challenges & issues with operating a fleet...operating a fleet of battery electric buses (bebs)...
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Challenges &
Issues with
Operating a Fleet
of Battery Electric
Buses (BEBs)
May 2017
TEST BEB’s VS FLEET OF BEB’s
1 - 3 15+
CHARGER
TYPE
ARTICULATED
CHARGER
SLIDE
AUTO
DOCKING,
ARTICULATED
CHARGER
DROP DOWNINVERTED
PANTOGRAPH
PLUG-IN
IN PAVEMENT
INDUCTION
CHARGE
SPEED
SLOW CHARGE FAST CHARGE
CHARGE
SPEED
SLOW CHARGE FAST CHARGE
Smaller Electrical
Requirement
Lower Capital Cost
Needs Longer
Charging Duration
CHARGE
SPEED
SLOW CHARGE FAST CHARGE
Larger Electrical
Requirement
Higher Capital Cost
Shorter
Charging Duration
CHARGE
SPEED
SLOW CHARGE FAST CHARGE
SAME RESULTS DIFFERENT APPROACH
DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS
Larger Electrical
Requirement
Higher Capital Cost
Shorter
Charging Duration
Smaller Electrical
Requirement
Lower Capital Cost
Needs Longer
Charging Duration
CHARGER
LOCATION
DEPOT
CHARGING
DEPOT
CHARGING
EN ROUTE
CHARGING
En Route At Stop
En Route At Transit Center
In Parking Space
or
Dedicated Shared Charge Position
CHARGER
WIRE
SIMPLE WIRE
• Single Voltage
• Can be on Reel
• Requires Inverter on Bus
COMPLEX WIRE
• Multi-Voltage
• Cannot be on Reel
• Inverter on / off Bus
CHARGER
WIRE
MANAGEMENT
COMPLEX WIRE EXAMPLE
IndyGo, Indianapolis
In Parking Charging
Overhead Distribution Power
Drop to Contactor Box
Hook Charging Cable Management
•Reels
•Retractors
•Hooks
•Suspended
CHARGER
BRICK
CONCEPT
• Charger Controls
• AC / DC Inverter
• Docking Controls
• Charge Management
• Pneumatics / Charger Movement
• Cooling
• Transformer / Switch Gear
• Backup Generator
EXIST XFRMs
NEW XFRM
IndyGo, Indianapolis - Brick
CONCEPT
IndyGo, Indianapolis - Brick
CHARGER
BRICK
INDUCTION
• Primary Power Module – 5’x5’x2’
• 30’ -60’ from Transmitter
• Modules of 50 – 250+ kw
Transmitter
PPM
ABQRIDE, Albuquerque – Induction,
In Place, Slow Charge
ABQRIDE, Albuquerque – Induction,
In Place, Slow Charge
CHARGER
BRICK
PLUG-IN
SIMPLE
• Overhead on Reels or Tensioner
• Power from Above or Below
• 35kw 100 amps 3 ph
CHARGER
BRICK
PLUG-In
COMPLEX
• Manufacturer / Fabricated / Universal
• Power from Above or Below
• Power varies – 100 amp to 200 kw
CHARGER
BRICK
PLUG-In
COMPLEX
ABQRIDE, Albuquerque – Plug In,
Shared Position, Fast Charge
ABQRIDE, Albuquerque – Plug In,
Shared Position, Fast Charge
ABQRIDE, Albuquerque – Plug In,
In Place, Fast Charge
ABQRIDE, Albuquerque – Plug In,
In Place, Fast Charge
ABQRIDE, Albuquerque – Plug In,
In Place, Fast Charge
In Place
Diagnostics
