Optimal Charging Infrastructure Design for Battery Electric Buses
Seattle and Portland have experienced increasingly severe congestion and associated impacts such as emissions and decreased productivity (Lindblom, 2017). To address such issues, transit agencies across the region have established ambitious goals to transition to “zero-emissions” bus fleets. For example, in the greater Seattle area, King County Metro Transit (Metro) has committed to reaching a zero-emissions fleet by 2040, which will be achieved in part by employing approximately 1800 battery electric buses (BEBs). The objective of this project is to develop models, methods, and procedures to determine the optimal locations of charging stations for BEBs and apply them in collaboration with Metro. The research contributes to improve “System-Wide Efficiency” of PacTrans themes by supporting system integration and optimization to improve the multimodal transportation system.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $80000
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Contract Numbers:
69A3551747110
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Sponsor Organizations:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
University Transportation Centers Program
Department of Transportation
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Managing Organizations:
Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium
University of Washington
More Hall Room 112
Seattle, WA United States 98195-2700 -
Project Managers:
Ban, Xuegang
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Performing Organizations:
Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium
University of Washington
More Hall Room 112
Seattle, WA United States 98195-2700University of Washington, Seattle
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
201 More Hall, Box 352700
Seattle, WA United States 98195-2700 -
Principal Investigators:
Ban, Xuegang
- Start Date: 20200916
- Expected Completion Date: 20220915
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Algorithms; Electric buses; Electric vehicle charging; Location; Transit operating agencies
- Geographic Terms: Portland (Oregon); Seattle (Washington)
- Subject Areas: Energy; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01764501
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium
- Contract Numbers: 69A3551747110
- Files: UTC, RIP
- Created Date: Feb 5 2021 3:03PM