Peak load minimization of an e-bus depot: impacts of user-set conditions in optimization algorithms
Toniato E, Mehta P, Marinkovic S, Tiefenbeck V (2021)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2021
Journal
Book Volume: 4
Article Number: 23
DOI: 10.1186/s42162-021-00174-4
Abstract
The transport sector is responsible for 25% of global CO2 emissions. To reduce emissions in the EU, a shift from the currently 745,000 operating public buses to electric buses (EBs) is expected in the coming years. Large-scale deployments of EBs and the electrification of bus depots will have a considerable impact on the local electric grid, potentially creating network congestion problems and spikes in the local energy load. In this work, we implement an exact, offline, modular multi-variable mixed-integer linear optimization algorithm to minimize the daily power load profile peak and optimally plan an electric bus depot. The algorithm accepts a bus depot schedule as input, and depending on the user input on optimization conditions, accounts for varying time granularity, preemption of the charging phase, vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging capabilities and varying fleet size. The primary objective of this work is the analysis of the impact of each of these input conditions on the resulting minimized peak load. The results show that our optimization algorithm can reduce peak load by 83% on average. Time granularity and V2G have the greatest impact on peak reduction, whereas preemption and fleet splitting have the greatest impact on the computational time but an insignificant impact on peak reduction. The results bear relevance for mobility planners to account for innovative fleet management options. Depot infrastructure costs can be minimized by optimally sizing the infrastructure needs, by relying on split-fleet management or V2G options.
Authors with CRIS profile
Prakhar Mehta
Juniorprofessur für Digitale Transformation
Verena Tiefenbeck
Juniorprofessur für Digitale Transformation
Involved external institutions
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ) / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich
Switzerland (CH)
ABB / Asea Brown Boveri Ltd
Switzerland (CH)
Switzerland (CH)
ABB / Asea Brown Boveri Ltd
Switzerland (CH)
How to cite
APA:
Toniato, E., Mehta, P., Marinkovic, S., & Tiefenbeck, V. (2021). Peak load minimization of an e-bus depot: impacts of user-set conditions in optimization algorithms. Energy Informatics, 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42162-021-00174-4
MLA:
Toniato, Enrico, et al. "Peak load minimization of an e-bus depot: impacts of user-set conditions in optimization algorithms." Energy Informatics 4 (2021).
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