This paper investigates the integration of supercapacitor-based energy storage directly into public street lighting poles to enable distributed charging of urban micromobility platforms. The proposed architecture transforms existing lighting infrastructure into spatially distributed energy nodes that accumulate energy at low, feeder-friendly power levels and deliver short-duration charging pulses to electric scooters, e-bikes, and small electric vehicles. Based on realistic volumetric and gravimetric constraints of standard lighting poles, the achievable supercapacitor storage capacity per pole is estimated to be approximately 0.1–1 kWh using current technology. While this capacity represents only incremental range extension for passenger electric vehicles, it is sufficient for full or near-full recharging of many urban micromobility devices within a single charging session. The operating principle relies on temporal decoupling between grid energy intake and charging delivery. Energy is gradually stored from the distribution grid, surplus photovoltaic sources, or adaptive lighting dimming, and subsequently released as short charging pulses in the 3–8 kW range. This approach increases charging point density without imposing high instantaneous loads on the distribution network. The paper presents storage dimensioning methodology, energy-to-range analysis for different mobility classes, and power-flow considerations relevant to distributed urban deployment. The results indicate that supercapacitor-integrated lighting poles represent a technically feasible and grid-friendly pathway toward scalable micromobility charging infrastructure in dense urban environments.

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Distributed Supercapacitor-Based Charging Infrastructure for Urban Micromobility Integrated into Public Lighting Poles

  • Michal Hodoň,
  • Peter Ševčík,
  • Matúš Formanek,
  • Peter Šarafín

摘要

This paper investigates the integration of supercapacitor-based energy storage directly into public street lighting poles to enable distributed charging of urban micromobility platforms. The proposed architecture transforms existing lighting infrastructure into spatially distributed energy nodes that accumulate energy at low, feeder-friendly power levels and deliver short-duration charging pulses to electric scooters, e-bikes, and small electric vehicles. Based on realistic volumetric and gravimetric constraints of standard lighting poles, the achievable supercapacitor storage capacity per pole is estimated to be approximately 0.1–1 kWh using current technology. While this capacity represents only incremental range extension for passenger electric vehicles, it is sufficient for full or near-full recharging of many urban micromobility devices within a single charging session. The operating principle relies on temporal decoupling between grid energy intake and charging delivery. Energy is gradually stored from the distribution grid, surplus photovoltaic sources, or adaptive lighting dimming, and subsequently released as short charging pulses in the 3–8 kW range. This approach increases charging point density without imposing high instantaneous loads on the distribution network. The paper presents storage dimensioning methodology, energy-to-range analysis for different mobility classes, and power-flow considerations relevant to distributed urban deployment. The results indicate that supercapacitor-integrated lighting poles represent a technically feasible and grid-friendly pathway toward scalable micromobility charging infrastructure in dense urban environments.