Performance Enhancement of Battery Electric Trucks in Drayage Fleet Operation with Wireless Opportunity Charging at Port Terminals

This project studies the application of wireless charging to enhance performance of battery electric truck fleets through range extension. Proper placement of wireless charging zones to maximize fleet-level benefits for battery electric trucks employed in drayage operation will be investigated. Effects of wireless charging will be simulated through a microscopic battery electric truck energy consumption model. Additionally, truck scheduling to enhance drayage fleet performance with battery electric trucks will be analyzed.

Language

  • English

Project

  • Status: Active
  • Funding: $20000
  • Contract Numbers:

    DOT 69A3551747114

  • Sponsor Organizations:

    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

    University Transportation Centers Program
    Department of Transportation
    Washington, DC  United States  20590

    National Center for Sustainable Transportation

    University of California, Davis
    Davis, CA  United States 
  • Managing Organizations:

    National Center for Sustainable Transportation

    University of California, Davis
    Davis, CA  United States 

    University of California, Riverside

    1084 Columbia Ave.
    Riverside, CA  United States  92507
  • Project Managers:

    Iacobucci, Lauren

  • Performing Organizations:

    National Center for Sustainable Transportation

    University of California, Davis
    Davis, CA  United States 

    University of California, Riverside

    1084 Columbia Ave.
    Riverside, CA  United States  92507
  • Principal Investigators:

    Un-Noor, Abdullah Fuad

    Boriboonsomsin, Kanok

  • Start Date: 20220701
  • Expected Completion Date: 20230601
  • Actual Completion Date: 0
  • USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01853805
  • Record Type: Research project
  • Source Agency: National Center for Sustainable Transportation
  • Contract Numbers: DOT 69A3551747114
  • Files: UTC, RIP
  • Created Date: Aug 2 2022 1:55PM