iFuelActive-PRO: A smart aftermarket in-tank fuel solution to supply the cleanest fuel possible to diesel engines with onboard fuel quality monitoring capabilities and machine-learning powered predictive maintenance.

柴油燃料会受到水、细菌和/或沉淀在燃料箱底部的颗粒的污染。燃料污染会导致发动机损坏、机器停机和生产率降低，尤其是在建筑、公路运输和采矿行业。FuelActive通过开发创新的燃料输送和监控系统，防止故障，在燃料解决方案市场取得了明显的成功，目前有两种产品：*FuelActive：** 浮动燃料提取管输送最清洁的燃料，减轻喷油器损坏、发动机故障、降低燃油经济性和更糟糕的排放 *iFuelActive：** 智能燃油提取装置利用油箱内传感器/遥测技术远程监控燃油质量该项目将通过开发定制PCB模块来开发iFuelActive-PRO，该模块将确认燃油质量/发动机性能/排放之间的关系，同时使用机器学习技术为客户提供预测性维护。目前，燃油拾取器实现单一功能;提取燃油并且是静态设备，导致暴露于油箱底部的污染物。iFuelActive-PRO将联合收割机与燃油发送器相结合，以提取最清洁的燃油，防止污染物进入系统;并配备车载燃油质量监控。实时燃油温度、质量、压力和流量分析信息将实现远程诊断、预测性维护并改善燃油库存管理（现场和多辆车）。ECU集成为油耗、诊断警报、发动机性能、车辆利用率、路线规划、改善驾驶员行为（超速、重加速、急刹车、过弯、怠速）和燃油/车辆盗窃提供基准。FuelActive已被证明可提供更清洁的燃油，安装后零故障，满足售后市场需求，并可能与OEM集成解决方案一起使用。FuelActive通过与大型运输、建筑和农用车辆运营商和制造商的现有关系处于理想地位。政府将鼓励使用柴油的替代技术以减少排放，但柴油被广泛使用[EnergyRep.2021\]，由于工业化，预计全球需求将在2045年之前保持目前水平[Statista，2021\]。运营商正在寻求减少维护/停机时间和排放，提高燃油效率，并在多个部门节省成本。大型低效柴油发动机加上高年里程数占全球运输部门二氧化碳/氮氧化物排放量的39%（约占化石燃料的5%）[IDTechEx，2020]。iFuelActive-PRO为COP 26提供即时响应，减少约5%的CO2/NOx; iFuelActive-PRO支持英国到2050年实现净零二氧化碳排放的雄心，提高燃油效率，为低碳经济提供“过渡技术”，解决沿海沃茨/河流流域的路边浓度和营养失衡问题[EPA，2018年\]。iFuelActive-PRO支持新的柴油法规标准，这些标准对更清洁的燃料越来越严格（Stage 5/Euro 6/Euro 7）。英国注册的HGV每年消耗约6.2公吨燃料\[ONS，2020\];约10.5mtCO2e/年\[约400 gCO 2 e/km; UKGov，2021\]。

Diesel fuel becomes contaminated from water, bacteria and/or particulates settling to the bottom of fuel tanks. Fuel contamination leads to engine damage, machine downtime and reduced productivity; particularly in construction, road haulage and mining sectors.FuelActive has achieved demonstrable success in the fuel solutions market through developing innovative fuel-delivery and monitoring systems that prevent breakdowns with two products currently:* **FuelActive:** Floating fuel-extraction pipe delivering the cleanest fuel, mitigating injector damage, engine failure, reduced fuel economy and worse emissions* **iFuelActive:** Smart fuel-extraction unit utilising in-tank sensors/telemetry to remotely monitor fuel-qualityThis project will develop the iFuelActive-PRO through development of a bespoke-pcb module which will confirm the relationship between fuel-quality/engine-performance/emissions, while offering customers predictive maintenance using machine-learning techniques.Currently, fuel pick-ups fulfil a single function; to extract fuel and are static devices, resulting in exposure to contamination at the bottom of the tank. iFuelActive-PRO will combine a dynamic fuel pick-up with a fuel-sender to extract the cleanest fuel, preventing contaminants entering the system; with on-board fuel-quality monitoring. Real-time fuel temperature, quality, pressure and flow-analysis information will enable remote diagnostics, predictive maintenance and improve fuel-stock management (on-site and multiple vehicles). ECU integration provides benchmarks for fuel consumption, diagnostic alerts, engine performance, vehicle utilisation, route-planning, improved driver behaviour (over-revving, heavy-acceleration, harsh-braking, aggressive cornering, idling) and fuel/vehicle theft.FuelActive has been proven to supply cleaner fuel, exhibiting zero failures post-installation, servicing the aftermarket demand and, potentially with OEM-integrated solutions. FuelActive is ideally positioned through existing relationships with large transport, construction and agriculture vehicle operators and manufacturers.Governments will encourage alternative technologies to diesel usage to reduce emissions, but diesel is widely used \[EnergyRep.2021\] and demand is expected at current levels globally until 2045, due to industrialisation \[Statista,2021\]. Operators are seeking to reduce maintenance/downtime and emissions, increase fuel efficiency, and generate cost-savings in multiple sectors.Large inefficient diesel engines combined with high annual mileage accounts for 39% of the transport sector's CO2/NOx emissions (~5% of fossil-fuels) globally \[IDTechEx,2020\]. iFuelActive-PRO provides an immediate response for COP26, with ~5% CO2/NOx reduction; effectively removing 1/20 existing vehicles if adopted at-scale.iFuelActive-PRO supports the UK's ambition of Net-Zero CO2 emissions by 2050, improving fuel efficiency, providing a "transition technology" for a lower-carbon economy and tackling roadside concentrations and nutrient imbalances in coastal waters/river-basins \[EPA,2018\]. iFuelActive-PRO supports new diesel regulatory standards that are becoming increasingly stringent for cleaner fuel (Stage5/Euro6/Euro7). UK-registered HGVs consume ~6.2mt/year of fuel \[ONS,2020\];~10.5mtCO2e/year \[~400gCO2e/km; UKGov,2021\].