Comparative assessment of E-bus operations in Ahmedabad : a case of Ahmedabad (Softcopy is also available) (Record no. 69952)
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| Classification number | P TH-2632 |
| Item number | CHI |
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| Personal name | Chintawar, Aditya (PUT20014) |
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| Title | Comparative assessment of E-bus operations in Ahmedabad : a case of Ahmedabad (Softcopy is also available) |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2022 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xv,108p. |
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| Formatted contents note | Contents<br/>Undertaking i<br/>Certificate iii<br/>Acknowledgements v<br/>Abstract vii<br/>Table of contents ix<br/>List of figures xiii<br/>List of tables xv<br/>1 Introduction 1<br/>1.1 Background 1<br/>1.2 Problem Statement 2<br/>1.3 Aim 3<br/>1.4 Objective 3<br/>1.5 Method for each Objective 3<br/>1.6 Scope 4<br/>1.7 Limitations 4<br/>2 Literature Review 5<br/>2.1 Type of Electric Buses 5<br/>2.1.1 Hybrid Electric Buses 5<br/>2.1.2 Fuel cell electric buses 6<br/>2.1.3 Battery-Electric Buses 6<br/>2.1.4 Plug-in Hybrid Electric Buses 6<br/>2.2 Charging Strategies 6<br/>2.2.1 Depot Charging 6<br/>2.2.2 On-Route Charging 7<br/>2.3 Charging Technologies 7<br/>2.3.1 Conductive Charging 7<br/>2.3.2 Inductive or Contactless Charging 8<br/>2.4 Battery Technology 8<br/>2.4.1 Ni-Based Aqueous Battery System 9<br/>2.4.2 Lithium-Ion Batteries. 9<br/>2.5 Battery Charging Technology 9<br/>2.5.1 Plugin Slow Charging 9<br/>2.5.2 Plugin Fast Charging 9<br/>2.5.3 Opportunity charging 9<br/>2.6 Global practises: 11<br/>2.7 Factors affecting E-Bus Deployment 12<br/>2.7.1 Technology 12<br/>2.7.2 Battery 12<br/>2.7.3 Charging Technology and Methods 12<br/>2.7.4 Operations 13<br/>2.7.5 Costs 14<br/>2.8 Performance Evaluation Framework for Electric buses 14<br/>2.8.1 Need for E-bus Performance Evaluation 15<br/>2.8.2 Benefits of E-bus Performance Evaluation 15<br/>2.8.3 Performance evaluation indicators 15<br/>3 Deployment of E-Buses in Ahmedabad 19<br/>3.1 Background 19<br/>3.1.1 BRTS Network Characteristics 19<br/>3.1.2 Depot Characteristics 20<br/>3.1.3 Infrastructure Development 22<br/>3.1.4 Route Selection 22<br/>3.1.5 Route Characteristics 23<br/>Comparative Assessment of E-bus Deployment in Ahmedabad<br/>3.1.6 Bus Distribution on Routes 27<br/>3.1.7 Scheduling of Buses 28<br/>3.1.8 Bus Characteristics 30<br/>3.2 Phase – I Deployment of E-Buses in Ahmedabad 31<br/>3.2.1 Bus and Battery Characteristics 31<br/>3.2.2 Charging Infrastructure 31<br/>3.3 Phase – II Deployment of E-Buses in Ahmedabad 32<br/>3.3.1 Bus and Battery Characteristics 32<br/>4 Analysis of Ahmedabad BRTS 35<br/>4.1 Key Performance Indicators 35<br/>4.2 Energy Efficiency 36<br/>4.2.1 Bus Type and Bus Specification 36<br/>4.2.2 Battery Type 37<br/>4.2.3 Battery Range and Capacity 38<br/>4.2.4 Analysis of E-buses running on BRT Corridors in Ahmedabad 39 4.2.5 Battery Consumption 41<br/>4.2.6 Comparison of Battery Consumption across Different Operators 45<br/>4.2.7 Battery Efficiency 46<br/>4.3 Operational Efficiency of E-Buses in Ahmedabad 56<br/>4.3.1 Charging station 56<br/>4.3.2 Compatibility Between Chargers 57<br/>4.3.3 Charging Time 58<br/>4.3.4 Workforce reqd. at charging station 58<br/>4.3.5 Charging infrastructure 59<br/>4.3.6 Infrastructure and land Requirements 59<br/>4.3.7 Repair and Maintenance 60<br/>4.3.8 Deployment on Routes 60<br/>4.4 Analysis for AJL 63<br/>4.4.1 Comparison of Operational Efficiency across operator 67<br/>4.4.2 Opportunity charging 67<br/>4.4.3 State of Charge (SoC) Levels 69<br/>4.4.4 Shift wise State of Charge Variation 70<br/>4.4.5 Comparison in Service Time v/s Steering Hours across Different Operator 76<br/>4.4.6 Comparison between CNG, Diesel and Electric Bus Vehicle Utilization 77<br/>4.4.7 Replacement Factor 77<br/>4.4.8 Staff/Bus Ratio 79<br/>4.5 Cost Efficiency 79<br/>5 Conclusion 85<br/>5.1 Limitations to the Study 87<br/>5.2 Way Forward 87<br/>References 90<br/>Appendix 1: Data Collection List 94<br/>Appendix 2: Anova Test Result 96<br/>Appendix 3: Shift wise mileage comparison 98<br/>Appendix 4: Cost Efficiency 99<br/>Appendix 5: SoC Variation on a Trip basis with different operator 101<br/> |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Gopinath, Amegh (Guide) |
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| Personal name | Joshi, Hiren (Guide) |
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| Personal name | Parashar, Laghu (Guide) |
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| Personal name | Shivanand, Swamy (Guide) |
| 890 ## - Country | |
| Country | India |
| 891 ## - Topic | |
| Topic | 2020 Batch |
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| Topic | Faculty of Planning |
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| Not For Loan | Faculty of Planning | CEPT Library | CEPT Library | 06/10/2022 | Faculty of Planning | P TH-2632 CHI | 024034 | 30/09/2022 | 30/09/2022 | Thesis |