Interfacing major subsistence for resilient electric charging facilities for rural areas

The research group has developed major subsystems for their stand‐alone vehicle charging station for remote locations. These address major elements of such a complex system: energy capture, energy storage, and energy dispensing. Photovoltaic panels capture the energy. A field regulated reluctance machine (FRRM) stores the energy and makes it available for a vehicle battery. A secure cyber physical control system arranges for dispensing the energy to an electric vehicle, providing billing and reliable, secure delivery. Each of these pieces is either complete or nearing successful development. What is now necessary is an interface based on power electronics to assemble the pieces into a functional vehicle battery charging unit for remote, off‐grid locations typical of much of the rural Pacific Northwest. In this project, the research team proposes to do this deceptively difficult task of interfacing this larger interconnected system. Beginning with working prototypes of each subsystem, the team will build the necessary interface electronics and software, coordinate the communications and controls, and debug the combined result.

• Record URL:
  https://depts.washington.edu/pactrans/research/projects/interfacing-major-subsistence-for-resilient-electric-charging-facilities-for-rural-areas/

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $80000
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747110

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium

  University of Washington
  More Hall Room 112
  Seattle, WA  United States  98195-2700

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  University of Idaho, Moscow

  Department of Civil Engineering
  P.O. Box 441022
  Moscow, ID  United States  83844-1022
• Project Managers:

  Hess, Herbert

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Idaho, Moscow

  Department of Civil Engineering
  P.O. Box 441022
  Moscow, ID  United States  83844-1022
• Principal Investigators:

  Hess, Herbert

• Start Date: 20220316
• Expected Completion Date: 20230630
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric power generation and transmission; Electric vehicle charging; Energy storage systems; Rural areas; Solar energy; System design
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01872762
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747110
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Feb 8 2023 4:20PM