Host: Catholic University of Leuven, Bruges, Belgium
Co-supervisor/mentors: N.B. Carvalho & A.K. Baghel* (UAveiro, PT), C. Lecluyse (MPW, BE)
Required profile: Electrical Engineering or equivalent
Desirable skills/interests: Electrical and electronic engineering; Systems engineering; EMC; Electromagntism
Objectives: Identification, characterization, and mitigation of electromagnetic interference (EMI) in dynamic electric vehicle wireless charging applications. The DC will systematically analyse the sources and propagation paths of EMI in time-varying coupling environments, where both vehicle motion and surrounding infrastructure influence electromagnetic interactions. Advanced near-field scanning, spectral analysis, and electromagnetic co-simulation tools will be employed to quantify key disturbance parameters, including coil misalignment, conductive chassis effects, and switching transients from power converters. Full-wave simulations will be performed. Based on these insights, mitigation strategies such as shielding layer optimization, grounding schemes, and spatial field confinement will be developed and validated experimentally.
Project: Identifying, measuring, and mitigating electromagnetic interference in dynamic EV applications (WP3)
