Grant: Engage Grants Program
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
$25,000.00
Smart power electronic battery energy management system for Lithium-ion powered next-generation digital media display units
FY 2015-16
Summary
CV Studios is a print solutions company that manages, designs and prints advertising collateral and promotional displays for major Canadian retailers. As digital media slowly takes over for print, they have started investing into digital merchandising and distribution. CV Studios is currently moving towards digital display units for their customers, using Lithium-ion (Li-ion)-powered TV monitors. The challenge is to get digital content to the leaseline that is battery powered and can last at least 12 hours. Li-ion batteries, although popularly used, have been highly uneconomic for energy storage, overshooting cost requirements by a large margin. The cycle life of a Li-ion battery pack ranges between 1000 and 1500, for state-of-charge (SOC) range between 40% and 90% (linear voltage range). The main issues with Li-ion battery packs include: cycle life, calendar life, energy density, power density, and safety. These issues will be addressed in this proposal using a practical approach in the form of a smart power electronic cell voltage equalizer.
Program
Engage Grants Program
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
478227-2015
Name nom
Williamson, Sheldon
Department département
Electrical, Computer and Software Engineering
Organization id
19222
Institution établissement
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2015
Competition year année de concours
2015
Award amount
25000
Program id
EGP
Program name en
Engage Grants Program
Program name fr
Programme de subventions d'engagement partenariat
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1553
Committee name en
Ontario Internal Decision Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de décision interne pour l'Ontario
Area of application code
305
Area of application group en
Energy resources
Area of application group fr
Ressources d'énergie
Area of application en
Energy storage and conversion
Area of application fr
Stockage et transformation de l'énergie
Research subject code
2517
Research subject group en
Electrical and electronic engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie électrique et électronique
Research subject en
Industrial and power electronics
Research subject fr
Électronique de puissance et électronique industrielle
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Smart power electronic battery energy management system for Lithium-ion powered next-generation digital media display units
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
CV Studios is a print solutions company that manages, designs and prints advertising collateral and promotional displays for major Canadian retailers. As digital media slowly takes over for print, they have started investing into digital merchandising and distribution. CV Studios is currently moving towards digital display units for their customers, using Lithium-ion (Li-ion)-powered TV monitors. The challenge is to get digital content to the leaseline that is battery powered and can last at least 12 hours. Li-ion batteries, although popularly used, have been highly uneconomic for energy storage, overshooting cost requirements by a large margin. The cycle life of a Li-ion battery pack ranges between 1000 and 1500, for state-of-charge (SOC) range between 40% and 90% (linear voltage range). The main issues with Li-ion battery packs include: cycle life, calendar life, energy density, power density, and safety. These issues will be addressed in this proposal using a practical approach in the form of a smart power electronic cell voltage equalizer.
