Clean, Efficient, Off-Grid EV Charging Station

英国将于2040年禁止使用内燃机，并由此推动汽车电气化，这在很大程度上是为了改善空气质量。在城镇和城市，现有和规划的超低排放区将执行这一变化，但整个道路网络将需要支持越来越多的电动汽车（ev）。电动汽车的采用是一个充电器可用性和充电需求的“鸡和蛋”问题。然而，为了鼓励个人和企业改用电力，充电基础设施必须起带头作用。这对英国高速公路（Highways England）等组织构成了挑战，它们的任务是促进电动汽车充电的推广，即在已知需求之前，在哪里投资基础设施。升级电网连接，如果可行的话，可能会花费数百万美元，并且需要数年的时间来部署。此外，不能保证投资将被投入到正确的位置。IPG已经解决了这些挑战，将集中电源的效率带到微观尺度。高温陶瓷是IPG技术的核心，可以在100kW模块中提供51%的电效率。比典型的柴油或燃气发电机组增加45%，与联合循环燃气发电厂相当。因此，无论系统是包含单个模块，还是2.5MW电厂中的25个模块，IPG都能提供无与伦比的燃料使用和减排。IPG涡轮系统的高效率不仅使天然气的二氧化碳排放量减少了57%，而且创新地使用无焰燃烧消除了有害污染物的排放，如氮氧化物、一氧化碳和颗粒物。考虑到IPG无焰燃烧的灵活性，利用氢气和沼气等未来燃料可以实现净零二氧化碳排放。这个由中小企业主导的项目旨在展示IPG涡轮系统作为电动汽车充电解决方案的电网独立、超低排放和低成本电力供应商。如果在英国高速公路网络中部署这项技术，既可以减轻高用电量地区的电网压力，也可以使偏远地区的电动汽车充电更加方便，而以前并网充电单元无法进入这些地区。这可能会为英国公路局提供一个解决方案，以促进电动汽车的日益普及。最重要的是，这使英国高速公路能够提供一种电动汽车充电解决方案，满足所有地区对电动汽车日益增长的需求，大大减少排放，改善用户的空气质量。

The UK 2040 ban on internal combustion engines, and the resulting push towards electrification, in a large part, is aimed at the improvement of air quality. In towns and cities existing and planned Ultra-low emissions zones will enforce this change, but the entirety of the road network will need to support ever greater number of electric vehicles (EVs).The adoption of EVs is a "chicken and egg" scenario of charger availability and demand for charging. However, to encourage individuals and businesses to switch to electric, charging infrastructure must lead. The challenge this represents to organisations, such as Highways England, tasked with facilitating rollout of EV charging, is where to invest in infrastructure ahead of known demand. Upgrading of grid connections, if available, can run into the millions and take years to deploy. Furthermore, it cannot be guaranteed that investment will have been made into the right location.IPG have solved these challenges by bringing the efficiency of centralised power to the microscale. The high temperature ceramics at the heart of IPG's technology will enable delivery of 51% electrical efficiency in 100kW modules. A 45% increase over typical diesel or gas gensets and comparable to combined cycle gas power plants. So, whether a system contains a single module, or 25 in a 2.5MW plant, IPG offer unrivalled fuel-usage and emission reductions. The high efficiency of IPG's turbine system not only cuts CO2 emissions by up to 57% on natural gas, but the innovative use of flameless combustion eliminates harmful pollutant emissions, such as NOx, CO, and particulate matter. Given the flexibility of IPG's flameless combustion, net zero CO2 emissions can be achieved by the utilisation of future fuels such as Hydrogen and Bio-gas.This SME led project seeks to demonstrate the IPG Turbine System as a grid-independent, ultra-low emissions, and low-cost power provider for EV charging solutions. This technology, if deployed across the Highways England network, would both alleviate the grid stress in high usage areas and enable remote locations to facilitate electric vehicle charging, that previously were inaccessible for grid-connected charging units. This could potentially offer the Highways England a solution to facilitate the increasing adoption to electric vehicles. Most critically, this enables Highways England to offer a solution to EV charging that meets the growing demand for electric vehicles in all locations, that offers a vast reduction in emissions, improving air quality for its users.