Developing a Large-scale Microscopic Model of Electric Public Bus Operation and Charging

Marc Gallet; Tobias Massier; Daniel Zehe

doi:10.1109/VPPC46532.2019.8952361

Developing a Large-scale Microscopic Model of Electric Public Bus Operation and Charging

Publication Information

Publication data

Type:

Conference paper

Authors:

Marc Gallet, Tobias Massier and Daniel Zehe

Published in:

Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC)
Electronic ISBN: 978-1-7281-1249-7, Print-on-demand ISBN: 978-1-7281-1250-3, USB ISBN: 978-1-7281-1248-0

Publisher:

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), New York (New York, United States of America)

Publication date:

October 2019

Pages:

1–5

Conference:

2019 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC)

Conference location:

Meliá Hanoi, Hanoi (Vietnam)

Conference dates:

14 October 2019 – 17 October 2019

Abstract:

The pace of electric bus deployment is increasing rapidly worldwide. Transportation agencies and bus operators are faced with the challenges of re-evaluating the dimensioning of their bus fleet and the associated charging infrastructure with the introduction of electric buses. This paper introduces a new agent-based public transport simulation model currently being developed and based on a general-purpose microscopic traffic simulation platform. It enables users to conduct city-scale studies and analysis of the day-to-day operation of a public bus fleet of traditional and electric buses, including detailed modelling of charging stations, termini and depots. Results are presented in a case study to electrify the entire bus fleet of Singapore.

Keywords:

Electric buses, Agent-based simulation, Charging infrastructure, Public transport

DOI:

10.1109/VPPC46532.2019.8952361