Wireless performance monitoring of plug-in electric vehicules

插电式电动汽车（PEV）承诺是一种清洁，廉价的替代石油汽车，占加拿大温室气体排放量的30%。PEV的更安静，有良好的扭矩和需要较少的维护。然而，PEV每次充电提供有限的范围，这导致众所周知的范围焦虑。此外，每个PEV需要大量的电力和时间来充电。随着大量的PEV很快预计在街道上（超过一百万，到2015年在美国），不受控制的PEV充电可以过载的配电变压器和破坏电网。目前，公用事业提供商无法知道消费者何时以及如何对他们的PEV充电。这对电力供应商造成了需求焦虑。该项目的成果将缓解这些忧虑。

Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) promise a clean, inexpensive alternative to petroleum vehicles that account for 30% of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada. PEV's are quieter, have good torque and require less maintenance. However, PEV's offer limited range per charging which causes the well known range anxiety. In addition, each PEV requires significant amount of electricity and time to recharge. With large number of PEVs soon expected in the streets (over one Million by 2015 in US), uncontrolled PEV charging can overload the distribution transformers and disrupt the power grid. Currently the utility provider has no means of knowing when and how connsumers will charge their PEVs. This has caused the demand anxiety to the electricity provider. The outcome of this project will alleviate these anxieties.