Clean, Efficient, Off-Grid EV Charging Station

清洁、高效、离网电动汽车充电站

• 批准号: 971708
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: INTELLIGENT POWER GENERATION LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Small Business Research Initiative
• 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=971708
• 关键词: Clean; Efficient; Off; Grid; EV

The UK 2040 ban on internal combustion engines, and the resulting push towards electrification, in a large part, is aimed at the improvement of air quality. In towns and cities existing and planned Ultra-low emissions zones will enforce this change, but the entirety of the road network will need to support ever greater number of electric vehicles (EVs).The adoption of EVs is a "chicken and egg" scenario of charger availability and demand for charging. However, to encourage individuals and businesses to switch to electric, charging infrastructure must lead. The challenge this represents to organisations, such as Highways England, tasked with facilitating rollout of EV charging, is where to invest in infrastructure ahead of known demand. Upgrading of grid connections, if available, can run into the millions and take years to deploy. Furthermore, it cannot be guaranteed that investment will have been made into the right location.IPG have solved these challenges by bringing the efficiency of centralised power to the microscale. The high temperature ceramics at the heart of IPG's technology will enable delivery of 51% electrical efficiency in 100kW modules. A 45% increase over typical diesel or gas gensets and comparable to combined cycle gas power plants. So, whether a system contains a single module, or 25 in a 2.5MW plant, IPG offer unrivalled fuel-usage and emission reductions. The high efficiency of IPG's turbine system not only cuts CO2 emissions by up to 57% on natural gas, but the innovative use of flameless combustion eliminates harmful pollutant emissions, such as NOx, CO, and particulate matter. Given the flexibility of IPG's flameless combustion, net zero CO2 emissions can be achieved by the utilisation of future fuels such as Hydrogen and Bio-gas.This SME led project seeks to demonstrate the IPG Turbine System as a grid-independent, ultra-low emissions, and low-cost power provider for EV charging solutions. This technology, if deployed across the Highways England network, would both alleviate the grid stress in high usage areas and enable remote locations to facilitate electric vehicle charging, that previously were inaccessible for grid-connected charging units. This could potentially offer the Highways England a solution to facilitate the increasing adoption to electric vehicles. Most critically, this enables Highways England to offer a solution to EV charging that meets the growing demand for electric vehicles in all locations, that offers a vast reduction in emissions, improving air quality for its users.

英国2040年禁止内燃机以及由此推动的电气化在很大程度上是为了改善空气质量。在城镇中，现有和规划中的超低排放区将强制实施这一变化，但整个道路网络将需要支持越来越多的电动汽车 (EV)。电动汽车的采用是充电器可用性和充电需求的“先有鸡还是先有蛋”的情况。然而，为了鼓励个人和企业改用电动汽车，充电基础设施必须发挥主导作用。这对英格兰公路局等负责促进电动汽车充电推广的组织来说，面临的挑战是在已知需求之前对基础设施进行投资。如果可行的话，电网连接的升级可能会花费数百万美元，并且需要数年时间才能部署。此外，无法保证投资会投入到正确的地点。IPG 通过将集中式电力的效率提升到微观层面来解决这些挑战。作为 IPG 技术核心的高温陶瓷将使 100kW 模块实现 51% 的电效率。比典型柴油或燃气发电机组提高 45%，与联合循环燃气发电厂相当。因此，无论系统包含单个模块，还是 2.5MW 发电厂中包含 25 个模块，IPG 都能提供无与伦比的燃料使用和排放减少。 IPG 涡轮机系统的高效率不仅使天然气二氧化碳排放量减少高达 57%，而且无焰燃烧的创新使用消除了有害污染物排放，如氮氧化物、一氧化碳和颗粒物。鉴于 IPG 无焰燃烧的灵活性，通过利用氢气和生物气等未来燃料可以实现二氧化碳净零排放。这个由中小企业主导的项目旨在展示 IPG 涡轮系统作为独立于电网、超低排放和低成本电力供应商的电动汽车充电解决方案。这项技术如果部署在英格兰高速公路网络上，既可以缓解高使用率地区的电网压力，又可以使偏远地区能够为电动汽车充电提供便利，而这对于以前并网充电装置来说是无法实现的。这可能为英格兰高速公路提供一个解决方案，以促进电动汽车的日益普及。最重要的是，这使得英格兰公路局能够提供电动汽车充电解决方案，满足各地对电动汽车日益增长的需求，大幅减少排放，改善用户的空气质量。