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.

新冠肺炎的广泛传播导致冠状病毒患者呈指数级增长，患者数量已经超过医院床位，并使世界各地的医疗系统不堪重负。在加拿大，截至2020年4月5日，确诊的新冠肺炎患者总数已增加到14,426人。因此，不列颠哥伦比亚省安大略省和魁北克省政府已经开始建设临时医院和临时流动诊所，为应对新冠肺炎患者的增加做准备。由于这些新设施中的一些现有电力有限或根本没有，因此迫切需要开发一种便携式不间断电源(UPS)系统，以确保呼吸机和其他医疗设备不间断地运行，这些设备对挽救患者的生命至关重要。不列颠哥伦比亚大学刘健博士的团队将与Portable Electric Ltd.合作，设计一种移动、可靠、安全的UPS系统，可以在任何地点、任何时间快速部署，为呼吸机等救生医疗器械提供最高质量的电力。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电池类型和化学物质，并在温哥华Portable Electric的生产线上设计和制作UPS系统原型。这一移动不间断电源系统的开发将为新冠肺炎疫情中的救援工作提供可靠和即插即用的电源解决方案，并帮助加拿大在未来疫情爆发和其他救灾环境(如地震、野火和飓风)时做好更好的准备。