Commonly, metropolitan electric busses are charged on-route with 6-8 minutes of charging at 450 kW for every hour of operation. Opportunity charging is available at bus stops with overhead chargers utilizing the standard and at terminals at the end of the bus route. Slower, 50kW to 175kW overnight charging at is utilized too. Sometimes wireless charging pads.
The DC bus voltage is controlled according to the principle described in Fig. 10. The reference current of the DC bus Idcref is calculated by a PI controller, which maintains the DC bus voltage Vdc at the reference voltage Vdcref = 400 V ( Cabrane et al., 2017 ).
To connect the batteries or SCs to the DC bus, a parallel converter, reversible in current (step-down) is required to associate the SCs or the batteries with the DC bus ( Fig. 9 ). Fig. 9. Average model of a buck-boost converter: (a) Closed switch mode, (b) Opened switch mode.
Why do Bus battery voltages vary in the tested buses?
Overall, the cell voltages in the tested buses showed small deviations. Of course, this could be due to the fact that a new bus battery system was analyzed in both cases. To monitor the changes, it will be worthwhile to repeat this study in a later stage, when the buses have driven more kilometers in 1 or 2 years. Figure 16.
A control mechanism for a global system is presented to stabilize the DC bus voltage. A control mechanism for buck-boost converters is elaborated for batteries and SCs. The effectiveness of the use of SCs was demonstrated by different simulation tests. inductance voltage of the buck-boost connected to the batteries
The bus battery systems remained in good condition, with a maximum cell deviation of 3%, likely due to the vehicles' newness. However, the continued monitoring of these systems will be essential, especially as the buses age and accumulate more kilometers, to ensure sustained energy efficiency.
Considering that buses are equipped with significantly more batteries than typical electric vehicles, detecting and localizing faults at the cell level is crucial to avoid the substantial costs and environmental impact associated with replacing large battery systems.