Electric bus rostering and charging scheduling

The Electric Bus Rostering and Charging Scheduling (EBRCS) problem consists in assigning a fleet of electric buses to vehicle blocks (i.e. predefined sequences of trips) and scheduling their overnight charging operations at the depot. The objective is to minimize the cost of electricity, which varie...

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Autor: Barahona Rojas, Daniel Santiago
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Colombia
Institución:Universidad de los Andes
Repositorio:Séneca: repositorio Uniandes
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uniandes.edu.co:1992/58443
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/1992/58443
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Electric bus rostering
Charging scheduling
Power grid characteristics
Cyclic and non-cyclic planning horizon
Mixed-integer linear programming
Buses eléctricos
Programación lineal
Ingeniería
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Sumario:The Electric Bus Rostering and Charging Scheduling (EBRCS) problem consists in assigning a fleet of electric buses to vehicle blocks (i.e. predefined sequences of trips) and scheduling their overnight charging operations at the depot. The objective is to minimize the cost of electricity, which varies according to the time of the day, and the maximum power demand. The EBRCS considers a piecewise-linear recharging function, non-preemptive charging, partial charges, capacitated charging stations, grid power capacity, and varying charging power to model a realistic public transit company operation. To tackle the problem, we propose a discrete-time mixed-integer linear programming model. We generalize the model to cyclical and non-cyclical planning horizons. Finally, we derive managerial insights for public transit companies through extensive computational experiments over real-world instances.