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Automatic static charging of electric distribution vehicles using ERS technology

Abrahamsson, Philip LU ; Wenander, David LU ; Alakula, Mats LU orcid ; Marquez-Fernandez, Francisco J. LU orcid and Domingues-Olavarria, Gabriel LU (2020) 2020 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2020 In 2020 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2020 p.1191-1196
Abstract

In order to electrify commercial distribution vehicles, an easy to use charging infrastructure with minimum driver interaction is needed, as managing time is essential to maximize profit for this type of vehicles. This paper proposes the use of a piece of a conductive Alternating Short-Segmented Electric Road System (ASSE) as an automatic charger for lightweight distribution vans. Since the ASSE is originally designed for dynamic charging, no additional equipment onboard the vehicle is required to charge from an ERS, should it be available as well. In order to analyze the performance of the system, a demonstrator of an ASSE automatic charger is installed at the depot of a logistics distribution company. Based on the measurements... (More)

In order to electrify commercial distribution vehicles, an easy to use charging infrastructure with minimum driver interaction is needed, as managing time is essential to maximize profit for this type of vehicles. This paper proposes the use of a piece of a conductive Alternating Short-Segmented Electric Road System (ASSE) as an automatic charger for lightweight distribution vans. Since the ASSE is originally designed for dynamic charging, no additional equipment onboard the vehicle is required to charge from an ERS, should it be available as well. In order to analyze the performance of the system, a demonstrator of an ASSE automatic charger is installed at the depot of a logistics distribution company. Based on the measurements conducted, the ASSE solution is compared to manual AC and DC charging, and automatic inductive charging with respect to efficiency and cost. The results of this comparison show that the cheapest solution is still manual AC charging, and the cost for automation drops if the cost for non-depot chargers can be shared by multiple vehicles.

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keywords
ASSE, charging, cost optimization, distribution vehicle, ERS
host publication
2020 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2020
series title
2020 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2020
article number
9161573
pages
6 pages
publisher
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
conference name
2020 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2020
conference location
Chicago, United States
conference dates
2020-06-23 - 2020-06-26
external identifiers
  • scopus:85096627428
ISBN
9781728146294
DOI
10.1109/ITEC48692.2020.9161573
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English
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  author       = {{Abrahamsson, Philip and Wenander, David and Alakula, Mats and Marquez-Fernandez, Francisco J. and Domingues-Olavarria, Gabriel}},
  booktitle    = {{2020 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2020}},
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  keywords     = {{ASSE; charging; cost optimization; distribution vehicle; ERS}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{1191--1196}},
  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  series       = {{2020 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, ITEC 2020}},
  title        = {{Automatic static charging of electric distribution vehicles using ERS technology}},
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  doi          = {{10.1109/ITEC48692.2020.9161573}},
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