MultiPlug: Extending the EV charging network

MultiPlug：扩展电动汽车充电网络

• 批准号: 10042977
• 金额: $ 6.36万
• 依托单位: WANJA KENYA GROUP LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Grant for R&D
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10042977
• 关键词: MultiPlug; Extending; EV; charging; network

Imagine you live in one of the 7.9 million UK households with two or more cars. Now imagine those cars are electric vehicles (EV); you wisely chose to have a domestic 7KW EV charger installed when you bought your first EV but were dismayed to discover that installing a second one would be too expensive as you will need extra electricity supply or is not feasible. And now, you and your partner have arrived home late, and your cars need charging for an early start in the morning. You have no choice but to swap over the cables in the middle of the night.Or imagine you are trying to buy a flat in a converted 2-story Victorian house, which can only support one 7KW charger. Now, even though you would like an EV, you've got to negotiate with your new neighbour about charging facilities. MultiPlugEV solves these issues.For car park owners, one MultiPlugEV can allow multiple customers away for a long time to maximise the use of a fast charger. For example, in a commuter train station car park, nine EVs can be charged when left for the day- instead of just a single one today.MultiPlugEV can increase service sales as drivers leave their EVs unchecked and do their shopping while waiting. The same applies to fleet owners who will be able to queue their taxis, shuttles or buses at the depo, automating the process.MultiPlugEV can also offer multiple charging heads and be retrofitted without significant roadworks, thus reducing installation costs and increasing supply for different EV users.Installing chargers is expensive, and grid capacity is limited; while you are keen to support the Road to Zero vision, the uncertainty and extra effort required have a real economic and convenience cost. You need a way for EV chargers to be available for more vehicles, so you can "plug in and forget", knowing that your EV will be charged without you having to be present or do anything else as soon as the charger becomes available.MultiPlugEV is an innovative product aimed at maximising the efficiency of each EV charger freeing the user from waiting around. By connecting a charging cable to your EV on arrival, you can leave the MultiPlug-EV to take care of switching charging to your vehicle when it's your turn in the queue.

想象一下，你生活在790万拥有两辆或更多汽车的英国家庭中。现在想象一下那些汽车是电动汽车（EV）;当你购买第一辆电动汽车时，你明智地选择安装一个国内的7 KW电动汽车充电器，但沮丧地发现安装第二个太贵了，因为你需要额外的电力供应或不可行。现在，你和你的伴侣回家晚了，你的汽车需要充电，以便在早上早点出发。你别无选择，只能在半夜交换电缆。或者想象你正试图在一栋改造过的2层维多利亚式房屋中购买一套公寓，这套房屋只能支持一个7千瓦的充电器。现在，即使你想要一辆电动汽车，你也必须和你的新邻居协商充电设施。MultiPlugEV解决了这些问题。对于停车场业主来说，一个MultiPlugEV可以让多个客户离开很长一段时间，以最大限度地利用快速充电器。例如，在通勤火车站停车场，一天可以为9辆电动汽车充电，而不是现在的一辆。MultiPlugEV可以增加服务销售，因为司机在等待时不检查电动汽车并进行购物。这同样适用于车队所有者，他们将能够在depo排队出租车，班车或公共汽车，自动化过程。MultiPlugEV还可以提供多个充电头，并在没有重大道路工程的情况下进行改造，从而降低安装成本并增加不同电动汽车用户的供应。安装充电器成本高昂，电网容量有限;虽然你热衷于支持“零排放之路”的愿景，但所需的不确定性和额外努力会带来真实的经济和便利成本。您需要一种方法，让更多的车辆可以使用电动汽车充电器，这样您就可以“插上就忘”，知道您的电动汽车将在充电器可用时立即充电，而无需您在场或做任何其他事情。MultiPlugEV是一种创新产品，旨在最大限度地提高每个电动汽车充电器的效率，使用户无需等待。通过在到达时将充电线连接到您的电动汽车，您可以让MultiPlug-EV在轮到您排队时负责切换到您的车辆充电。