Title
DC-DC Converter control board

CoPED ID
b1113e2d-42f9-4902-882d-f261e3cbb721

Status
Closed


Value
£182,946

Start Date
Dec. 1, 2014

End Date
Feb. 28, 2017

Description

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One of the major challenges facing the adoption of electric vehicles for motorsport is the time and energy required for recharging. Charging vehicles from the electricity grid or generators limits the charging power and, for most race circuits, 25 race vehicles charging at the same time would exceed the electricity supply to the circuit. A solution to this problem is to have a dump battery or fuel cell supply which is capable of very high levels of energy supply and could recharge the vehicle in less than half an hour. In order to manage this energy supply a DC-DC converter is required. This project addresses the issue of the high cost of DC-DC converter by developing a generic electronic control board for a DC-DC converter with the capability of being rapidly programmed for different applications. This will be demonstrated on a high powered DC-DC converter to rapidly charge an electric race vehicle from a dump battery pack.

Pete James PM_PER

Subjects by relevance
  1. Electric vehicles
  2. Electrical engineering
  3. Transformers (electrical devices)
  4. Electric cars
  5. Electric power
  6. Energy
  7. Fuel cells
  8. Converters (electrical devices)
  9. Accumulators
  10. Power units
  11. Vehicles
  12. Electrical devices
  13. Racing circuit
  14. Electricity
  15. Power electronics
  16. Batteries

Extracted key phrases
  1. DC Converter control board
  2. DC converter
  3. High powered DC
  4. Electric race vehicle
  5. Generic electronic control board
  6. Electric vehicle
  7. Energy supply
  8. Electricity supply
  9. Fuel cell supply
  10. Race circuit
  11. High cost
  12. High level
  13. Major challenge
  14. Electricity grid
  15. Dump battery pack

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UKRI project entry

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