Mobile Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) System for Ventilators (COVID-19)

呼吸机移动不间断电源 (UPS) 系统 (COVID-19)

• 批准号: 549885-2020
• 负责人: Liu, Jian
• 金额: $ 3.64万
• 依托单位: University of British Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=701375
• 关键词: Mobile; Uninterruptible; Power; Supply; UPS

The widespread of COVID-19 disease have been causing exponential growing of coronavirus patients that have outnumbered the hospital beds and overwhelmed the healthcare system across the world. In Canada, the number of total confirmed COVID-19 patients has increased to 14,426 by April 5, 2020. As a result, Ontario, B.C., Quebec provincial governments have begun building makeshift hospitals and temporary mobile clinics in preparation for rise in COVID-19 patients. As some of these new facilities have limited or no existing power, it is urgent to develop a portable Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) system to ensure uninterrupted operation of ventilators and other medical appliances that are critical for saving patients' lives. In collaboration with Portable Electric Ltd., Dr. Jian Liu's team at the University of British Columbia will design a mobile, reliable, and safe UPS system that can be rapidly deployed to anywhere, at anytime to provide the highest-quality power for life-saving medical appliances, such as ventilators. This project will survey the power and energy needs from ventilators in hospitals, select the optimal battery type and chemistry for the ventilator application, and design and prototype the UPS system in Portable Electric's production line in Vancouver. Development of this mobile UPS system will deliver a reliable and plug-and-play power solution to relief efforts amidst COVID-19 pandemic, and help Canada to be more prepared in the case of future outbreaks and in other disaster-relief settings, such as earthquakes, wildfires, and hurricanes.

COVID-19疾病的广泛传播导致冠状病毒患者呈指数级增长，其数量超过了医院床位，并使全球医疗系统不堪重负。在加拿大，截至2020年4月5日，确诊的COVID-19患者总数已增至14，426人。因此，不列颠哥伦比亚省的安大略，魁北克省政府已开始建造临时医院和临时移动的诊所，为新冠肺炎患者的增加做准备。由于其中一些新设施的现有电力有限或根本没有，因此迫切需要开发便携式不间断电源（UPS）系统，以确保对挽救患者生命至关重要的电冰箱和其他医疗设备的不间断运行。与便携式电气有限公司合作，不列颠哥伦比亚省大学的Jian Liu博士的团队将设计一个移动的、可靠的、安全的UPS系统，可以随时随地快速部署到任何地方，为救生医疗设备提供最高质量的电力，如电冰箱。该项目将调查医院呼吸机的电力和能源需求，为呼吸机应用选择最佳的电池类型和化学成分，并设计和原型化温哥华Portable Electric生产线的UPS系统。此移动的UPS系统的开发将为COVID-19大流行期间的救援工作提供可靠且即插即用的电力解决方案，并帮助加拿大在未来爆发疫情以及地震、野火和飓风等其他救灾情况下做好更充分的准备。