German Research Foundation (DFG) Approves Collaborative Research Centre
German Research Foundation (DFG) Approves Collaborative Research Centre
TALAKO (Taxi Charging Concept for the Public Space)
Project title (German)
TALAKO - Taxi-Lade-Konzept für den öffentlichen Raum
Project manager
Prof. Dr. Markus Clemens
Prof. Dr. Benedikt Schmuelling
Project member
Dr. Norman Haussmann
Steven Stroka, M. Sc.
Consortium
Universität Duisburg-Essen
LEVC
Universität Wuppertal
Stadt Köln
INTIS GmbH
RheinEnergie AG
TaxiRuf (Köln)
Project duration
2019 - 2022
Acknowledgement
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (BMWK)
Project description
CO2, NOx and fine dust of vehicles with internal combustion engines add to the air pollution in urban areas and cities. As a result, an increasing number of cities want to reduce the environmental load caused by gasoline or diesel engines. One important contributor are taxi fleets, that are equipped by about 85 % with diesel engines and mostly operate in urban areas. An electrification of these urban taxis could solve this problem.
In public areas (e.g. in front of train stations), taxis usually have to wait in line with a continuous advancement in their positions for their customers. This advancement principle prevents conductive charging systems. To overcome this problem the chair of “Internationales Automobilmanagement” of the University Duisburg-Essen initiated an innovative pilot project called “TALAKO”, which started on the first of October 2019 and runs for three years with a promotional volume of 2 Million Euros. The project comprises a pilot system for wireless inductive charging, that is embedded in the road surface in the city of Cologne for the lined-up taxis. Consequently, the TALAKO project contributes to the aim of reducing environmental pollution in cities. In the process of searching a fitting project vehicle, the project team looked across national borders and could convince LEVC, a pioneer in electrically powered taxis and known for the London black cabs, to participate in the project with a model specifically build for the taxi business. The vehicle’s battery capacity is sufficient for 130 km travel distance and comes with an additional range extender to reach up to 500 km.
The consortium will set up a prototype system within the first six months in Mühlheim a.d.R. at Taxi Stephany. The company is already operating a LEVC taxi and convinced by the complementary inductive charging method. Subsequently, the pilot system will be set up and commissioned in Cologne allowing up to six taxis to charge their batteries at the same time.
Project-related publications
- 2024
- 15.A. David, M. Tiemann, B. Schmuelling, N. Haussmann, S. Stroka and M. Clemens, "Electromagnetic Compatibility Evaluation of Wireless Charging Systems for Public Spaces: Wireless Power Transfer for Taxis", IEEE Industry Applications Magazine, vol. 30, pp. 59-67, 01 2024.
- 2023
- 14.N. Haussmann, S. Stroka, M. Clemens and B. Schmuelling, "GPU-Accelerated Body-Internal Electric Field Exposure Simulation Using Low-Frequency Magnetic Field Sampling Points", COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, vol. 42, pp. 982-992, Oct. 2023. Emerald Publishing Limited.
- 13.H. Proff, M. Clemens, P. J. Marron and B. Schmuelling, "Induktive Taxiladung für den öffentlichen Raum – Eine Einführung." in Induktive Taxiladung für den öffentlichen Raum: Technische und betriebswirtschaftliche Aspekte, Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden, 5 2023, pp. 1-8.
- 12.H. Proff, M. Clemens, P. J. Marron and B. Schmuelling,Induktive Taxiladung für den öffentlichen Raum: Technische und betriebswirtschaftliche Aspekte. .... Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden, 5 2023.
ISBN: 978-3-658-39978-8
- 11.A. David, S. Stroka, N. Haussmann, M. Clemens and B. Schmuelling, "Überprüfung der elektromagnetischen Umweltverträglichkeit bei induktiver Ladung" in Induktive Taxiladung für den öffentlichen Raum: Technische und betriebswirtschaftliche Aspekte, Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden, 5 2023, pp. 143-180.
- 10.S. Stroka, N. Haussmann, M. Zang, B. Schmuelling and M. Clemens, "GPU-Based Near Real-Time Estimation of the Human Body Penetrating Low-Frequency Magnetic Fields Using Free-Space Field Measurements", IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 59, no. 5, pp. 1-4, 02 2023. IEEE.
- 2022
- 9.N. Haussmann, R. Mease, M. Zang, S. Stroka, H. Hensel and M. Clemens, "Efficient High-Resolution Electric Field Simulations Inside the Human Body in the Vicinity of Wireless Power Transfer Systems With Varying Models", COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, vol. 42, pp. 903-913, Nov. 2022. Emerald Publishing Limited.
- 8.M. Zang, N. Haussmann, R. Mease, S. Stroka, M. Clemens, A. Burkert, A. Popp and B. Schmuelling,Personenschutz bei induktivem Laden von Fahrzeugbatterien -- Ansätze zur praktikablen Echtzeitbestimmung der magneto-quasistatischen Körperexposition. .... Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, Aug. 2022.
ISBN: 978-3-658-36430-4
- 7.N. Haussmann and M. Clemens, "Quantifizierung der Unsicherheit bei der Expositionsbestimmung des menschlichen Körpers durch niederfrequente Magnetfelder auf GPUs mit Monte-Carlo Simulationen", URSI e.V. Deutschland 2022 Kleinheubacher Tagung (KHB 2022), Miltenberg, Germany, 27.-29.09.2022, Abstract accepted, 2022.
- 2021
- 6.N. Haussmann, M. Zang and B. Schmuelling, "Bestimmung der Exposition des menschlichen Körpers durch niederfrequente Magnetfelder in der Umgebung induktiv geladener Elektrotaxis – Ein Überblick am Beispiel des TALAKO-Projekts", URSI e.V. Deutschland 2020 Kleinheubacher Tagung (KHB 2021), Miltenberg, Germany, 28.-30.09.2021, Abstract, 2021.
- 5.N. Haussmann, M. Zang, S. Stroka, R. Mease, B. Schmuelling and M. Clemens, "Efficient Assessment of the Human Exposure to Low-Frequency Magnetic Fields Based on Free Space Field Measurements", 23rd International Conference on the Computation of Electromagnetic Fields (COMPUMAG 2021), Cancun, Mexico (Online conference), , 16.-21.01.2022, Two-page digest. Full paper submitted to Int. J. Num. Mod: ENDF., 2021.
- 4.N. Haussmann, M. Zang, R. Mease, M. Clemens and B. Schmuelling, "Magnetic Dosimetry Simulations of Wireless Power Transfer Systems with High Resolution Voxel Models Utilizing the Co-Simulation Scalar Potential Finite Difference Scheme", The 12th International Symposium on Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF 2021), Online Conference, 06.-08.07.2021, Abstract, 2021.
- 3.M. Zang, N. Haussmann, R. Mease, M. Clemens and B. Schmuelling, "Magnetic Field Exposure Simulations of Human Bodies close by a Wireless Power Transfer System of an Electrically Powered Taxi", The 12th International Symposium on Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF 2021), Online conference, 06.-08.07.2021, Abstract, 2021.
- 2.M. Clemens, M. Zang, N. Haussmann, R. Mease, B. Schmuelling, A. Burkert, A. Popp and M. Tiemann,Personenschutz bei induktivem Laden von Fahrzeugbatterien -- Numerische Simulationsverfahren zur Bestimmung der elektromagnetischen Körperexposition. .... Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2021.
ISBN: 978-3-658-32266-3
- 1.N. Haussmann, M. Zang, R. Mease, B. Schmuelling, M. Clemens and M. Bolten, "Towards Real-Time Magnetic Dosimetry Simulations for Inductive Charging Systems", COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 878-888, 2021. Emerald Publishing Limited.
