September 1, 2015 – With the successful demonstration of a 6.9-kilowatt wireless power transfer system boasting 85 percent grid-to-vehicle efficiency, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and partners are gearing up for the next phase of the electrified vehicles project. The recent demonstration, hosted by Clemson University, utilized several Toyota vehicles and power electronics solutions developed by ORNL. Cisco collaborated with ORNL to provide wireless communications solutions while Clemson’s International Center for Automotive Research and International Transportation Innovation Center provided a testing facility and communications integration. Next, researchers will install a sequence of coils that will allow vehicles to receive power wirelessly while in motion at the test site, located in Greenville, S.C. In addition to Toyota and Cisco, other partners in the $8.3 million project are Duke Energy and Evatran.
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