Clean technology engineering company AVID Technology has partnered with Caterpillar UK and Imperial College London to form an alliance to develop new battery energy storage systems for electric off-road vehicles.
The project is valued at approximately 2.8 million pounds (US $ 3.7 million) and is partially funded by the Faraday Challenge Industrial Strategy Fund of the British Technology Strategy Board's Innovate UK project. The alliances will work together to significantly increase battery life through advanced control, monitoring, and thermal management.
The goal of the project is to create an advanced battery system that can meet the life cycle and load requirements of heavy-duty electric or hybrid vehicles, while providing the required high energy density. Using advanced simulation technology, the team will also demonstrate that an integrated powertrain system with battery energy storage is commercially viable in electric and hybrid vehicles in the commercial vehicle industry or off-road vehicle industry.
Dr. Gregory (also a resident columnist for E & H vehicles) at Imperial College London said: "We are excited to work with Caterpillar and AVID Technologies to develop next-generation advanced battery packs for industrial machinery and heavy vehicles. The project will bring together a variety of innovative ideas to gradually change the performance and cost of such advanced applications, helping the UK develop its supply chain and create a world-class battery industry in the UK. "
AVID's core expertise lies in the design of power electronics and motors for electric propulsion systems in hybrid vehicles, robotics and aerospace.
Ryan Maughan, General Manager of AVID Technology Group, said: "We are very pleased to be working with Caterpillar and Imperial College London to carry out this research and development project. In recent years, as the electric and hybrid passenger car industry has flourished, energy storage has also achieved With important progress, the energy density of batteries has also been greatly improved, and the cost of investing in research has also increased. However, due to the long operating time and high power of heavy vehicles such as trucks, buses and construction machinery and equipment, the emissions and The impact is very large. Therefore, the design and manufacture of electrified systems will have great potential to improve such situations. However, there are also some challenges in designing and manufacturing electrified systems that are powerful enough to provide the performance required by electric vehicle powertrains. With Caterpillar and Imperial College London, we have the potential to make a real impact on advanced British battery technology innovation. "