STATE-OF-THE-ART TEST EQUIPMENT FOR A SMART TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION AND ENERGY RESEARCH (STEER) LABORATORY

所要求的专用设备将用于在交通电气化、储能系统和智能电网等新兴领域开发独家研究实验室。该专用设备将被安置在新的智能交通电气化和能源研究（STEER）实验室中，该实验室占地300平方米。PI谢尔顿威廉姆森博士相信，RTI资助的STEER实验室将使UOIT成为加拿大领先的机构之一，提供全面的交通电气化研究计划。新的STEER实验室还将有利于UOIT在智能电动汽车（EV）充电（插入式和无线充电），先进的储能系统（电池和超级电容器（UC））以及集成智能电网能源研究方面发展利基研究。从本质上讲，STEER实验室将代表加拿大第一个全面的电动运输测试和验证中心，以及高素质人员（HQP）的独家培训基地。所要求的设备将专门帮助建立实验测试台，用于电动汽车/微电网设置的光伏（PV）充电，使用感应功率传输（IPT）的无线充电以及相关的电力电子转换器设计。该设置还将加快锂离子（Li-ion）电池模块和高功率密度UC系统的测试和验证，特别是用于电动公共交通（公共汽车和火车）以及智能电网调峰应用。这些设备将有助于培训研究生和技术人员在运输电气化的各个方面进行现实研究，否则只能依靠模拟。

The requested specialized equipment will be used for the development of an exclusive research laboratory in the up-and-coming areas of transportation electrification, energy storage systems, and smart grid. The specialized apparatus will be housed in the new Smart Transportation Electrification and Energy Research (STEER) laboratory, which spans 300m2 in area. The PI, Dr. Sheldon Williamson, is confident that the RTI-funded STEER lab will put UOIT firmly on the map as one of Canada’s leading institutions to offer a comprehensive research program in transportation electrification. The new STEER lab will also benefit UOIT in terms of developing a niche research thrust in smart electric vehicle (EV) charging – plugged and wireless charging, advanced energy storage systems – batteries and ultracapacitors (UCs), and integrated smart grid energy research. In essence, the STEER lab will represent the first full-scale Canadian electric transportation testing and validation center as well as an exclusive training ground for highly qualified personnel (HQP). The requested equipment will specifically aid in setting up experimental test rigs for photovoltaic (PV) charging of EVs/microgrid setups, wireless charging using inductive power transfer (IPT), and associated power electronic converter designs. The setup will also expedite testing and validation of Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery modules and high power-density UC systems, especially for electric mass transit (buses and trains) as well as smart grid peak-power shaving applications. The equipment will help train graduate students and technicians in performing realistic studies in various aspects of transportation electrification, which would otherwise have to depend solely on simulations.