Title :
Electric-bus fast charging at the Santa Barbara MTD
Author :
Lemon, Dale ; Griffith, Paul ; Coffman, Zail ; Gleason, Gary
Author_Institution :
Santa Barbara Electr. Transp. Inst., CA, USA
Abstract :
The objectives of the fast charging project are to evaluate the practicality of charging battery strings at high rates, to configure an electric transit-bus with a battery system and battery monitoring system suitable for use in a rapid-recharge environment, to install a high-rate charger (Norvik 300-kW) at a location appropriate for opportunity charging, and to operate the bus and charging system for a period of approximately one year in regular transit service. Issues under evaluation include the extent to which the utility of electric buses can be increased as a result of opportunity charging at rapid-recharge rates, and the influence that rapid charging has on battery health and longevity. The impacts that the on-peak, rapid charging of battery-electric buses has on the utility grid are also under investigation
Keywords :
battery chargers; electric vehicles; project engineering; secondary cells; transportation; 300 kW; USA; battery health; battery longevity; battery monitoring system; battery strings charging; battery-electric buses; electric transit bus fast charging; rapid-recharge environment; rapid-recharge rates; utility grid effects; Assembly systems; Batteries; Frequency; Joining processes; Laboratories; Performance evaluation; Temperature; Testing; Transportation; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, 1999. The Fourteenth Annual
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4967-9
DOI :
10.1109/BCAA.1999.795989
