Mechatronic system for energy efficiency in bus transport

Green transport for improving air quality is essential and urgent goal for reaching a healthy environment. In towns with large fleets of public vehicles, technology transfer from standard into new and better solutions requires, in general, time and great investments. This paper presents a quick retr...

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Published inProceedings of the Conference on Design, Automation and Test in Europe pp. 342 - 343
Main Authors Donno, Monica, Ferrari, Aleck, Scarpelli, Annalisa, Perlo, Pietro, Bocca, Alberto
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published San Jose, CA, USA EDA Consortium 12.03.2012
SeriesACM Conferences
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Computer systems organization > Dependable and fault-tolerant systems and networks
Computer systems organization > Embedded and cyber-physical systems
Computer systems organization > Real-time systems
General and reference > Cross-computing tools and techniques > Performance
Networks > Network performance evaluation
PV panels
urban transit
batteries
energy efficiency
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Summary:Green transport for improving air quality is essential and urgent goal for reaching a healthy environment. In towns with large fleets of public vehicles, technology transfer from standard into new and better solutions requires, in general, time and great investments. This paper presents a quick retrofit for conventional buses in urban transport in order to reduce fuel consumption by using photovoltaic (PV) panels that only recharge the original bus batteries. Experimental tests show that this solution is really effective. Indeed, it could save, per year, several hundred liters of diesel fuel for each bus after considering a solar energy production of about 1.4 MWh.
ISBN:3981080181
9783981080186
DOI:10.5555/2492708.2492795