Grant: Strategic Projects - Group
University of Victoria
$188,500.00
MOST-Network EVs for green intelligent transportation
FY 2018-19
Summary
Climate change and extreme weather, a by-product of greenhouse gas emissions, has been a critical issue facing the world. Electric vehicles (EVs) are a key to future clean transportation, and they will contribute to promoting sustainable energy development and addressing air quality and climate change. They are especially beneficial in Canada, as the majority of our electricity is generated from renewable and low-emission sources. Despite the various incentives from governments worldwide, the rollout of EVs has been slow. Limited transportation range and lack of convenient charging services are among the major obstacles. Furthermore, if the charging of a large number of EVs is unmanaged, the aggregated charging demand may create a peak load to potentially endanger the power system. *The good news is that EVs are now hitting the market in the same period that vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication technologies are emerging, and utilities around the globe are racing to make their grids more intelligent by adopting information and communication technologies. In addition to solving the above range and charging problems, the nexus of the Internet, EVs, charging stations, and smart power grids constitutes a perfect storm of opportunities for future green and intelligent transportation. In this new paradigm, reliable, efficient, and secure information exchanges between EVs, meters, charging stations and grid, and real-time data management and analysis are key issues. To achieve a competitive edge for Canadian players, this project will define interdisciplinary research efforts to develop advanced information, communication and control techniques for networked EVs, focusing on scalable and efficient EV communication network design, smart EV charging providing demand response services, and security and privacy in the cyber physical systems. They are key enabling tools for networked EVs, which may not only revolutionize how things move, but also how energy flows, leading to future green and intelligent transportation of both things and energy.*
Program
Strategic Projects - Group
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
493787-2016
Name nom
Cai, Lin
Department département
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Organization id
7
Institution établissement
University of Victoria
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2018
Competition year année de concours
2016
Award amount
188500
Program id
STPGP
Program name en
Strategic Projects - Group
Program name fr
Projets stratégiques - De groupe
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1588
Committee name en
Strategic Projects - ICT
Committee name fr
Projets stratégiques - ICT
Area of application code
804
Area of application group en
Information and communication services
Area of application group fr
Services d'information et de télécommunications
Area of application en
Communication systems and services (planning, organization, services)
Area of application fr
Systèmes et services de communications (planification, organisation et services)
Research subject code
2508
Research subject group en
Electrical and electronic engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie électrique et électronique
Research subject en
Communications networks
Research subject fr
Réseaux de télécommunications
Partie
3
Nb partie
3
Application title
MOST-Network EVs for green intelligent transportation
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Climate change and extreme weather, a by-product of greenhouse gas emissions, has been a critical issue facing the world. Electric vehicles (EVs) are a key to future clean transportation, and they will contribute to promoting sustainable energy development and addressing air quality and climate change. They are especially beneficial in Canada, as the majority of our electricity is generated from renewable and low-emission sources. Despite the various incentives from governments worldwide, the rollout of EVs has been slow. Limited transportation range and lack of convenient charging services are among the major obstacles. Furthermore, if the charging of a large number of EVs is unmanaged, the aggregated charging demand may create a peak load to potentially endanger the power system. *The good news is that EVs are now hitting the market in the same period that vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication technologies are emerging, and utilities around the globe are racing to make their grids more intelligent by adopting information and communication technologies. In addition to solving the above range and charging problems, the nexus of the Internet, EVs, charging stations, and smart power grids constitutes a perfect storm of opportunities for future green and intelligent transportation. In this new paradigm, reliable, efficient, and secure information exchanges between EVs, meters, charging stations and grid, and real-time data management and analysis are key issues. To achieve a competitive edge for Canadian players, this project will define interdisciplinary research efforts to develop advanced information, communication and control techniques for networked EVs, focusing on scalable and efficient EV communication network design, smart EV charging providing demand response services, and security and privacy in the cyber physical systems. They are key enabling tools for networked EVs, which may not only revolutionize how things move, but also how energy flows, leading to future green and intelligent transportation of both things and energy.*
