Grant: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
University of British Columbia
$66,000.00
Rapid battery charging technologies for light electric vehicles
EF 2022-23
Résumé
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.
Programme
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
British Columbia, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
538421-2018
Name nom
Ordonez, Martin M
Department département
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Organization id
2
Institution établissement
University of British Columbia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2022
Competition year année de concours
2018
Award amount
66000
Program id
CRDPJ
Program name en
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
304
Area of application group en
Energy resources
Area of application group fr
Ressources d'énergie
Area of application en
Electrical energy
Area of application fr
Énergie électrique
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
Installment
inst:5
Partie
1
Nb partie
5
Application title
Rapid battery charging technologies for light electric vehicles
Application summary
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.
