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Article Dans Une Revue Applied Sciences Année : 2023

Modelling of Electric Bus Operation and Charging Process: Potential Contribution of Local Photovoltaic Production

Nathanael Dougier
Berk Celik
Salim-Kinnou Chabi-Sika
  • Fonction : Auteur
Manuela Sechilariu
Fabrice Locment

Résumé

The transition from diesel to electric buses allows the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. However, the impacts of charging strategies on the quality of bus services and the utility grid must be assessed to ensure the feasibility of the energy transition in the public transportation sector. This study investigates the performances of different locations and sizes of charging infrastructures by presenting the comprehensive modelling of a bus network. It also estimates the potential benefits of a local photovoltaic (PV) production to reduce negative impacts on the utility grid. The presented approach is used for modelling one urban bus line in Compiègne, France, and simulations are performed for various case studies. The results demonstrate that the proposed method allows analysing the impact of the charging process on the quality of bus services by determining the delays of arrivals. The simulations also show the impacts of charger placement on bus on-board battery capacity, total peak power demand of battery charging, and PV self-consumption ratio. The amount of PV energy used directly to charge buses remains low, although it varies between scenarios. PV energy during winter is not sufficient to fully charge buses; however, it can be enough with additional stationary storage in the summer.

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hal-04053922 , version 1 (31-03-2023)

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Nathanael Dougier, Berk Celik, Salim-Kinnou Chabi-Sika, Manuela Sechilariu, Fabrice Locment, et al.. Modelling of Electric Bus Operation and Charging Process: Potential Contribution of Local Photovoltaic Production. Applied Sciences, 2023, 13 (7), pp.4372. ⟨10.3390/app13074372⟩. ⟨hal-04053922⟩
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