Route planning for electric buses: a case study in Oporto

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2014

Authors

Deborah Perrotta (Author) Other; Jose Luis Macedo (Author) Other; Rosaldo J F Rossetti (Author) FEUP; Jorge Freire de Sousa (Author) FEUP; Zafeiris Kokkinogenis (Author) Other; Bernardo Ribeiro (Author) Other; Joao L Afonso (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: TRANSPORTATION: CAN WE DO MORE WITH LESS RESOURCES? - 16TH MEETING OF THE EURO WORKING GROUP ON TRANSPORTATION - PORTO 2013

Pages: 1004-1014

16th Meeting of the Euro-Working-Group-in-Transportation

Porto, PORTUGAL, SEP, 2013

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Civil engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-009-GME

DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.135

Abstract (EN): This paper intends to analyze the performance of an electric bus for three different routes in the city of Oporto. The objective is to study the correlation between the type of route a bus travels and the amount of energy it spends in performing it. Besides energy, the potential of the recovering part of it through regenerative braking will also be discussed. It is expected that long and demanding routes, e.g. those encompassing meandering paths, will make the bus use more energy. To accomplish these objectives, a simulation platform was built upon both a nanoscopic representation of the electrical bus and its microscopic interaction with the road traffic network while performing different journeys through specific routes. Simulation results are compared and discussed, as well as are directions for future work identified. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of Scientific Committee

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 11