Flexible Power for Future Zero-Emissions Shipping and Delivery

未来零排放运输和交付的灵活动力

• 批准号: RGPIN-2021-03840
• 负责人: Ordonez, Martin
• 金额: $ 4.66万
• 依托单位: University of British Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=752220
• 关键词: Flexible; Power; Future; Zero; Emissions

In a medium size North American city, people drive collectively one billon kilometers yearly to acquire goods and food, leading to over 300,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Studies show the potential benefit of switching to online shopping and home delivery, with up to 87% reduction in emissions. Last-mile transportation (within the city, the last link in the supply chain) contributes up to 50% of those emissions. In response to this, governments and companies envision the electrification of delivery, using EVs from trucks to small robots. Further, COVID-19 has accelerated this trend. This opportunity to increase use of EVs for delivery can offset GHG emission, reduce driving, and curtail traffic. Two elements are critical to realize a Zero-Emissions Shipping and Delivery: 1) ultra-efficient fast chargers and on-board power conversion for delivery EVs, 2) a dedicated powering infrastructure. This program addresses flexible battery charging infrastructure for the future of goods delivery. The short-term objectives are to research and prototype advanced charging infrastructures that will enable zero-emissions parcel delivery. This has to be flexible and scalable, to be deployed at strategic locations and to adjust to seasonal demand or unexpected events (such as e-commerce growth due to COVID-19). The innovative part of this program is the use of novel topologies, semiconductor, and architectures to enable intelligent operating modes including Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G). Finally, specific R&D will define optimal size and usage of stationary storage at the charging facilities to offset peak loads. The long-term research aims to the implementation of city-scale charging systems that enable zero-emissions delivery of goods with a clear set of goals: accelerate the electrification of home-delivery systems and provide significant reduction in GHG emissions; deploy technologies to integrate energy storage (EVs) into the electric grid to mitigate peak consumption and smooth the intermittence of renewable resources; facilitate access to goods with reduced pollution by replacing cars and driving. The results of this program will allow business flexible scaling and utilization of assets, decreasing the cost of ownership of EV fleets. The program targets HQP training in the area of energy storage and EVs while developing IP for Canadian industries. Anticipating the high demand for engineers at all levels of EV charging infrastructure, it will deliver graduates with strong R&D skills to Canada. The program fits into the government's strategy on science and technology by accelerating the reduction of GHG emissions and providing key infrastructure for EVs. This is an unprecedented time (COVID pandemic) with dramatic acceleration of e-commerce and goods delivery. The program meets NSERC's objectives by bringing originality and innovation to address this pressing area and opportunity in modern society.

在北美的一个中等规模城市，人们每年总共行驶 10 亿公里来购买商品和食品，导致超过 30 万吨温室气体 (GHG) 排放。研究表明，转向网上购物和送货上门的潜在好处是，排放量减少高达 87%。最后一英里交通（城市内，供应链的最后一个环节）占这些排放量的 50%。为了应对这一问题，政府和公司设想使用从卡车到小型机器人的电动汽车来实现交付的电气化。此外，COVID-19 加速了这一趋势。增加使用电动汽车进行送货的机会可以抵消温室气体排放、减少驾驶并减少交通。对于实现零排放运输和交付来说，有两个要素至关重要：1）用于交付电动汽车的超高效快速充电器和车载电源转换，2）专用的供电基础设施。该计划致力于为未来的货物运输提供灵活的电池充电基础设施。短期目标是研究先进的充电基础设施并制作原型，以实现零排放包裹递送。它必须灵活且可扩展，能够部署在战略位置，并根据季节性需求或意外事件（例如 COVID-19 导致的电子商务增长）进行调整。该计划的创新部分是使用新颖的拓扑、半导体和架构来实现智能操作模式，包括车对车（V2V）和车对电网（V2G）。最后，具体的研发将确定充电设施固定存储的最佳大小和使用方式，以抵消峰值负载。这项长期研究旨在实施城市规模的收费系统，实现零排放的货物运输，并具有一系列明确的目标：加速送货上门系统的电气化，并大幅减少温室气体排放；部署技术将储能（EV）整合到电网中，以缓解高峰消耗并平滑可再生资源的间歇性；通过取代汽车和驾驶，促进减少污染的商品获取。该计划的结果将使企业能够灵活地扩展和利用资产，从而降低电动汽车车队的拥有成本。该计划的目标是能源存储和电动汽车领域的总部培训，同时为加拿大工业开发知识产权。预计电动汽车充电基础设施各个级别对工程师的需求量很大，它将为加拿大输送具有强大研发技能的毕业生。该计划通过加速减少温室气体排放并为电动汽车提供关键基础设施来符合政府的科技战略。这是一个前所未有的时期（新冠疫情），电子商务和货物运输急剧加速。该计划通过原创性和创新来解决现代社会的这一紧迫领域和机遇，从而实现了 NSERC 的目标。