Optimization of Electrified Propulsion Systems for School Bus Fleets using Scheduled (Daily) Routes Data

This project will present a comprehensive approach for optimal route planning and battery sizing for electrified school bus fleets using data-based driving cycles. Gathered information about trip conditions for daily routes will be clustered and analyzed to reconstruct and generate representative driving cycles for each route. Generated speed profiles will then be implemented to define optimal battery capacity and powertrain size undergoing each route. The research will examine the operational and environmental benefits that would result from the electrification of school bus fleets, transforming the current pollution emitters fuel-based fleets to the environmentally friendly electrified engines. Representative driving cycles will be generated using both historical and real-time global positioning system (GPS) fleet route data. The developed driving cycles will be used to define optimal driveline and fleet sizing of electrified school buses. Tasks include: (Task 1) School-Bus GPS-Based Data collection; (Task 2) Data Clustering and Analysis; and (Task 3) Electric Powertrain Sizing for School-Bus Operations.

• Record URL:
  https://depts.washington.edu/pactrans/research/projects/optimization-of-electrified-propulsion-systems-for-school-bus-fleets-using-scheduled-daily-routes-data/

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $80000
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747110

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium

  University of Washington
  More Hall Room 112
  Seattle, WA  United States  98195-2700

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  University of Idaho, Moscow

  Department of Civil Engineering
  P.O. Box 441022
  Moscow, ID  United States  83844-1022
• Project Managers:

  Abdel-Rahim, Ahmed

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Idaho, Moscow

  Department of Civil Engineering
  P.O. Box 441022
  Moscow, ID  United States  83844-1022
• Principal Investigators:

  Abdel-Rahim, Ahmed

• Start Date: 20220316
• Expected Completion Date: 20230630
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric batteries; Electric buses; Environmental impacts; Power trains; Routes; School buses
• Subject Areas: Energy; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01872763
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747110
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Feb 8 2023 4:23PM