Advancing road-based charging for electric vehicles
By Pierre Hornych on 10/10/2024 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in 1611 Titan Dr., Rantoul, IL 61866
Join Pierre Hornych, Université Gustave Eiffel senior researcher, as he presents via Zoom at the Fall 2024 Kent Seminar Series Thursday, October 10, from 2-3 p.m. (CT).
The Fall 2024 semester is set to feature 13 presentations, each addressing a topic related to the electrification of transportation infrastructure. See the full lineup of speakers for Fall 2024.
Pizza and soft drinks will be provided beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the ICT Classroom.
All presentations will be held on Zoom, but some speakers will present in person at ICT.
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Abstract and Bio
Decarbonizing road transport necessitates innovative solutions. The development of electric vehicles, especially heavy vehicles, poses challenges due to the size and cost of batteries. Dynamic charging of heavy vehicles by the road, known as Electric Road Systems (ERS), offers a promising alternative to reduce battery size. In France, two demonstration projects are testing dynamic charging technologies, by induction and conductive rails, on motorways. This seminar presents Université Gustave Eiffel’s work on integrating these systems into road pavements. Laboratory and full-scale accelerated tests evaluated and compared different integration solutions under heavy vehicle loads, essential steps before real-road deployment.
Hornych is a senior researcher at Université Gustave Eiffel, Nantes Campus, in the Laboratory for Modelling, Experimentation, and Survey of Transport Infrastructures. Former director of LAMES until 2020, Pierre holds an HdR (habilitation to supervise research). His research interests include the mechanical behavior of road and airfield pavements and railway tracks, pavement modeling and design, full-scale accelerated pavement testing, pavement instrumentation and monitoring, and the development of innovative transport infrastructures.