Design of Electric Bus Transit Routes with Charging Stations under Demand Uncertainty
This paper investigates the design problem of an electric bus (E-bus) route with charging stations to smooth the operations between E-bus service and charging. The design variables include the locations of E-bus stops, number of charging piles at charging stations, fare, and headway. A mathematical...
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| description | This paper investigates the design problem of an electric bus (E-bus) route with charging stations to smooth the operations between E-bus service and charging. The design variables include the locations of E-bus stops, number of charging piles at charging stations, fare, and headway. A mathematical programming model is proposed to maximize social welfare in consideration of the uncertain charging demand at charging stations. The model solution algorithm is also designed. The model and algorithm are demonstrated on the E-bus route 931 in the city of Suzhou, China. The results of the case studies show that (i) the right number of stops on a bus route can contribute to the highest social welfare; (ii) the pile–bus ratio decreases with the increase of E-bus fleet size, thereby improving the E-bus charging efficiency at charging stations; and (iii) deploying charging stations at one end of a bus route can achieve a shorter waiting time for E-bus compared with deployment at two ends. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-56d2ab2f886244c5ade77e7aed42ad162023-11-16T20:18:39ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732023-02-01164184810.3390/en16041848Design of Electric Bus Transit Routes with Charging Stations under Demand UncertaintyXiaoqing Su0Lanqing Jiang1Yucheng Huang2CCCC Second Highway Consultants Co., Ltd., 18 Chuangye Road, Caidian District, Wuhan 430100, ChinaJiangsu Baisheng Engineering Consultants Co., Ltd., 12F, Block C, Fuying Building, 99 Tuanjie Road, Jianbei New District, Nanjin 210004, ChinaSchool of Rail Transportation, Soochow University, Suzhou 215137, ChinaThis paper investigates the design problem of an electric bus (E-bus) route with charging stations to smooth the operations between E-bus service and charging. The design variables include the locations of E-bus stops, number of charging piles at charging stations, fare, and headway. A mathematical programming model is proposed to maximize social welfare in consideration of the uncertain charging demand at charging stations. The model solution algorithm is also designed. The model and algorithm are demonstrated on the E-bus route 931 in the city of Suzhou, China. The results of the case studies show that (i) the right number of stops on a bus route can contribute to the highest social welfare; (ii) the pile–bus ratio decreases with the increase of E-bus fleet size, thereby improving the E-bus charging efficiency at charging stations; and (iii) deploying charging stations at one end of a bus route can achieve a shorter waiting time for E-bus compared with deployment at two ends.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/4/1848transportation planningE-buscharging facilitybus route designsocial welfare |
| spellingShingle | Xiaoqing Su Lanqing Jiang Yucheng Huang Design of Electric Bus Transit Routes with Charging Stations under Demand Uncertainty Energies transportation planning E-bus charging facility bus route design social welfare |
| title | Design of Electric Bus Transit Routes with Charging Stations under Demand Uncertainty |
| title_full | Design of Electric Bus Transit Routes with Charging Stations under Demand Uncertainty |
| title_fullStr | Design of Electric Bus Transit Routes with Charging Stations under Demand Uncertainty |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design of Electric Bus Transit Routes with Charging Stations under Demand Uncertainty |
| title_short | Design of Electric Bus Transit Routes with Charging Stations under Demand Uncertainty |
| title_sort | design of electric bus transit routes with charging stations under demand uncertainty |
| topic | transportation planning E-bus charging facility bus route design social welfare |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/4/1848 |
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