Abstract: A system and a method for validating electric vehicles in a network are provided herein. The method may include the following steps: transmitting energy from at least one road section to at least one electric vehicle; recording a magnitude of energy received by said at least one electric vehicle and transmitting a record of said magnitude of energy received for validation; recording a magnitude of energy transmitted from said at least one road section and transmitting a record of said magnitude of energy transmitted for validation; and validating energy usage of said at least one electric vehicle by periodically comparing said magnitude of energy received with said magnitude of energy transmitted to identify at least one of: component failure; and, a potential fraud. The system implements the method in a power-over-the-air network for electric vehicles.

Abstract: A system for wireless power transfer of on-road vehicles is provided herein. The system includes a plurality of base stations; a power transmission line located beneath a surface of a road having a plurality of segments, each segment having at least one pair of coils and at least one capacitor electrically connected via a switch to the coils in the segment; and at least one vehicle having at least one power receiving segment having at least two coils, connected to at least one capacitor, wherein the at least one vehicle further includes a communication transmitter configured to transmit a power requesting signal, wherein the coils of the power transmitting segment are configured to receive the power requesting signal; and wherein each of the base stations is further configured to feed a plurality of the power transmitting segments with current at a resonance frequency, responsive to the power requesting signal.

Abstract: A system and a method for validating electric vehicles in a network are provided herein. The method may include the following steps: transmitting energy from at least one road section to at least one electric vehicle; recording a magnitude of energy received by said at least one electric vehicle and transmitting a record of said magnitude of energy received for validation; recording a magnitude of energy transmitted from said at least one road section and transmitting a record of said magnitude of energy transmitted for validation; and validating energy usage of said at least one electric vehicle by periodically comparing said magnitude of energy received with said magnitude of energy transmitted to identify at least one of: component failure; and, a potential fraud. The system implements the method in a power-over-the-air network for electric vehicles.

Abstract: A system for wireless power transfer of on-road vehicles is provided herein. The system includes a plurality of base stations; a power transmission line located beneath a surface of a road having a plurality of segments, each segment having at least one pair of coils and at least one capacitor electrically connected via a switch to the coils in the segment; and at least one vehicle having at least one power receiving segment having at least two coils, connected to at least one capacitor, wherein the at least one vehicle further includes a communication transmitter configured to transmit a power requesting signal, wherein the coils of the power transmitting segment are configured to receive the power requesting signal; and wherein each of the base stations is further configured to feed a plurality of the power transmitting segments with current at a resonance frequency, responsive to the power requesting signal.

Abstract: A system for wireless power transfer of on-road vehicles is provided herein. The system includes a plurality of base stations; a power transmission line located beneath a surface of a road having a plurality of segments, each segment having at least one pair of coils and at least one capacitor electrically connected via a switch to the coils in the segment; and at least one vehicle having at least one power receiving segment having at least two coils, connected to at least one capacitor, wherein the at least one vehicle further includes a communication transmitter configured to transmit a power requesting signal, wherein the coils of the power transmitting segment are configured to receive the power requesting signal; and wherein each of the base stations is further configured to feed a plurality of the power transmitting segments with current at a resonance frequency, responsive to the power requesting signal.

Abstract: Tasks (T) such as repair jobs on a telecommunications system, that are to be performed by a plurality of resources such as field engineers (E), at different locations in a geographical area (2), are scheduled by means of a scheduler (10) at a work manager server (5). The scheduler provides schedule data (11) corresponding to schedules of the tasks that individual ones of the resources are to carry out, from task data (4) concerning the tasks to be carried out and resource data (6) concerning characteristics of resources available to carry out the tasks over a given period. Not all the tasks are scheduled, resulting in unscheduled task data (11a). The schedule data (11) is downloaded to a workstation (7) together with the unscheduled task data. The downloaded data is analysed at the workstation to determine a candidate resource (E) to perform the task (T) corresponding to the unscheduled task data.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are concerned with scheduling resources to perform tasks requiring a plurality of capabilities or capabilities and capacities, and has particular application to highly changeable or uncertain environments in which the status and the composition of tasks and/or resources changes frequently. Embodiments provide a method for use in a scheduling process for scheduling allocation of resources to a task, each resource having a plurality of attributes, wherein the task has one or more operational constraints including a required plurality of capabilities, and a performance condition associated therewith.