Doctoral Dissertations

Keywords and Phrases

Electric bus; Electric vehicle; Energy management; Multi-objective optimization; Neural network; Optimal driving

Abstract

Electric vehicles (EVs) are a promising alternative energy mode of transportation for the future. However, due to the limited range and relatively long charging time, it is important to use the stored battery energy in the most optimal manner possible. Existing research has focused on improvements to the hardware or improvements to the energy management strategy (EMS). However, EV drivers may adopt a driving strategy that causes the EMS to operate the EV hardware in inefficient regimes just to fulfil the driver demand. The present study develops an optimal driving strategy to help an EV driver choose a driving strategy that uses the stored battery energy in the most optimal manner. First, a strategy to inform the driver about his/her current driving situation is developed. Then, two separate multi-objective strategies, one to choose an optimal trip speed and another to choose an optimal acceleration strategy, are presented. Finally, validation of the optimal driving strategy is presented for a fleet-style electric bus. The results indicated that adopting the proposed approach could reduce the electric bus’ energy consumption from about 1 kWh/mile to 0.6-0.7 kWh/mile. Optimization results for a fixed route around the Missouri S&T campus indicated that the energy consumption of the electric bus could be reduced by about 5.6% for a 13.9% increase in the trip time. The main advantage of the proposed strategy is that it reduces the energy consumption while minimally increasing the trip time. Other advantages are that it allows the driver flexibility in choosing trip parameters and it is fairly easy to implement without significant changes to existing EV designs. "--Abstract, page iii.

Advisor(s)

Köylü, Ümit Ö. (Ümit Özgür)

Committee Member(s)

Sheffield, John W.
Landers, Robert G.
Nandi, Arup K.
Ferdowsi, Mehdi

Department(s)

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Degree Name

Ph. D. in Mechanical Engineering

Publisher

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Publication Date

Summer 2015

Journal article titles appearing in thesis/dissertation

  • Neural network strategy for driving behavior and driving cycle classification
  • Electric vehicle range prediction for constant speed trip using multi-objective optimization
  • A multi-objective approach to find optimal electric vehicle acceleration: Simultaneous minimization of acceleration duration and energy consumption
  • Finding an optimal driving strategy for an electric bus based on operational data

Pagination

xv, 173 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographic references.

Rights

© 2015 Warren Santiago Vaz, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Dissertation - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Buses, Electric -- Missouri -- RollaElectric vehiclesNeural networks (Computer science)Local transit -- Energy consumption -- Management Energy storage

Thesis Number

T 10770

Electronic OCLC #

921178122

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