Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00582, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Bedi, Sanjeev (University of Waterloo), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : The development of an efficient and green stationary, thermal system for medium to heavy duty service_x000D_
vehicles has the potential to provide significant technological and sustainability advantages in the_x000D_
next-generation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (A/C-R) for transportation. This proposal is built with_x000D_
partnership with VoltaAir Technology Inc and primarily aims to develop a Life Cycle Cost modeling platform_x000D_
for VoltaAir's battery powered A/C-R system. The modeling platform is customized and utilized for a detailed_x000D_
cost-benefit analysis of the electric A/C-R system. The modeling effort in this project will integrate all aspects_x000D_
of the energy storage performance, fuel consumption, and life cycle operation to estimate emissions, cost, and_x000D_
energy use. The company has tested and demonstrated two main lines of products which are currently at early_x000D_
commercialization stage (i.e., IQ and e-FER). Both solutions are powered by VoltaAir's advanced Battery Pack_x000D_
solutions that are currently based on Lead Acid and Lithium Ion technologies. VoltaAir's 100% electric_x000D_
products aims to lower the cost of ownership and has the capability to excel in many applications such as_x000D_
Mobile Heating and Cooling, Stationary Equipment, Hotel/Comfort Loads and back up power._x000D_
With an exclusive focus on advanced Lithium Ion Batteries, the scope of this project is to develop and employ_x000D_
Life Cycle Cost models for battery powered Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) in commercial vehicles. The_x000D_
objective is to optimize battery performance, environmental foot prints, and life cycle cost based on climate_x000D_
and load conditions and to analyze idle-free modes of new generation VoltaAir's no-idle refrigeration systems._x000D_
This R&D effort is further enabling the company to solve more sophisticated battery cost-performance_x000D_
optimization problems related to battery management system, taking into account the stochastic nature of_x000D_
certain exogenous factors (charging cost, fuel cost, customer demand, emission costs, and required_x000D_
performance characteristics)., program purpose french : The development of an efficient and green stationary, thermal system for medium to heavy duty service_x000D_
vehicles has the potential to provide significant technological and sustainability advantages in the_x000D_
next-generation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (A/C-R) for transportation. This proposal is built with_x000D_
partnership with VoltaAir Technology Inc and primarily aims to develop a Life Cycle Cost modeling platform_x000D_
for VoltaAir's battery powered A/C-R system. The modeling platform is customized and utilized for a detailed_x000D_
cost-benefit analysis of the electric A/C-R system. The modeling effort in this project will integrate all aspects_x000D_
of the energy storage performance, fuel consumption, and life cycle operation to estimate emissions, cost, and_x000D_
energy use. The company has tested and demonstrated two main lines of products which are currently at early_x000D_
commercialization stage (i.e., IQ and e-FER). Both solutions are powered by VoltaAir's advanced Battery Pack_x000D_
solutions that are currently based on Lead Acid and Lithium Ion technologies. VoltaAir's 100% electric_x000D_
products aims to lower the cost of ownership and has the capability to excel in many applications such as_x000D_
Mobile Heating and Cooling, Stationary Equipment, Hotel/Comfort Loads and back up power._x000D_
With an exclusive focus on advanced Lithium Ion Batteries, the scope of this project is to develop and employ_x000D_
Life Cycle Cost models for battery powered Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) in commercial vehicles. The_x000D_
objective is to optimize battery performance, environmental foot prints, and life cycle cost based on climate_x000D_
and load conditions and to analyze idle-free modes of new generation VoltaAir's no-idle refrigeration systems._x000D_
This R&D effort is further enabling the company to solve more sophisticated battery cost-performance_x000D_
optimization problems related to battery management system, taking into account the stochastic nature of_x000D_
certain exogenous factors (charging cost, fuel cost, customer demand, emission costs, and required_x000D_
performance characteristics)., agreement title english : Technical and Life Cycle Cost Assessment of Zero-Emission Transport Refrigeration Units, agreement title french : Technical and Life Cycle Cost Assessment of Zero-Emission Transport Refrigeration Units, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-12-13, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada