After years of intense and in-depth studies, the project ‘Arena del futuro’ is becoming reality while entering its third testing step of the technology for electric cars recharge using electric asphalt and dynamic induction.
Arena del futuro is a circuit built in north Italy by A35 Brebemi with the collaboration of international partners, public institutions and universities. The first tests carried out are demonstrating how the ecological transition in the world of mobility passes through the revolutionary electric charging with dynamic induction. The construction and technical implementation of the circuit has been achieved, realizing a 1.050 meters long circuit powered with an electrical power of 1 MW, and the field tests of the first vehicles powered with this system have already grinded kilometers, with more than encouraging results.
The DWPT (Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer) system, used by the group of highly specialized technicians belonging to the companies participating in the project, is indeed proving to be the best candidate in giving immediate and concrete answers to the need for decarbonisation and environmental sustainability in the mobility sector.
The first phase of the experimentation involved and identified the best technology related to road electrification available globally, the second was planned for the physical development of the circuit. Now, the third one currently in progress is intended to verify and validate the performances on the important technologies adopted. Thanks to DWPT, electric vehicles can recharge while traveling on wired lanes thanks to an innovative system of loops positioned under the asphalt. This technology is adaptable to all vehicles equipped with a special ‘receiver’ that directly transfers the energy necessary to charge and travel, for a zero emissions mobility system.
In addition, advanced connectivity through IoT technologies studied on site will guarantee maximum road safety, allowing motorways and roads to become smart and dialogue with the vehicles that travel along it. The road pavement has been designed and built to make it more durable without altering the efficiency and effectiveness of the inductive charge. Furthermore, the experimentation will allow university partners to carefully evaluate the possible great environmental advantages and economic benefits that will derive from DWPT and SWPT (or static charging, tested for stationary or parked vehicles).
This realization is the first example of collaborative innovation for zero emission mobility of people and goods, which sees the cooperation between A35 Brebemi – Aleatica, ABB, Electreon, FIAMM Energy Technology, IVECO, IVECO BUS, Mapei, Pizzarotti, Politecnico di Milano, Prysmian, Stellantis, TIM, Roma Tre University, University of Parma, Fire Brigade and Traffic Police. The project actually took an extremely concrete and important step with ‘Arena del Futuro’ ready to host the various test phases on this technology, recently included by the prestigious TIME magazine as one of the 100 most important inventions of 2021.