The main goal of the proposed research work is to design and develop a practical crowdsourcing-based solution (both power electronics hardware interface and software platform) for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) power transfer that would enable the following: (i) allow electric vehicle (EV) users to publish their charging needs; (ii) search for EV users who are willing to support charge/energy and identify the best supplier (based on charging time, price, EV battery type, etc); (iii) decide the best suitable charging option (external dc/dc converter interface, existing on-board chargers, or wireless); (iv) after energy/charge transfer, execute a secure payment; and (v) based on previous V2V experiences and using social networking, update/increase the trust level of users. The primary outcome of this project would be demonstrating V2V as a viable option to further electric transportation where EV users will not only help each other but can also earn money by selling battery charge/energy.
