Santa Barbara Electric Transportation Institute
http://www.sbeti.com
Record Type: RiP
The Santa Barbara Electric Transportation Institute (SBETI) will develop and install a transit-compatible, fast chargeable electric propulsion system into a 30-foot, low floor transit bus for testing, demonstration and evaluation purposes. Previous demonstrations not only have shown that fast charging provides unlimited range for an all electric bus, but also have revealed issues related to fast charging, such as : charge system reliability, charger size and cost, and battery heating. This project will address these issues. It will also focus on the incorporation of safety features into the electric propulsion system of electric transit buses, and the proper charge management of parallel battery strings. The transit compatible, fast chargeable electric propulsion system will include powertrain components that can function under environmentally and physically demanding conditions of transit service. The powertrain will be integrated into a new bus platform compatible with electric re-powering. The fast charge electric bus will be delivered to the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) for a six month real-world test, demonstration, and evaluation period. SBETI is closely associated with Santa Barbara MTD, the operator of the largest electric bus fleet in North America. This is a congressionally mandated project.
Start date: 2000/7
Status: Active
TRB Accession Number: 816692
Contract/Grant Number: FTA-CA-26-7027
Total Dollars: 481396
Source Organization: Federal Transit Administration
Date Added: 07/10/2002
Index Terms: Transit buses, Electric buses, Propulsion, Charge collectors, Reliability, Safety, Charter operations, Power trains, Performance evaluations, Demonstration projects, Santa Barbara (California),
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Federal Transit Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
USA
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Hsiung, Shang
Phone: (202) 366-0241
Fax: (202) 366-3765
Email: shang.hsuing@fta.dot.gov
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