I-Corps: Electric Fleet Management

这个I-Corps项目更广泛的影响/商业潜力是在部署之前提供电动汽车数据的能力。因此，有许多客户群可以解决。这些分部包括：电动汽车车队经销商和制造商希望将电动汽车销售给车队;车队经理希望智能规划这一转变;车队软件公司希望在其产品中进行电动汽车分析;需要了解基础设施升级要求的公用事业公司;充电站提供商和政府机构希望智能地放置他们的充电站;和保险机构，希望范围新的电动汽车政策。在每个细分市场中，该项目可以跨越所有车辆类型，如无人机，以及所有动力选项，如氢，丙烷和电动。机队软件市场目前为182亿美元，预计到2029年将增长到674亿美元。在美国，目前的市场规模为71.6亿美元，商用电动汽车目前占市场的2%;然而，预计未来十年这一数字将大幅增长。通过提供模拟电动汽车数据，该项目将帮助客户在可持续转型方面做出明智的决策，避免中断他们的服务。该I-Corps项目基于软件的开发，该软件允许车队和公用事业公司模拟不同电动汽车的性能，并分析其权衡;确定充电基础设施要求;在整个运营过程中确定电池寿命周期;预测充电站的电力负荷;并在数字环境中探索相关的经济性。这一工具为降低电气化转型的风险和促进绿色交通革命提供了一个廉价的机会。这项专利技术通过整合车辆动力学、电池动力学和来自现场的真实数据，对车辆性能和后续基础设施要求进行切合实际的预测。每个车辆的路线使用客户的远程信息处理数据来确定，或者可以使用任何路由算法来生成。然后收集每辆车的结果，并用于为设计决策提供单个车辆和车队性能指标。该软件的模块化使其能够处理多种类型的车辆，包括飞机，以及任何类型的电源，包括氢。因此，混合车队可以无缝地集成到软件中，它可以为性能和服务（如气候影响报告）提供额外的见解。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps project is the ability to provide electric vehicle data prior to their deployment. Thus, there are a multitude of customer segments that can be addressed. These segments include: Electric vehicle fleet resellers and manufacturers that want to sell electric vehicles to fleets; Fleet managers that want to intelligently plan this transition; Fleet software companies that want to electric vehicle analysis in their offerings; Utility companies that need to understand what infrastructure upgrade requirements; Charging station providers and government agencies that want to intelligently place their charging stations; and insurance agencies that want to scope new electric vehicle policies. Within each of the segments, this project can span across all vehicle types, such as drones, and all power options, such as hydrogen, propane and electric. The fleet software market is currently $18.2 Billion and expected to grow to $67.4 Billion by 2029. Within the US, it’s currently $7.16 Billion and commercial electric vehicles currently account for 2% of the market; however, this is expected to significantly increase over the next decade. By providing simulated electric vehicle data, this project will help customers make informed decisions on their sustainable transition and avoid disrupting their services.This I-Corps project is based on the development of software that allows fleets and utilities to simulate the performance of different electric vehicles for their use case and analyze their tradeoffs; determine charging infrastructure requirements; determine the battery life cycle throughout their operation; forecast the power load of charging stations; and explore the associated economics all within a digital environment. This tool provides an inexpensive opportunity to de-risk the electrification transition and facilitate the green transportation revolution. This patented technology works by integrating vehicle power dynamics, battery dynamics and real-world data from the location to provide realistic predictions on the performance of the vehicles and the subsequent infrastructure requirements. The route of each vehicle is determined using the customer’s telematics data or can be generated using any routing algorithm. The results from each of the vehicles are then gathered and used to provide both individual vehicle and fleet performance metrics for design decisions. The software’s modularity allows it to handle multiple types of vehicles, including aircraft, and any type of power source, including hydrogen. Therefore, mixed fleets can seamlessly integrate into the software, and it can provide additional insights to the performance and services such as climate impact reports.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.