Subsurface Technology for Electric Pathways (STEP)

地下电力通道技术 (STEP)

• 批准号: 133819
• 金额: $ 9.92万
• 依托单位: ELEMENT ENERGY LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Feasibility Studies
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2019 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=133819
• 关键词: Subsurface; Technology; Electric; Pathways; STEP

"Significant EV adoption is crucial for the UK to meet its climate targets and tackle air pollution in cities. Battery costs and consumer acceptance are improving, but one of the remaining barriers inhibiting rapid uptake of EVs is lack of public recharging infrastructure. A substantial 8 million vehicle owners in the UK today do not have access to off-street parking and therefore cannot charge an EV at home.There are several approaches to this problem, however each have drawbacks:* Standalone on-street chargepoint - often inconveniently located (i.e. not targeted at residents), expensive, and bulky equipment presents access issues* Lamppost charging - cheap but limited to lampposts close to the road (or cables have to cross pavements, be fed underneath or slotted into trenches). Power restricted to 2-5kW* Wire trenches - slotting cable in the pavement between chargepoint in home and car. Needs users parked directly outside their house, which can't be guaranteed* Pop-up and wireless charging - in early stages of development* Rapid charge hubs - no evidence yet that this is a solution for residentsThe Trojan Energy system however, presents a novel, cost-effective solution to the lack of on-street chargepoints. It involves a flush connection, where the chargepoint is slotted into the ground, resulting in no permanent footprint or street clutter - there is only equipment on the street when the vehicle is charging. To charge an EV, the user inserts the 'lance' (which is stored in the vehicle) into the connector, and the other end plugs into the car.Trojan plans on fitting entire streets with the technology, with each connector placed about 5m apart, so that no matter where a consumer parks on the street, they will be able to charge their EV. Another advantage is that 20 connectors can run in parallel, requiring only one grid connection, which reduces costs and enables more effective grid management.In order for the technology to be successfully implemented, it first needs to: be tested and trialled; incorporate feedback from industry experts and potential users into the design; and a viable business model needs to be developed. This project involves the study of these aspects, as well as other commercial, user, urban and technical feasibility aspects, including appropriate certification methods. Outputs of the study will be used to develop the plan for the demonstrator trial, which will then prove viability of the system in real life."

“大量采用电动汽车对于英国实现其气候目标和解决城市空气污染至关重要。电池成本和消费者接受度正在提高，但阻碍电动汽车快速普及的障碍之一是缺乏公共充电基础设施。如今，英国有近800万车主没有路边停车位，因此无法在家中给电动汽车充电。有几种方法可以解决这个问题，但每种方法都有缺点：*独立的街道充电点-通常不方便定位（即不是针对居民），昂贵且设备笨重，存在访问问题*灯柱充电-便宜但仅限于靠近道路的灯柱（或者电缆必须穿过人行道，在地下馈电或插入沟槽中）。功率限制在2-5kW*电线沟槽-在家庭和汽车充电点之间的路面上开槽电缆。需要用户直接将车停在屋外，但这一点无法保证*弹出式和无线充电-在开发的早期阶段*快速充电中心-目前还没有证据表明这是一个适合居民的解决方案然而，特洛伊能源系统提出了一种新颖的，具有成本效益的解决方案，以解决缺乏街道充电点的问题。它涉及到一个嵌入式连接，即充电点插入地面，这样就不会留下永久的足迹，也不会造成街道上的杂乱——当车辆充电时，街道上只有设备。要给电动汽车充电，用户将“长矛”（储存在车内）插入连接器，另一端插入汽车。特洛伊计划在整条街道安装这项技术，每个连接器相距约5米，这样无论消费者把车停在街道的哪个位置，他们都能给自己的电动汽车充电。另一个优点是20个连接器可以并行运行，只需要一个网格连接，从而降低了成本并实现了更有效的网格管理。为了使这项技术成功实施，首先需要：对其进行测试和试验；将行业专家和潜在用户的反馈纳入设计；需要开发一种可行的商业模式。本项目涉及研究这些方面，以及其他商业、用户、城市和技术可行性方面，包括适当的核证方法。研究结果将用于制定示范试验计划，然后证明该系统在现实生活中的可行性。”