{"id":1667,"date":"2022-11-03T19:38:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T19:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swarup.ece.ufl.edu\/?p=1667"},"modified":"2022-11-03T19:38:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T19:38:00","slug":"invention-of-the-year-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/swarup\/2022\/11\/03\/invention-of-the-year-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Swarup Bhunia Wins Invention of the Year for Electric Vehicle Charging Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iot.institute.ufl.edu\/faculty\/swarup-bhunia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Swarup Bhunia<\/a>, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of the Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World at the University of Florida, was honored at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/innovate.research.ufl.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UF Innovate | Tech Licensing\u2019s<\/a>&nbsp;fifth annual Standing InnOvation event&nbsp;with&nbsp;<strong>Invention of the Year<\/strong>&nbsp;for SAVIOR: A Sustainable Network of Vehicles with Near-Perpetual Mobility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SAVIOR, created with PhD students Prabuddha Chakraborty and Reiner Dizon-Paradis, is an innovative framework for replenishing the batteries of battery-powered electric vehicles. The technology enables remote charging of electric vehicle batteries on-the-go, replenishing them with the help of drones &amp; mobile charging stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While battery-powered electric vehicles reduce the carbon footprint, battery-related concerns hinder them. These vehicles have a limited travel range, require a long charging time, and face a shortage of charging stations. The SAVIOR technology eliminates the need for prolonged and pre-planned stops for recharging, which will make a difference and transform the booming electric vehicle market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learn more about the project:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Swarup Bhunia and Rick Croley- Standing Innovation - Electric vehicle charging - SAVIOR\" width=\"1640\" height=\"923\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jF7LxI9VORA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Standing InnOvation, as the name suggests, is an opportunity to give UF innovators a \u201cstanding ovation\u201d for the innovative work they have developed. Out of 310 new technologies disclosed in FY22, six technologies with great potential were honored as Invention of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/innovate.research.ufl.edu\/2022\/10\/27\/dr-barry-byrne-innovator-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UF Innovate\u2019s Fifth Standing InnOvation Celebration.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Swarup Bhunia, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of the Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World at the University of Florida, was honored at&nbsp;UF Innovate | Tech Licensing\u2019s&nbsp;fifth annual Standing InnOvation event&nbsp;with&nbsp;Invention of the Year&nbsp;for SAVIOR: A Sustainable Network of Vehicles with Near-Perpetual Mobility. 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