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Hybrid buses: defining the power flow management strategy and energy storage system needs

by
R. Barrero
*,
T. Coosemans
and
J. Van Mierlo
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, IR-ETEC, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Elsene, Belgium
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
World Electr. Veh. J. 2009, 3(2), 299-310; https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj3020299
Published: 26 June 2009
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The following article will analyze the benefits of retrofitting a diesel-electric bus by hybridizing its drive train with a supercapacitor based energy storage system (ESS). Several power flow management strategies will be proposed and compared; and their respective ESSs will be sized and designed accordingly. The energy savings achieved range between 32 % and 40%, due to braking energy recovery and an improved ICE efficiency, and show the importance of the power flow strategy. Results are obtained by means of a quasi-static ‘backwards/forward looking’ simulation program, developed for this purpose, which includes a dynamic model of the ICE. Performance of the conventional bus and the hybrid bus is also compared.
Keywords: HEV; Public transport; Supercapacitor; Simulation; Energy Storage; Efficiency HEV; Public transport; Supercapacitor; Simulation; Energy Storage; Efficiency

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Barrero, R.; Coosemans, T.; Van Mierlo, J. Hybrid buses: defining the power flow management strategy and energy storage system needs. World Electr. Veh. J. 2009, 3, 299-310. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj3020299

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Barrero R, Coosemans T, Van Mierlo J. Hybrid buses: defining the power flow management strategy and energy storage system needs. World Electric Vehicle Journal. 2009; 3(2):299-310. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj3020299

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Barrero, R., T. Coosemans, and J. Van Mierlo. 2009. "Hybrid buses: defining the power flow management strategy and energy storage system needs" World Electric Vehicle Journal 3, no. 2: 299-310. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj3020299

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