PHEVs: Transportation and Electricity Convergence in the Built Environment (PHEV TEC BE)

建筑环境中的交通和电力融合I/UCRC规划拨款；S. Travis Waller 0856064 Texas A &M University；拟建的建筑环境中交通和电力融合中心将专注于开发综合分析解决方案，用于在建筑环境中管理部署和使用插电式混合动力汽车（PHEV）。研究工作将由德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校（牵头机构）与德克萨斯农工大学合作开展。插电式混合动力汽车最早将于2010年推出，但大规模普及还需5-10年。然而，旅行行为的时间方面，结合与电网接口的空间选择，引入了通过插电式混合动力汽车整合电网、道路网络和建筑环境的大量选择。该中心计划利用先进的系统级建模、优化和分析技术，确定该元系统企业的耦合和动态，涉及能源、交通、消费者选择和基础设施开发。随着插电式混合动力汽车和其他跨领域创新可持续解决方案的日益普及，该中心将为描述和管理能源、交通和建筑环境方面不可避免的变化奠定知识基础。插电式混合动力车的广泛应用将对许多行业产生影响，包括电力公用事业、汽车、制造业、交通规划、空气质量管理和建筑环境建设。通过为有才华的工程师和科学家提供进入工业界的渠道，工业界的参与将提高学生的教育经验。该中心计划吸引具有高度跨学科兴趣和训练的多元化研究人员和学生。

Planning Grant for an I/UCRC for Transportation and Electricity Convergence in the Built Environment 0856042 University of Texas at Austin; S. Travis Waller 0856064 Texas A &M University; Mladen Kezunovic The proposed Center for Transportation and Electricity Convergence in the Built Environment will focus on developing comprehensive analytical solutions for managed deployment and use of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) in the Built Environment. The research efforts will be anchored by the University of Texas at Austin (lead institution) partnered with Texas A&M University. The introduction of PHEVs appears ievitable as early as 2010 with large scale penetration 5-10 years away. However, the temporal aspect of travel behavior, combined with spatial options for interfacing with the electricity grid, introduces a plethora of options for integrating the electric grid, roadway network, and the built environment through PHEVs. The proposed Center plans to identify the couplings and the dynamics of this meta-system enterprise, involving energy, transportation, consumer choice, and infrastructure development using advanced system-level modeling, optimization, and analysis techniques. The proposed Center will lay the intellectual groundwork for characterizing and managing the inevitable changes in energy, transportation, and the built environment that will occur with increased adoption of PHEVs and other cross-cutting innovative sustainable solutions. Widespread deployment of PHEVs will have effects on numerous industries including electric utilities, automotive, manufacturing, transportation planning, air quality management, and construction of the built environment. The industry participation will enhance the students' educational experience by providing a pipeline for talented engineers and scientist to industry. The Center plans to attract a diverse group of researchers and students with highly interdisciplinary interests and training.