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: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=713988
• 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.

耗资 68 亿美元的加拿大公交服务是加拿大城市的基本组成部分。它每年提供超过 210 万次出行，并为超过 2200 万加拿大人提供流动性和便利性。然而，公交车交通服务的排放量几乎占加拿大温室气体 (GHG) 总排放量的 12%。随着加拿大寻求履行其《巴黎协定》承诺，对公交运输服务电气化以减少与交通相关的温室气体排放的需求不断增加。公交车的电气化也将受益于加拿大清洁发电的特点，平均碳排放强度非常低，为 167 吨二氧化碳当量/吉瓦时。因此，电动巴士 (e-Bus) 交通的实施将消除约 85% 的交通相关温室气体排放，从而显着提高空气质量并改善公众健康。 在这方面，加拿大交通利益相关者面临着实施新技术的前所未有的机遇，但挑战也是固有的。这主要是因为当前的公交服务是根据内燃机的优点而设计的，与电动巴士相比，其运行状况和能源需求显着不同。 拟议的研究计划旨在通过开发自适应电动巴士系统设计工具包，在加拿大交通服务中使用电动巴士。该工具包将有助于设计、配置和运营电动巴士交通系统的决策过程。拟议研究计划的三个相互关联的重点领域旨在解决阻碍电动巴士使用的关键挑战。重点领域我将为全交通网络上的电动巴士运营开发先进的时空仿真模型。仿真模型将量化加拿大各个交通网络中电动巴士在网络层面的运营效率。 FOCUS AREA II 将包括开发量化最佳电动巴士系统级配置的优化模型。此外，还将涉及不同交通网络中电动巴士系统鲁棒性的量化。 FOCUS AREA III 将致力于开发多元数据分析预测模型，这将使​​电动巴士系统能够在任何交通网络上进行配置。这些模型将促进自适应通用电动巴士系统设计工具包的开发。 总体而言，公交温室气体排放对社会经济和环境产生了深远的影响，因此需要向尾气零排放的电动公交车交通系统进行范式转变。拟议的研究计划将为加拿大城市的电动巴士交通系统的实施、运营和优化提供直接且强大的决策支持工具。它将帮助加拿大各行业和各级政府推进电动巴士在交通中的使用。