European Bus System of the Future 2

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1 European Bus System of the Future 2 21 st March 2017 Umberto Guida,

2 Advanced solutions for improved efficiency and attractiveness of bus systems H2020 Innovation Action, May 2015 April

3 Facts & figures 11 PTO & PTA 42 partners 7 BM 70% market 12 European networks 6 Research topics 31 TIs > 150 buses 3

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5 Project Logic Users needs and BS requirements Tests of technological innovations Local Evaluation Global Evaluation Transferability 5

6 Energy Strategy and Auxiliaries: the domains ICE vs. Electric Active Energy of Auxiliaries Passive New bus vs. retrofit Strategy vs. component Active Thermal Control Passive 7

7 Solutions under test: overview Energy and Thermal control solutions tested in the Integrated EBSF_2 Demonstrations thermal energy storages or heat sinks Insulated and/or tinted windows Improved efficiency of HVAC devices Less glass surface versus good visibility and appealing exterior Controlled door opening vs. easy access Improved door sealing Auxiliaries, design & control Thermal management, active Thermal management, passive Improved low floor isolation 8 Optimised control for auxiliaries, including full electrification Improved temperature distribution & air circulation, human experience of climate UITP

8 Energy efficiency of high-capacity e- buses SOLUTION: Reduce auxiliary energy consumption by 20% through an Intelligent Energy Management System: learn / predict energy demands optimize the energy flows between the auxiliary systems and the energy storage unit. Barcelona PARTNERS: IRIZAR, TMB, FRAUNHOFER 10

9 Energy efficiency of high-capacity e- buses CAN & Communication 2 x STW ECX-TC3 GSM-3G 2 x 12 m (IRIZAR) full electric CAN Interface Back-Office Server Auxiliaries Dresden Continuous on-line positioning & auxiliary control via 2-way communication link to back-office server system 11

10 Vehicle Design (capacity, modularity, accessibility) 12

11 Objectives Increase accessibility for all to bus and bus stops Investigate new bus layout solutions Adapt the capacity to the actual demand Improve passengers satisfaction and the passengers perception of service quality 13

12 Solutions under test: overview Dresden Modularity concept: (un)coupling of bus segments. Gothenburg Attractiveness and Efficiency of Innovative External and Internal Design of Electric Buses. San Sebastian 3D Passenger Behavioural Simulation Design working group Design Charter for electric buses: can we express an electric bus as a new urban object in light of the key opportunity offered by the energy transition? 19 January

13 Passenger Behavioural Simulation San Sebastian 3D simulation for designing new bus layouts as optimized interfaces between vehicle and bus stop, improving accessibility and dwell times. 15

14 Passenger Behavioural Simulation A simulation case study is defined by a bus layout, a bus line (a set of successive bus stops), a population (passengers boarding and alighting the bus at each bus stop), and the operator s parameters for the line (boarding through any door, ticket validation, etc.) 8 types of passengers have been implemented, based on the Personas defined in the former EBSF project. As simulation results, the tool provides the dwell time, the seat time, exit time, and the satisfaction. 16

15 Bus editor San Sebastian A wheel chair user boarding the IRIZAR s i2e fully electric 17

16 EBSF_2 Design charter 19

17 Urban contexts are changing Metz (F) BUSES CITIES PEOPLE Göteborg (SE) 20

18 Urban vehicles are changing Scooters Car sharing Tramways Electric cars 21

19 Can we express an electric bus as a new urban object? electric diesel Internation al Congress on Transport and Infrastructu res Systems TIS Roma 2017

20 Rationale No major change of the bus design and status in the last 10 years except for some specific bus categories (BRT, micro-buses). Very limited design innovations in comparison with other vehicle categories (private cars, tramways, scooters). Low acceptance of buses by some local authorities. No distinctive design for Electric buses. 23

21 Rationale The energy transition is a key opportunity to change the bus beyond its technical transformation: To serve a better customer experience To obtain a status upgrade for the local authorities Internation al Congress on Transport and Infrastructu res Systems TIS Roma 2017

22 Objectives Elaborate a Design Charter for new electric buses to propose a set of key (visual) design principles the manufacturers can mix with their own design standards Involvement of the whole bus ecosystem: Design Working Group: UITP and PT designers from Attoma, MAN Truck & Bus AG, RATP and Yellow Window. Involvement of PTO, PTA and manufacturers thanks to UITP working bodies 25

23 Interface between bus and urban infrastructure Passengers satisfaction of innovative bus stops In-door bus stop eletcric line 55 Gothenburg

24 Interface between bus and urban infrastructure Passengers satisfaction of innovative bus stops: Perception of interior design (choice of materials, etc) Perceived access to bus stop Perceived access to PT Perceived identity of bus (system) Attractivity Use of PT New bus stops Gothenburg

25 Thank you for your attention 29