An efficient and adaptable wireless charging system developed by a research team at the University of Macau (UM) recently received a first prize of the Science and Technology Achievement Award, the highest award in this category, in the 2022 Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macao science and technology project review activity.
The activity was co-organised by Shenzhen Computer Users Association, the Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macao talent exchange and qualification recognition committee, and the Shenzhen committee for the evaluation of technological achievements in electronic information technology. After an evaluation process involving experts from Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and Macao, 17 research projects were awarded and the UM project titled ‘Efficient and Adaptable Wireless Charging System – Building an Era of Low-Carbon Travel and Efficient Property Management’ received a first prize of the Science and Technology Achievement Award. The award is not only a recognition of the strength of the UM research team, but also an affirmation of the contributions of UM and Macao to technological innovation and sustainable development.
The system was developed by Associate Professor Lam Chi Seng, Professor Mak Pui In, and Chair Professor Rui Martins in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the Faculty of Science and Technology, the State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI, and the Institute of Microelectronics. Popularising electric vehicles in China is crucial to achieving the national ‘Dual Carbon’ goals. For this reason, the project aims to develop an efficient and adaptable wireless charging system that can easily adapt to the charging specifications of different vehicles and allow users to charge their vehicles without stopping. This technology can also be applied in the fields of property management and industrial automation, such as powering inspection and service robots for smart property management as well as automatic guided vehicles in smart warehouses. It can supply electricity 24 hours a day to support wireless power supply and Internet of Things application and can greatly improve work efficiency.
In addition, Sun Nan, a member of the leading Party members’ group of the Shenzhen Association for Science and Technology, also awarded the Shenzhen Computer Science and Technology Contribution Medal of the second grade to Prof Lam, the principle investigator of the project. Lam says that the project is a major achievement of UM in research and innovation, adding that the research results will help promote the technological development and economic transformation of Macao and even the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
The awarded project above were funded by the Science and Technology Development Fund, Macao SAR (File no. 0028/2020/A1; 0014/2021/ITP; 025/2017/A1; SKL-AMSV(UM)-2020-2022; SKL-AMSV(UM)-2023-2025) and UM’s research fund (File no. MYRG2017-00090-AMSV).
澳門大學研究團隊的高效易適配無線充電系統於“2022深港澳科技項目評審活動”中獲評審委員會高度評價，獲最高級別的科技成果一等奬。
深圳市計算機用戶協會、深港澳人才交流和資質互認委員會和深圳市電子信息技術科技成果鑒定工作委員會開展了“2022深港澳科技項目評審活動”，經過深港澳三地專家評審，最後甄選出17個獲獎項目，其中澳大的“高效易適配無線充電系統—構建低碳出行和高效物管時代”項目脫穎而出，獲得科技成果一等奬。是次獲獎不僅是對澳大團隊實力的認可，更肯定了澳大和澳門在科技創新和可持續發展方面的努力和貢獻。
該項目由澳大科技學院電機及電腦工程系、微電子研究院及模擬與混合信號超大規模集成電路國家重點實驗室副教授林智聲、教授麥沛然及講座教授馬許願研發。為達成國家「雙碳」目標，推動電動車輛普及十分重要。項目旨在開發一種高效、易適配的無線充電系統，容易適配不同車輛電池的充電規格，可實現車輛“即停即充，邊走邊充”，提升車輛電池的續航能力，推動低碳出行。項目開發的無線充電技術亦可應用於物管和工業自動化等領域，如智慧物管的巡檢及服務機器人、智能物流倉儲業的自動導引車等，能24小時不間斷供電，實現無線供電和物聯網應用，大大提升工作效率。
此外，深圳市科協黨組成員孫楠亦還向項目第一完成人林智聲授予深圳市計算機科技貢獻二級獎章。林智聲表示，該項目是澳大在科研和創新的重大成果。成功研發和應用該項目，將有助推動澳門乃至粵港澳大灣區的科技發展和經濟轉型升級。
上述獲獎的項目獲澳門特別行政區科學技術發展基金（檔案編號：0028/2020/A1；0014/2021/ITP；025/2017/A1；SKL-AMSV(UM)-2020-2022；SKL-AMSV(UM)-2023-2025）及澳門大學（檔案編號：MYRG2017-00090-AMSV）資助
Lam Chi Seng receives the award on behalf of the team 林智聲代表領獎
Mak Pui In 麥沛然
Rui Martins 馬許願