Wireless Charging in Micro-Fulfilment Centres for Last Mile Delivery

轻型货车（lgv）占英国公路运输温室气体（GHG）排放量的15%左右，占氮氧化物（NOx）排放量的33%，而在我们道路上行驶的车辆中，轻型货车（lgv）的排放量不到10%。正如《零排放之路》报告所描述的那样，政府的政策是，到2040年，所有新销售的货车都要实现零排放，到2030年，40%的新货车要实现超低排放。这将需要在2018年英国销售的37万辆货车中，目前约有1500辆电动货车的基础上，迅速增加电动货车的使用量。电动汽车在续航里程、最大有效载荷和能源基础设施的可用性方面与柴油车不同。除了一些狭窄的用例外，由于这些差异而产生的物流部门的运营影响尚未得到很好的理解。未来，自动驾驶汽车也需要考虑，因为消除驾驶员约束可能会改变车辆分配和路线问题解决方案的最优性。无线电动汽车充电（WEVC）通过使充电过程更快启动，更容易远程控制，从而有可能缓解车队整合的挑战，这对机会充电有好处。在处理插头和电缆方面节省时间的好处可能有助于司机接受用户。该项目将通过六种主要方法来展示WEVC的收益和成本：i)在4辆货车、2个用户上进行高功率WEVC （22kW）的硬件演示，其中将测量成本和收益；Ii)制造研究，以了解未来的能力和成本；iii)利用真实世界数据模拟物流运作，以探讨WEVC的影响；iv)评估收费/物流中心（WEVC- mfc）对网络的影响；5)开发调度工具，解决计费时段冲突；vi)选址、设计及规划（例如选择供应商及融资），以便在项目结束时全面展示WEVC-MFC的概念。该项目汇集了赫瑞瓦特大学（HWU）的物流建模专业知识，以及柔性电力系统（FPS）的低碳和车辆技术、能源基础设施和商业知识。爱丁堡市议会（CEC）将作为车辆用户参与该项目，并与FPS和HWU合作寻找后续站点。李尔公司（Lear Corporation）将在WEVC技术、汽车集成和长期价格轨迹方面提供建议。日立汽车资本解决方案（HVCS）将支持扩大参与的客户群。

Light Goods Vehicles (LGVs) contribute around 15% of UK greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from road transport and 33% of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, whilst making up <10% of vehicles on our roads. Government policy, as described in the Road to Zero report, is for all new van sales to be zero emissions by 2040, and 40% of new vans to be ultra-low emissions by 2030. This will require rapid increases in uptake of electric vans from the current base of around 1500 electric vans out of 370,000 total vans sold in the UK in 2018.EVs differ from diesel vehicles in terms of range, maximum payload, and availability of energy infrastructure. Operational implications for the logistics sector that arise due to these differences are not well understood, outside of a few narrow use cases. In future, autonomous vehicles will also need to be considered, as the removal of driver constraints is likely to change the optimality of solutions to vehicle allocation and routing problems.Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging (WEVC) has the potential to mitigate fleet integration challenges, by making charging sessions quicker to initiate and more easily controlled remotely, which has benefits for opportunity charging. User acceptance by drivers may be helped through timesaving benefits in handling plugs and cables.This project will demonstrate the benefits and costs of WEVC through six principal approaches:i) a hardware demonstration of high power WEVC (22kW) on 4 vans, 2 users, where costs and benefits will be measured;ii) a manufacturing study to understand future capability and costs;iii) simulation of logistics operations using real world data to explore the impact of WEVC;iv) assessment of the network impact of charging/logistic hubs (WEVC-MFCs) enabled by WEVC;v) development of a scheduling tool to solve charging session conflicts;vi) site selection, design and planning (e.g. vendor selection and finance) for a full scale demonstration of the WEVC-MFC concept at the project's conclusion.The project brings together logistics modelling expertise from Heriot-Watt University (HWU) and low carbon and vehicle technology, energy infrastructure and commercial knowledge from Flexible Power Systems (FPS). City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) will participate in the project as a vehicle user and work with FPS and HWU to find follow on sites. Lear Corporation (Lear) will advise on WEVC technology, vehicle integration and long-term price trajectories. Hitachi Vehicle Capital Solutions (HVCS) will support expansion of the engaged customer group.