Optimization of Electrified Propulsion Systems for School Bus Fleets using Scheduled (Daily) Routes Data
PI: Ahmed Abdel Rahim (UI), ahmed@uidaho.edu, ORCID: 0000-0001-9756-554X
Co PIs: none
AMOUNT & MATCH: $40,000 from PacTrans; $40,000 Match
PERFORMANCE PERIOD: 3/16/2022 – 3/15/2023
STATUS: Active
CATEGORIES: Optimization, School Buses, Electrification, Route Data
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FINAL PROJECT REPORT: will be available once completed
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DESCRIPTION: 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 GPS fleet route data. The developed driving cycles will be used to define optimal driveline and fleet sizing of electrified school buses.
Task 1. School-Bus GPS-Based Data collection
Task 2. Data Clustering and Analysis
Task 3. Electric Powertrain Sizing for School-Bus Operations
| DELIVERABLE | DUE DATE | DATE RECEIVED |
| Research Project Progress Report #1 | 10/10/2022 | |
| No Cost Extension Request | 1/15/2023 | |
| Draft Report | 1/15/2023 | |
| Final Project Report | 3/15/2023 |
