Wireless performance monitoring of plug-in electric vehicules

插电式电动汽车(PEV)承诺为占加拿大30%温室气体排放的石油汽车提供一种清洁、廉价的替代品。电动汽车的噪音更小，扭矩更大，需要的维护更少。然而，电动汽车的提供有限的每次充电的里程，这导致了众所周知的里程焦虑。此外，每辆电动汽车都需要大量的电力和充电时间。随着大量的电动汽车预计很快就会出现在街道上(到2015年，美国将超过100万辆)，不受控制的电动汽车充电可能会使配电变压器过载，并扰乱电网。目前，公用事业提供商无法知道连接消费者将在何时以及如何为他们的电动汽车充电。这给电力供应商带来了需求焦虑。这个项目的结果将缓解这些焦虑。

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.