration and Systems (AEGIS), had their research paper accepted for publication at the IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois. “Economic Feasibility of Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer Lanes in Indiana Freight Corridors” will be presented in oral sessions on March 10-11, 2022.

The paper evaluates the financial feasibility of dynamic wireless power transfer (DWPT), also known as dynamic wireless charging, for major highways in Indiana. Their study found that DWPT technology has the potential to be economically profitable for the developer/roadway operator as well as heavy-duty freight fleet owners.

The AEGIS project uses advanced methods to analyze and design modern electric power components and systems, such as electric vehicles and smart grids. Professor Dionysios Aliprantis with Purdue University’s Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering is the VIP faculty mentor, and Diala Haddad was the Fall 2021 graduate student mentor. The undergraduate members and co-authors are Paloma Arellano, Daniel Bernicke, Miguel Castilho, Bryson Gilley, Zach Lagpacan, Chris Maxey, Artur Pilaszewicz, and Will Young.

Their project work is part of Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification (ASPIRE), a National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center.
 

About VIP:

The Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to earn academic credit while engaging in authentic and extended research and design projects related to active research areas of Purdue faculty members and national, international, and industry-sponsored design challenges. Students can participate on interdisciplinary and vertically-integrated teams (first-year through seniors) with faculty and graduate student mentors for multiple semesters to address these real-world research and design challenges.