Public residential street kerb charging system

交通运输是英国乃至全球的主要污染源之一。电动汽车被视为解决方案，英国政府宣布的使命是将英国带入零排放汽车设计和制造的前沿，到2040年，所有新车和面包车实际上都是零排放的。数据显示，超过80%的电动汽车充电发生在家里，在夜间。然而，在大城镇中，28%的英国人口和38%的家庭无法使用非街道停车。正如Road to Zero战略所认识到的那样，可以在整个住宅街道上部署的公共街头充电解决方案对于电动汽车的成功覆盖至关重要。目前存在解决路边充电问题的尝试。电动汽车充电基础设施安装的两个核心问题是混乱。街头充电器占用了很大面积的人行道，既对行人构成危险，又有碍观瞻。此外，充电点的稀缺是一个重要的问题。理想情况下，电动汽车充电器应该尽可能靠近人们的家。到目前为止，所有现有的解决方案都有它们的问题，都不能完全解决问题-大多数要么太昂贵，要么太复杂，要么不是普遍适用的。在这个项目中，莱斯拉打算与基尔大学合作，为其新的WPT-Kerb系统开发一个原型，一个基于Lesla低成本无线电能传输(WPT)技术的路缘嵌入式充电站。这款产品被设计成集成到路边石中，并提供从充电站到充电电缆的无线连接。因此，充电站可以完全在地下以整体形式完全保护，完全不受外部元素的影响；它几乎是坚不可摧的，即使完全淹没也可以运行。该项目开发的技术既可以作为消费者的最终产品(B2C)(如果由Lesla销售)，也可以作为嵌入式模块用于其他充电站制造商(B2B)，这些制造商将在他们的产品和现有的客户支持系统中包含WPT模块。该系统的设计将使充电站的数量能够容纳街道上的汽车。

Transportation is one of the primary sources of pollution in the UK and globally. Electric vehicles are seen as the solution, and the mission declared by the UK government is to bring the UK to the forefront of the design and manufacture of zero-emission vehicles, with all new cars and vans to be effectively zero emission by 2040\. Data shows that more than 80% of all EV charging happens at home, during the night. However, 28% of the UK population and 38% of households within large towns and cities does not have access to off-street parking. As recognized by Road to Zero strategy, public on-street charging solutions that can be deployed across entire residential streets are essential for the successful reach of electric vehicles.There currently exist attempts at addressing the issues of roadside charging. Two central problems for EV charging infrastructure installation are the clutter. The street chargers consume a large area of pavement, which is both a danger for pedestrians and an eyesore. Additionally, the scarcity of charge points is a significant issue.Ideally, the EV charger would be located as close to the person's home as possible. So far, all of the existing solutions have their issues, which do not entirely solve the problems - most are either too expensive, or too complicated, or not universally applicable.Within this project, Lesla in cooperation with Keele University intends to develop a prototype for its new WPT-Kerb system, a kerb embedded charging station based on the Lesla low-cost wireless power transfer (WPT) technology. This product is designed to be integrated into the kerb and provide wireless contact from the charging station to the charging cable. Thus, the charging station can be fully underground in a monolithic form wholly protected from the outside elements; it is virtually indestructible and can operate even if completely submerged.The technology developed in this project can be used both as a final product for consumers (B2C) if sold by Lesla, or as an embedded module for other charging station manufacturers (B2B), who would include the WPT module in their products and their existing customer support systems.The system will been designed to enable as many charge points as there will fit cars in the street.