Optimization Model for Electric Bus Systems Integrated with Solar Energy: A Preliminary Study

Abstract

The electric bus is introduced to fulfil the travel demand without compromising the carbon mitigation target, but the presence of an electric bus may lead to higher carbon emissions as it increases the power load at the power plant. Renewable energy systems, such as solar systems, are introduced to mitigate the high energy demand during peak hours. A mathematical model is developed to minimize the total cost of the electric bus system integrated with the solar system. The results show that integrating solar systems into the electric bus system can help reduce the total cost as it avoids high dependence on the energy from the grid during peak hours. The results shows that solar system can lead to 4 % of total cost reduction.