Electric Bus Transit System in Canadian Cities: Adaptive Network Analysis and Optimization Toolkit

加拿大城市的电动公交系统：自适应网络分析和优化工具包

• 批准号: RGPIN-2018-05994
• 负责人: Mohamed, Moataz
• 金额: $ 2.26万
• 依托单位: McMaster University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2019-01-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=683847
• 关键词: Electric; Bus; Transit; System; Canadian

The $6.8 billion Canadian bus transit service represents a fundamental component of Canadian cities. It provides over 2.1 million trips every year and offers mobility and accessibility to over 22 million Canadians. However, the bus transit service contributes to almost 12% of Canada's overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As Canada looks to meet its Paris Agreement commitment, there is an increasing demand for the electrification of bus transit service to reduce transit-related GHG emissions. The electrification of bus transit will also benefit from the clean Canadian electricity generation profile that has, on average, a very low carbon emission intensity of 167 tCO2e/GWh. Therefore, the implementation of electric bus (e-Bus) transit would eliminate approximately 85% of transit-related GHG emissions, substantially enhancing air quality and improving public health.***In this respect, Canadian transit stakeholders are facing unprecedented opportunities to implementing the new technology, yet challenges are inherent. This is mainly because the current bus transit service is designed on the merits of the internal combustion engine, which offers, compared to e-Bus, a significantly different operational profile and energy demand. ***The proposed research program is structured to enable the utilization of e-Buses in the Canadian transit service by developing an adaptive e-Bus system design toolkit. This toolkit will aid the decision-making process of designing, configuring, and operating an e-Bus transit system. The three interrelated focus areas of the proposed research program are developed to address key challenges hindering the utilization of e-Buses. FOCUS AREA I will develop advanced spatiotemporal simulation models for e-Bus operation on a full-transit network. The simulation models will quantify the operational efficiency of the e-Bus at a network-level across various Canadian transit networks. FOCUS AREA II will include the development of optimization models that quantify the optimal e-Bus system-level configuration. In addition, it will involve the quantification of e-Bus system robustness at different transit networks. FOCUS AREA III will aim at developing multivariate data analysis prediction models, which will enable the configuration of the e-Bus system at any transit network. These models will facilitate the development of an adaptive generic e-Bus system design toolkit.***Overall, the profound socio-economic and environmental impacts of bus transit GHG emissions necessitate a paradigm shift towards an e-Bus transit system with zero tailpipe emission. The proposed research program will provide direct and robust decision-support tool for implementing, operating and optimizing an e-Bus transit system in Canadian cities. It will help industries and different levels of government in Canada to advance the utilization of e-Bus in transit.

价值68亿加元的加拿大公共汽车运输服务是加拿大城市的基本组成部分。它每年提供超过210万次旅行，为超过2200万加拿大人提供流动性和无障碍环境。然而，公共汽车运输服务占加拿大温室气体排放总量的近12%。由于加拿大希望履行其《巴黎协定》的承诺，对公共汽车运输服务电气化的需求日益增加，以减少与运输相关的温室气体排放。公共汽车运输的电气化也将受益于加拿大清洁发电的概况，平均而言，碳排放强度非常低，为167吨二氧化碳当量/千兆瓦时。因此，电动公交车（e-Bus）交通的实施将消除约85%与交通相关的温室气体排放，大幅提高空气质量并改善公众健康。*在这方面，加拿大过境利益攸关方在实施新技术方面正面临前所未有的机遇，但挑战也是固有的。这主要是因为目前的公共汽车运输服务是根据内燃机的优点设计的，与电动巴士相比，内燃机提供了显着不同的运营模式和能源需求。* 拟议的研究计划的结构，使利用电子巴士在加拿大的过境服务，通过开发一个自适应的电子巴士系统设计工具包。该工具包将有助于设计，配置和运营e-Bus交通系统的决策过程。拟议的研究计划的三个相互关联的重点领域的开发，以解决阻碍电子巴士的利用的关键挑战。重点区域一将为全运输网络上的电子巴士运营开发先进的时空模拟模型。这些模拟模型将量化加拿大各种交通网络中电子巴士在网络一级的运营效率。重点领域II将包括优化模型的开发，量化最佳的e-Bus系统级配置。此外，它还将涉及不同公交网络的电子公交系统稳健性的量化。重点领域三的目标是开发多变量数据分析预测模型，从而能够在任何公交网络中配置电子公交系统。这些模型将有助于开发自适应通用电子公交系统设计工具包。总的来说，公交车运输温室气体排放对社会经济和环境的深刻影响需要向零尾气排放的电动公交车运输系统转变。拟议的研究计划将提供直接和强大的决策支持工具，用于在加拿大城市实施，运营和优化电子公交系统。它将帮助加拿大的行业和各级政府促进电子巴士在运输中的使用。