Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01065, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Liang, Hao (University of Alberta), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Alberta, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Electrification of the public transit services is crucial for Canada's long-term strategy to reduce transportation_x000D_
related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. St. Albert Transit (StAT) is leading this effort by actively replacing_x000D_
its diesel bus fleet with the state-of-the-art electric buses. On May 23, 2017, St. Albert Transit celebrated the_x000D_
arrival of three BYD K9 electric buses, while another four electric buses are expected to join the fleet in prior_x000D_
to the end of March 2018. Although the electric buses are beneficial for reducing GHG emissions, charging a_x000D_
fleet of electric buses can significantly increase the electrical loading of the bus terminals. Since upgrading the_x000D_
power supply infrastructures can involve high monetary expenditure which, in turn, increases the public transit_x000D_
fares, an optimal planning of system upgrade and the smart charging of electric buses are of paramount_x000D_
importance. In this project, we will investigate a fundamental problem for the efficient planning and operation_x000D_
of public transit services with electric buses, i.e., the mathematical modelling of electric bus charging demand._x000D_
In particular, a data-driven approach will be developed in this project for electric bus charging demand_x000D_
modelling, facilitated by the availability of a large number of measurements from various onboard sensors of_x000D_
electric buses., program purpose french : Electrification of the public transit services is crucial for Canada's long-term strategy to reduce transportation_x000D_
related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. St. Albert Transit (StAT) is leading this effort by actively replacing_x000D_
its diesel bus fleet with the state-of-the-art electric buses. On May 23, 2017, St. Albert Transit celebrated the_x000D_
arrival of three BYD K9 electric buses, while another four electric buses are expected to join the fleet in prior_x000D_
to the end of March 2018. Although the electric buses are beneficial for reducing GHG emissions, charging a_x000D_
fleet of electric buses can significantly increase the electrical loading of the bus terminals. Since upgrading the_x000D_
power supply infrastructures can involve high monetary expenditure which, in turn, increases the public transit_x000D_
fares, an optimal planning of system upgrade and the smart charging of electric buses are of paramount_x000D_
importance. In this project, we will investigate a fundamental problem for the efficient planning and operation_x000D_
of public transit services with electric buses, i.e., the mathematical modelling of electric bus charging demand._x000D_
In particular, a data-driven approach will be developed in this project for electric bus charging demand_x000D_
modelling, facilitated by the availability of a large number of measurements from various onboard sensors of_x000D_
electric buses., agreement title english : A Data-Driven Approach for Electric Bus Charging Demand Modelling, agreement title french : A Data-Driven Approach for Electric Bus Charging Demand Modelling, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada