Title
AuxPaC - Auxiliary Power and Cooling

CoPED ID
071443cb-34f5-4874-8e92-39aa27771701

Status
Closed


Value
£1,696,604

Start Date
July 31, 2015

End Date
July 30, 2017

Description

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AuxPaC will deliver a cost-effective zero emission auxiliary system for power and cooling, by adapting the cutting-edge Dearman Engine (DE), a rankine-cycle expander powered by liquid nitrogen (LiN), to cut the well-to-wheel CO2 emissions of refrigerated trucks and air-conditioned buses by 35%, with potential for up to 85% if production of the LiN “fuel” is used to absorb wrong-time renewables; the system offers total cost of ownership savings without subsidy. The engine is at prototype stage as a truck refrigeration unit; the AuxPaC project aims to improve efficiency, so that the same cooling or air-conditioning load can be met with a surplus of electrical power for vehicle auxiliary systems, including electric tail-lifts or doors, brake and steering assistance, and lighting, all currently provided by the main engine and often requiring extended idling. The system is also applicable to electric buses and delivery vans, avoiding depleted range, and providing cooling to power electrical systems. The project brings together Dearman, Hubbard refrigeration and Birmingham University, to study improvements to engine & system efficiency, and deliver lab-based hardware validation.

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Subjects by relevance
  1. Refrigeration
  2. Coaches (cars)
  3. Refrigeration engineering
  4. Motors and engines
  5. Automotive engineering
  6. Cars
  7. Emissions
  8. Vehicles
  9. Brakes
  10. Power engines
  11. Lorries
  12. Light electric vehicles
  13. Power current engineering
  14. Electric power failures
  15. Engineers
  16. Upkeep (servicing)
  17. Electrical engineering
  18. Light vehicles
  19. Electric vehicles
  20. Power units

Extracted key phrases
  1. Emission auxiliary system
  2. AuxPaC project
  3. Vehicle auxiliary system
  4. System efficiency
  5. Electrical system
  6. Truck refrigeration unit
  7. Electrical power
  8. Auxiliary Power
  9. Wheel CO2 emission
  10. Edge Dearman Engine
  11. Total cost
  12. Electric bus
  13. Refrigerated truck
  14. Main engine
  15. Hubbard refrigeration

Related Pages

UKRI project entry

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