Title :
Analysis of implementing the electric city bus and its coordination with the grid
Author :
Kumar, Manoj ; Gunawat, Vivek ; Swami, Surendra ; Prajapati, Dharmendra ; Naik, Bighnaraj ; Singh, Monika ; Kumar, Pranaw
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Indian Inst. of Technol., Guwahati, Guwahati, India
Abstract :
In this work, implementation of supercapacitor powered electric city bus based mass transit system (Capabus) in Guwahati city has been analysed. Vanadium Redox Batteries (VRBs) are placed at the bus stops and the charging of the super capacitors is done via VRBs whenever a bus stops at the bus stop. The capabuses will be used on a ring road for transportation in Guwahati city. A 33kV or 11kV power line is used to charge these VRBs during off peak hours of the grid. Besides transportation (which will be eco-friendly), these VRBs would also be used to support the grid during peak hours. Hence, Capabus will work in harmony with the distribution network of the city and will serve two purposes: transportation of people and the grid support. In this paper, analysis of implementing the Capabuses and their utilization for the grid support is demonstrated.
Keywords :
battery powered vehicles; distribution networks; oxidation; power cables; power grids; reduction (chemical); road vehicles; secondary cells; supercapacitors; vanadium; Guwahati city; VRB; bus stop; distribution network; mass transit system; power line; supercapacitor powered electric city bus; transportation; vanadium redox batteries; voltage 11 kV; voltage 33 kV; Acceleration; Batteries; Cities and towns; Resistance; Roads; Supercapacitors; Capabus; Super capacitors; Vanadium Redox Battery (VRB); Vehicle to Grid;
Conference_Titel :
India Conference (INDICON), 2012 Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Kochi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2270-6
DOI :
10.1109/INDCON.2012.6420758
