Innovate UK funds low cost power convertor project
Facing potential localized energy system supply problems, Innovate UK is seeking advanced technological solutions from leading UK businesses to help resolve the issue around distribution networks potentially failing to meet the ever increasing demand for electricity. Exception EMS and project partners Aston University, Anvil Semiconductors, Turbo Power Systems, Schneider Electric & Western Power Distribution have been given confirmation of their funding to proceed with the project which will be completed by December 2017.
The project is based on the creation amongst the working group of a low cost power convertor that will sit within homes and resolve the issue of lack of bandwidth within today’s existing distribution networks that are becoming increasingly being stretched by the likes of electrical vehicles and the move to electro-heat. Using the existing infrastructure, the working group will devise equipment to increase network capacity, and provide optimized connections for emerging electrical vehicle charging, distribution generation and energy storage.
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