The 3 brand new electric trams operate on the 2.2 km-long course from the park and will continue to 97 individuals at rates of between 20~40 mph.
The trams draw energy via non-contact magnetic charging out of electricity strips embedded in the street. The power strips are just required in 400 meters of their 2.2-kilometer (1.4-mile) route, roughly 18-20 percent of their entire distance.
The Open Leading Electric Vehicle & System (OLEV) project started in 2009 to search for a means of solving the battery issues of electrical automobiles. KAIST created the concept of providing electricity straight to the cars rather than depending solely on onboard battery life power.
A The scientific concept behind the idea's existed for approximately 100 decades and is employed in charging electric toothbrushes and razors.
The tram collects power from electricity cables buried underground via a non-contact magnetic charging approach. The electricity collection gear installed to the OLEV tram collect power from underground wires buried beneath the surface and distributes the electricity to operate the automobile or to recharge or keep up battery.
To benefit from this experience, OLEV developed mainstay technology like the Shaped Magnetic Field In Resonance which permits an electrical tram to accumulate both the magnetic fields and convert them to power or Segment Technology that securely manages the flow of electromagnetic waves with a automatic power-on/shut-down system preventing accidental exposure from electromagnetic waves for pedestrians.
The roadway is inserted using underground recharging strips which are broken up into many segments to ensure, when a tram pushes over a section, a detector in the section is switched on, along with the tram over the section picks up power. Since charging happens while the car is moving, there's absolutely no need to set up fixed charging channels or possess the vehicle inoperative when recharging.
The OLEV always receives electrical power, whether running or stopped and consequently, OLEV eliminates the necessity to equip the car with heavy, bulky batteries.A The OLEV's battery is one-fifth of their magnitude of batteries installed in electrical vehicles.
KAIST claims that the underground electricity lines just have to get located in 20 percent of their entire route like in tram stops and intersections.
The debut of the OLEV train is your next step in KAIST's roadmap that intends to result from the eventual commercialization of this technology. The next step includes the development of technical prototype technologies to OLEV (2011), followed by the growth of standard prototype technologies (2012) and ultimately the introduction of a commercial product to the marketplace in 2013.
KAIST anticipates the OLEV technologies to be utilized in several businesses from transport to electronic equipment, aviation, marine transportation, robotics, and leisure.