Rapid battery charging technologies for light electric vehicles

在过去的十年中，全球乘用车和轻型电动汽车的使用呈指数级增长。仅在2018年，就有超过200万辆乘用电动汽车被采用，这一趋势得到了加强。轻型电动汽车（LEV）的使用覆盖了重要的市场，如工业车辆，多用途车辆和2至4轮城市车辆。LEV在2017年的全球销售额超过90亿美元，预计到2026年将增长两倍。特别是电动滑板车和电动自行车，由于其价格实惠、灵活性和停车方便，在高密度地区越来越受欢迎。UBC的Ordonez博士与Delta-Q Technologies合作的目标是为电气化交通系统和LEV开发下一代高效、智能和快速的电池充电器。这一领域的进步将提高电力转换效率，提高电池充电速度，促进可持续交通的采用，使公用事业、消费者和社会受益。高效的电力转换缓解了公用事业的电力质量问题;快速电池充电器减少了消费者的里程焦虑;可持续交通改善了生活质量。该研究的目标是使用创新的功率转换技术开发新型LEV电池充电器。预期结果是充电器电路中的功率损耗减少40%。反过来，充电器的功率密度和电池充电速度将得到大幅提高。该项目将帮助行业领导者和B.C.该项目将使UBC能够为未来的电力转换工程师提供培训。该项目下的学员将接触到一系列尖端技术，并将在可再生能源转换领域取得成功。该项目是非常及时的，因为它预计替代能源工程师的高需求。

The global use of passenger Electric Vehicles (EV) and Light Electric Vehicles has grown exponentially over the past decade. In 2018 alone, over 2 million passenger EVs were adopted, reinforcing this trend. The use of Light Electric Vehicles (LEV) covers important markets such as industrial vehicles, utility vehicles, and 2 to 4-wheel urban vehicles. LEVs have penetrated immensely with global sales over USD $9B in 2017 and expected to triple by 2026. In particular, electric scooters and electric bikes are becoming popular in high-density areas due to their affordable price, agility, and convenient parking.The objective of the collaboration between Dr. Ordonez at UBC and Delta-Q Technologies is to develop the next generation of high-efficiency, smart, and rapid battery chargers for electrified transportation systems and LEVs. Advances in this area will improve the power conversion efficiency, enhance the battery charging speed, and promote the adoption of sustainable transportation, benefitting utilities, consumers, and society. High-efficiency power conversion mitigates utilities' power quality issues; rapid battery chargers reduce consumers' range anxiety; sustainable transportation improves the quality of living. The research targets the development of novel LEV battery chargers using innovative power conversion technologies. The anticipated outcome is the reduction of power losses in the charger circuits by 40%. In turn, the charger's power density and battery charging speed will be improved substantially. This project will help the industry leader and B.C.-based Delta-Q maintain a competitive advantage over international competitors.The project will enable UBC to provide training to future engineers in power conversion. The trainees under the project will be exposed to a range of cutting-edge techniques and will be positioned to succeed in the field of renewable power conversion. The project is very timely since it anticipates the high demand for engineers in alternative energy.