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Optimal Capacity Model for Battery Swapping Station of Electric Taxis: A Case Study in Chengdu

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  • Siyu Xie

    (School of Electrical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
    Institute of Advanced Equipment and Manufacturing, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning 530012, China)

  • Guangyan Wang

    (Liaocheng Power Supply Company Dongchang Power Supply Center, STATE GRID Corporation of China, Liaocheng 252000, China)

  • Yiyi Zhang

    (School of Electrical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China)

  • Bo Li

    (School of Electrical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China)

  • Junhui Zhao

    (Eversource Energy, Berlin, CT 06037, USA)

Abstract

Battery swapping station (BSS) technology can provide electric taxis (ETs) with more economical and high-efficiency operating services. However, the battery-swapping market needs to be more organized due to unpredictable swapping periods for ETs, resulting in more requirements for batteries of BSSs needing multiple batteries simultaneously. To address these challenges, this paper first analyzed two operation patterns of taxis to estimate the demand for swapping ETs. Then, an optimal capacity model of BSS is proposed to optimize the battery capacity of BSSs to meet the swapping demand of ETs. Finally, a genetic algorithm (GA) is utilized to solve the proposed model. The real operating data of taxis with GPS routes in Chengdu city are used as a case study to validate the proposed method. The results show that the proposed method could obtain the optimal battery capacity of a BSS and improve the economic benefits of BSSs.

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  • Siyu Xie & Guangyan Wang & Yiyi Zhang & Bo Li & Junhui Zhao, 2024. "Optimal Capacity Model for Battery Swapping Station of Electric Taxis: A Case Study in Chengdu," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(4), pages 1-13, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:4:p:1676-:d:1341084
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