Energy efficiency assessment in the context of multimodal passenger transport: From well to wheels Konstantinos N. Genikomsakis University of Deusto 1 st MOVESMART Workshop 15 th October 2015 Bilbao, Spain 1
2 Impact assessment of multimodal routes in relation to the MOVESMART project Aim To support the mobility of individuals by assisting the traveler to combine various means of transportation in an energy efficient way Methodological approach Well to wheels analysis of energy consumption/emissions over the operational phase of the life cycle
3 Challenges in relation to MOVESMART objectives Scientific: Consideration of traffic conditions Inclusion of electric vehicles in mobility chains Technological: Low response time
Transport services and standardisation in EU The assessment of energy consumption and GHG emissions of a transport service shall include both vehicle operational processes and energy operational processes that occur during the operational phase of the lifecycle. 4
Scope of the analysis Facility construction Vehicle manufacturing Resource extraction and processing Transport (ship, train, lorry, pipeline) Conversion (refinery, power plant) Transport (diesel), transformation (electricity) Final energy consumption (vehicle operation) Well to Tank Tank to Wheels Well to Wheels Facility decommissioning Vehicle disposal 5
6 From well to tank : Energy operational processes (1) Modeling of upstream stages of the life cycle for: Transport fuels Electricity Tool/Database: SimaPro v8/ecoinvent v3 Example of well to tank (WTT) stages of petroleum based transport fuels Methods and impact categories: Global warming potential (GWP 100a, IPCC 2013) Cumulative energy demand (CED v1.08) Determination of upstream energy and emission factors as part of the life cycle analysis, by: fuel type electricity generation technology (composition of electricity mix) Electricity generation, transmission, transformation and distribution to end users
7 From well to tank : Energy operational processes (2) Transport fuels (EU) Electricity (ES mix) Global warming potential (GWP 100a, IPCC 2013) kg CO2 eq/mj MJ input/mj output 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.00 Cumulative energy demand (CED v1.08) 1.50 1.00 0.50 0.00 kg CO2 eq/kwh Global warming potential (GWP 100a, IPCC 2013) 0.45 0.4 0.35 Oil 0.3 Co generation 0.25 Wind Natural gas 0.2 Hard coal 0.15 Solar Hydro 0.1 Nuclear 0.05 0 2011 2012 2013 1% 1% 15% 31% 21% 12% 15% 3% 2% 1% 2011 17% 22% 26% 19% 9% 4% 2% 1% 2012 20% 21% 21% 15% 14% 5% 2013
From tank to wheels : Vehicle operational processes for passenger cars (PCs) Dynamic emission factors from Handbook Emission Factors for Road Transport (HBEFA) Integrated in a MongoDB: Inputs: Traffic situation: <area type, road type, speed limit, level of service> Road gradient: 0%, ±2%, ±4%, and ±6% Car engine technology: Diesel, Petrol (4 stroke), Petrol (2 stroke), LPG, Bifuel CNG/Petrol, Flex fuel E85 Engine size class: Small (<1.4 L), Medium (>=1.4 L and <2 L), Large (>=2 L) Emission class: Up to Euro 6 Fuel type (for bifuel vehicles) Outputs: Emission factors for CO 2, CH 4, N 2 O Fuel consumption 8
9 From tank to wheels : Vehicle operational processes for electric vehicles (EVs) (1) Physics based vehicle model Estimation of traction power, i.e. power required to overcome the forces opposing to the movement of the vehicle and drive it at speed u EV components model Transformation of traction power requirements (at wheels) into EV battery power requirements Accessories Battery Motor & controller Normal forward driving Regenerative braking Gear system Wheels Energy flows in typical battery powered EVs
10 From tank to wheels : Vehicle operational processes for electric vehicles (EVs) (2) What s new in modeling of motor operation? Efficiency load curves based on motor type: Synchronous Induction Normalisation of efficiency based on motor size Modeling of overtorque conditions
11 From tank to wheels : Vehicle operational processes for electric vehicles (EVs) (3) What s new in modeling of energy recuperation? Symmetric torque speed curve: Motor mode Generator mode Maximum torque limitation on energy recuperation Maximum regeneration capability (%) as function of vehicle speed No energy recuperation at low vehicle speeds Maximum energy recuperation for vehicle speeds above a minimum threshold
12 From tank to wheels : Vehicle operational processes for electric cars (1) Definition of 3 average models based on available electric cars in the market Low power model Medium power model High power model Based on: Citroen C Zero Peugeot Ion Mitsubishi i Miev VW e Up! Based on: Renault Zoe Renault Fluence ZE Nissan Leaf KIA Soul Based on: Ford Focus Electric BMW i3 MercedesBenz Class b Electric
13 From tank to wheels : Vehicle operational processes for electric cars (2) Realistic driving cycles for urban traffic conditions Free flow Saturated flow Heavy flow Stop and go flow
14 From tank to wheels : Vehicle operational processes for electric cars (3) Extraction of energy consumption factors: Indicative simulation results for stop and go flow and various road gradients
15 From tank to wheels : Vehicle operational processes for electric scooter Model: The Core (GG) Vehicle speed over time Regenerative braking: No Driving cycle: World Motorcycle Test Cycle (WMTC) part 1 Road gradient: 0% Power at wheels
16 From well to wheels : Full energy/vehicle pathway for PCs and EVs SimaPro/Ecoinvent HBEFA HBEFA SimaPro/Ecoinvent Own model
17 From well to wheels : Full energy/vehicle pathway for public transport (PT) SimaPro/Ecoinvent SimaPro/Ecoinvent
18 Energy Efficiency Assessment Module as a MOVESMART web service Purpose: Integration of components for energy efficiency assessment of multimodal routes Challenge: Low response time
Concluding remarks Worst case scenario: 15 km route with PC in Vitoria Gasteiz 136 road segments Achievement: Response time <0.6 sec with Intel Core i5 and 4GB RAM Potential improvements: Current implementation is built with Jersey and runs on Grizzly: Test other frameworks, e.g. Vert.x and Akka Load road network characteristics and energy/consumption databases in memory 19
20 Questions? Dr. Konstantinos N. Genikomsakis DeustoTech Energy Researcher kostas.genikomsakis@deusto.es