Subsurface Technology for Electric Pathways (STEP)

“大量采用电动汽车对于英国实现其气候目标和解决城市空气污染问题至关重要。电池成本和消费者接受度正在改善，但阻碍电动汽车快速普及的剩余障碍之一是缺乏公共充电基础设施。今天，英国有800万车主无法使用非街道停车，因此无法在家中为电动汽车充电。解决这个问题的方法有几种，但每种方法都有缺点：*独立的街道充电点-通常位置不方便(即不是针对居民)，昂贵且笨重的设备存在访问问题*灯柱充电-便宜，但仅限于靠近道路的灯柱(或者电缆必须穿过人行道，馈入地下或插入沟渠中)。功率限制在2-5kW*电线沟-在家里和汽车的ChargePoint之间的人行道上开槽电缆。需要用户直接停在他们的房子外面，这是不能保证的*弹出式和无线充电-在开发的早期阶段*快速充电中心-目前还没有证据表明这是居民的解决方案然而特洛伊能源系统为街道充电站的缺乏提供了一个新颖、经济高效的解决方案。它涉及一种同向连接，其中ChargePoint被插入地面，从而不会产生永久性的足迹或街道杂乱-只有当车辆充电时，街道上才会有设备。为了给电动汽车充电，用户将“长枪”(储存在汽车中)插入连接器，另一端插入汽车。特洛伊公司计划在整条街道上安装这项技术，每个连接器间隔约5米，这样无论消费者将车停在街上的哪里，他们都可以为电动汽车充电。另一个优势是20个连接器可以并行运行，只需要一个电网连接，这降低了成本并实现了更有效的电网管理。为了成功实施该技术，它首先需要：进行测试和试用；将行业专家和潜在用户的反馈纳入设计；以及需要开发可行的商业模式。该项目涉及对这些方面以及其他商业、用户、城市和技术可行性方面的研究，包括适当的认证方法。这项研究的结果将用于制定演示试验计划，然后将在现实生活中证明该系统的可行性。“

"Significant EV adoption is crucial for the UK to meet its climate targets and tackle air pollution in cities. Battery costs and consumer acceptance are improving, but one of the remaining barriers inhibiting rapid uptake of EVs is lack of public recharging infrastructure. A substantial 8 million vehicle owners in the UK today do not have access to off-street parking and therefore cannot charge an EV at home.There are several approaches to this problem, however each have drawbacks:* Standalone on-street chargepoint - often inconveniently located (i.e. not targeted at residents), expensive, and bulky equipment presents access issues* Lamppost charging - cheap but limited to lampposts close to the road (or cables have to cross pavements, be fed underneath or slotted into trenches). Power restricted to 2-5kW* Wire trenches - slotting cable in the pavement between chargepoint in home and car. Needs users parked directly outside their house, which can't be guaranteed* Pop-up and wireless charging - in early stages of development* Rapid charge hubs - no evidence yet that this is a solution for residentsThe Trojan Energy system however, presents a novel, cost-effective solution to the lack of on-street chargepoints. It involves a flush connection, where the chargepoint is slotted into the ground, resulting in no permanent footprint or street clutter - there is only equipment on the street when the vehicle is charging. To charge an EV, the user inserts the 'lance' (which is stored in the vehicle) into the connector, and the other end plugs into the car.Trojan plans on fitting entire streets with the technology, with each connector placed about 5m apart, so that no matter where a consumer parks on the street, they will be able to charge their EV. Another advantage is that 20 connectors can run in parallel, requiring only one grid connection, which reduces costs and enables more effective grid management.In order for the technology to be successfully implemented, it first needs to: be tested and trialled; incorporate feedback from industry experts and potential users into the design; and a viable business model needs to be developed. This project involves the study of these aspects, as well as other commercial, user, urban and technical feasibility aspects, including appropriate certification methods. Outputs of the study will be used to develop the plan for the demonstrator trial, which will then prove viability of the system in real life."