Important Milestone achievements for MILAS (Modular intelligent wireless charging system for autonomous shuttles)

Lathen, 13.02.24: It has been with great pleasure to have welcomed the MILAS project team last week at INTIS Research & Development Center in Lathen for the presentation of a major milestone achievement.
A goal of the MILAS project is to investigate and evaluate the use of Wireless Charging for autonomous shuttle bus transportation systems. The project is running until 31st December 2024.

The meeting was focusing on the presentation of a 11 kW wireless charger for the NAVYA EVO shuttle bus as well as to agree on the next steps until the commissioning of the system in Bad Staffelstein, Germany.

Two stationary Wireless Charging stations of 11 kW charging power will be installed in Bad Staffelstein by mid of June 2024 on an approximately 3 km long test track with two bus stops, one at Obermain Therme and one at Ringstrasse.
Furthermore, in order to power the application as much as possible free of CO2 emissions, solar panels are part of the project scope for vehicle propulsion energy provision.

INTIS presented to the MILAS project team the charging features as follows:

• 11 kW nominal charging power with more than 94% power transfer efficiency within the full range of charging coil airgap and coil offsets (according to IEC standard 61980-1)

• Charging the 80 V battery with up to 140 Amps charging current

• Nominal airgap of 300 mm, accommodating a transmitter coil installation of 10 cm below the road surface, in order to support up to 40 t heavy duty vehicles traffic load.

We would like to thank all participants for their visit:

Bergische Universität Wuppertal
Prof. Benedikt Schmülling
Norman Haußmann
Steven Stroka

Stadt Bad Staffelstein
Michael Böhm

Technische Universität München (TUM)
Paul Bischoff

Valeo
Michael Schmidt
Ferdinand Schmitt

IBC-Solar
Stratis Tapanlis
Harald Müller

We'll keep you posted…

Regards,
Yours INTIS Team

INTIS GmbH
Hermann-Kemper-Str. 23
49762 Lathen
Germany

About INTIS:
INTIS Integrated Infrastructure Solutions GmbH was founded in 2011. It is a 100 % subsidiary of IABG mbH. The company is headquartered in Hamburg. All development facilities, laboratories and workshops are located at the site of the former Transrapid test facility Emsland (TVE) in Lathen, Emsland.

INTIS specializes in the development and sales of integrated solutions for the power supply of vehicles with electric powertrains. One of the focal points is non-contact, wireless power transfer systems (chargers) for road vehicles, micro mobility vehicles (e-bikes, cargo bikes, e-scooters), industrial vehicles and maritime applications.

For development work, prototypical realizations, experimental validations/tests, product transfer and qualification as well as for contributions to the standardization of inductive energy transmission systems, the INTIS experts are using their own simulation tools, test facilities and workshops at their disposal. In addition, INTIS has access to the development expertise and test facilities of its parent company (IABG mbH).

Since 2012, a wide variety of systems for inductive charging of vehicles have been delivered. In addition to stationary energy transmission solutions (wireless charging for vehicles in parking spaces), the service and delivery portfolio also includes solutions for vehicle charging while driving as well as combined charging (cable charging and wireless charging in a charging station).
The solutions supplied by INTIS today already largely meet requirements of existing or upcoming standards. INTIS provides a German representative for standardization at the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

INTIS Integrated Infrastructure Solutions GmbH
Hermann-Kemper-Str. 23
49762 Lathen
Germany

For further information please contact INTIS at: automotive@intis.de

This release was published on openPR.