InductEV Strengthens Ties with Drexel University’s Graduate Engineering Program
New Research Partnership, Student Recruiting
PHILADELPHIA & KING OF PRUSSIA, PA May 22 —Wireless vehicle charging pioneer InductEV today announced a strengthening of ties with Philadelphia’s Drexel University’s Graduate Engineering program. The closer association has benefitted both the academic institution and the clean tech enterprise.
Nine months ago, InductEV presented a group of Drexel engineering students with a design challenge to a problem set that was five years out. Their research paper on next-generation high-powered, multi-level inverters for wireless energy transfer was just accepted for publication at next month’s prestigious IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC conference) in Illinois. InductEV and the engineering students will be listed as co-authors.
In addition, Drexel has been an important pipeline for student internships, as well as full-time engineering positions at InductEV’s King of Prussia location. Today, Drexel alumni comprise 20% of the company's engineers.
“We are extremely excited by our growing relationship with Drexel University,” noted Anthony Calabro, Chief Product Officer, InductEV. “The important research these graduate students are conducting paves the way for the next generation of wireless inductive energy transfer in the transportation sector.”
InductEV’s technology holds 20 patents with 23 more pending. Its AI-managed, high-power, high-speed solution charges vehicles while on-route (as well as in-depot). This [proven model offers tremendous environmental, economic, and operational advantages over diesel-fueled freight and transit vehicles and traditional conductive (plug-in) EV charging models. To date, the company has delivered over 3 GWh of energy to customers across the U.S. and the EU through its wireless charging network - the equivalent of saving 650 metric tons of CO2.
“InductEV is the perfect partner for our advanced engineering students,” added Jay Roseman, Drexel’s Executive Director of Innovation Projects, who led the collaboration between the company and the university. “Furthermore, we’re delighted that the company leading the industry in wireless vehicle charging is located right here in Drexel’s backyard. For many of our students, this is a big attraction.”
About InductEV
InductEV is revolutionizing how electric commercial fleet vehicles charge their batteries. With its proprietary on-route wireless solution now deployed throughout North America and Europe and with 20 U.S. patents and 23 pending, the King of Prussia, PA-based company is the global leader in high-power, high-speed wireless EV charging, and AI-software-powered energy management. The company recently opened one of the world’s first R&D centers for wireless vehicle charging. (https://www.inductev.com/)
About Drexel University
Founded in 1891 in Philadelphia, Drexel is a comprehensive urban university of more than 22,000 students, and it is one of Philadelphia's largest private employers. Drexel is a leader in experiential, technology-infused education, enriched by the nation’s premier cooperative- education program. The University’s recognized excellence in translational research is supported by the Coulter Foundation through the Coulter-Drexel Translational Research Partnership and by nearly $130 million in sponsored research awards last year.
Drexel is rethinking its institutional boundaries and creating a vibrant presence and ecosystem of innovation in and around University City while delivering on the University’s public purpose as an anchor institution for Philadelphia. This ecosystem will ultimately benefit students through co-ops and career opportunities, benefit faculty through collaborative research and training, and benefit the surrounding community through the creation of a pipeline to employment.
Drexel University provides business solutions to its corporate and nonprofit partners, including top-tier talent pipelines, customized training and development programs, as well as interdisciplinary research-based solutions that draw upon the university’s R1-research capabilities. For more information, visit www.drexel.edu.
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