Wireless Power Transfer: A World View of Electromagnetic Compatibility and Field Exposure

Date: 31/10/2024
Time: 10:00 am
Presenter: Ky Sealy
Abstract: Wireless Power Transfer for Electric Vehicles (WPT-EV) is a key enabling technology for broader electric vehicle (EV) adoption and the imperative link to autonomy in a greener world. Regulators and Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) around the world are striving to understand its potential impact to radiocommunications and human exposure. There are a wide range of myths and technical misunderstandings being propagated regarding the true realities and potential impacts of WPT-EV and how it should be assessed – including metrology of measurement and determine appropriate limitations. This presentation provides a global overview of existing and on-going discussions and the real-world facts to overcome the myths of Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Electromagnetic Field (EMF) exposure for WPT-EV.
Ky Sealy
Ky Sealy currently works for WiTricity Corporation as a WiTricity Engineering Fellow.  Ky graduated with his Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Utah State University in 2006, where he has since taught several electrical engineering classes as an invited lecturer.  He is a world-renowned expert in the field of wireless power transfer and is currently involved as an expert or in a leadership role in multiple standards organizations such as SAE, IEC, ISO, CISPR, ITU-R, AirFuel Alliance, and others.  Ky represents the United States as a wireless power expert and delegate for many of these standards and consults administrations on related matters including electromagnetic emissions, compatibility, and exposure amongst other topics.  Ky has a broad background in electrical engineering and software design and is a named inventor on a number of patents and patents pending as well as publications primarily in the areas resonant wireless power transfer.  A more detailed profile can be found on-line at https://www.linkedin.com/in/kysealy/.