Wireless charging is transforming lightweight electric vehicles (LEVs), revolutionizing urban transportation and cargo logistics. Through the OPEVA project, funded under the EU CHIPS Act, advancements in efficient wireless charging systems integrate artificial intelligence (AI), robust Battery Management Systems (BMS), and IoT-enabled cloud architectures for distributed transport operations. AI-driven optimization enhances wireless power transfer efficiency, while advanced BMS ensures battery health and performance, improving longevity. Critical cybersecurity measures safeguard communication channels, protecting data integrity and the charging infrastructure. These innovations reduce emissions, minimize energy loss, and eliminate dependency on conventional charging methods, driving sustainable and secure urban mobility solutions.
Demo6 and Demo8 merged towards more effective, trusted and efficient charging with new technologies
The merged use case (UC) explores an advanced inductive charging solution that integrates conventional charging architectures with AI-powered and secure technologies. The system is designed for diverse e-mobility sectors, including automotive, logistics, public transportation, and autonomous mobility. At its core, the solution orchestrates a harmonious interplay of components such as the BMS, Vehicle Energy Management, and the inductive wireless charger. These elements work in tandem with modular charging setups offering scalable power outputs (e.g., 3.5 kW to 15 kW) to optimize energy flow and adapt to varying power needs. The system is being tested in realistic environments, including alternative routes in Türkiye, with the Musoshi LEV as the primary demonstrator. Robust security measures, IoT capabilities, and AI-powered analytics enhance real-time data monitoring and performance optimization, while full-duplex communication via CAN-bus or wireless interfaces ensures seamless integration with the charging infrastructure.
To validate its performance, the UC follows a two-phase testing approach: initial trials in a controlled laboratory setting and subsequent real-world application on campus logistics routes in Eskişehir Osmangazi University, where dynamic conditions like terrain and vehicle load test the system’s resilience. A Digital Twin of the Musoshi LEV provides a virtual simulation environment to anticipate and optimize system performance. The ongoing development aims to create a secure, sustainable, and intelligent charging solution, with progress from the second testing phase to be covered in future studies. Ultimately, this UC aspires to transform e-mobility and logistics by enhancing the efficiency and adaptability of the charging process across the entire technology chain.
Strong collaboration with everlasting enthusiasm
The system is an integrated solution combining hardware and software components, namely Building Blocks (BBs) for seamless operation. Its core elements include the charger, which efficiently powers the LEV; the LEV itself, serving as the primary operational device including the BMS; cybersecurity components including vehicle and person authentication, cryptography and secure proximity control and the cloud backend on which the OPEVA Main Framework runs and acts as the central hub for data processing and system management.
The integrated solution stack is composed of the following building blocks:
• Cloud Architecture with IoT Framework (BITNET, AI4SEC, ERARGE)
◦ IoT-based data acquisition, monitoring, and communication.
◦ Enables seamless integration and centralized control.
• IoT-enabled Wireless (Inductive) Charging (ERARGE)
◦ Facilitates cable-free charging for enhanced user experience.
• Standalone Battery Management System (TOGI)
◦ Ensures battery health and performance management.
• AI/ML-based SOX Estimation for Battery RUL (AI4SEC)
◦ Uses vibration data for accurate State of Health (SOH) and Remaining Useful Life (RUL) predictions.
• Secure Proximity Control (CISC)
◦ Enhances security with proximity-based access control mechanisms.
• Cryptographic Passporting and HW-based Cyber-Resilience (ERARGE)
◦ Provides secure authentication and robust defense against cyber threats.
• Centralized TPM-based Identity Management (UNIGE)
◦ Leverages Trusted Platform Module (TPM) technology for managing device and user identities securely.
Horizontally, overall Security and Safety Assessment of the building blocks and the integrated solution have been entrusted to CERTX.
All demo contributors are thankful to MUSOSHI, one of the OEMs in the OPEVA consortium, for providing the testbed and the test LEV.
Demo6 & 8 innovations demonstrate how charging technologies, IoT and connectivity, AI, cybersecurity and sustainability can go hand in hand, creating a future where e-mobility ecosystem evolves to wireless, connected and smart logistics operations.
For more information:
Alper Kanak, PHD, Technical Coordinator of OPEVA
R&D Director @ Ergünler R&D Co. Ltd. (ERARGE)
Tolga Baykal, Demo leader
General Manager @ TOGI Teknoloji Ltd. Co.