Minimization of Construction and Operation Costs of the Fuel Cell Bus Transportation System

This paper took the actual bus transportation system as the object, simulated the operating state of the system, replaced all the current diesel engine buses with fuel cell buses using electrolysis-produced hydrogen, and completed the existing timetable and routes. In the study, the numbers of hydro...

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Published in:Systems (Basel) 2024-12, Vol.12 (12), p.573
Main Authors: Chiang, Po-Han, Ke, Bwo-Ren, Yen, Shi-Jim, Chien, Wei-Che
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Alternative energy sources
artificial bee colony algorithm
Buses (vehicles)
construction and operation coats
Diesel engines
Diesel motor
Economic aspects
Electrolysis
Emissions
fuel cell bus
Fuel cell industry
Fuel cells
Hydrogen as fuel
Hydrogen production
Hydrogen storage
Internal combustion engine industry
Natural gas
Operating costs
Optimization
public bus transportation system
Rockets
Search algorithms
Storage capacity
Swarm intelligence
Timetables
Transfer stations
Transportation systems
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Summary:This paper took the actual bus transportation system as the object, simulated the operating state of the system, replaced all the current diesel engine buses with fuel cell buses using electrolysis-produced hydrogen, and completed the existing timetable and routes. In the study, the numbers of hydrogen production stations and hydrogen storage stations, the maximum hydrogen storage capacity of the buses, the supplementary hydrogen capacity of the buses, and the hydrogen production capacity of the hydrogen storage stations were used as the optimal adjustment parameters for minimizing the ten-year construction and operating costs of the fuel cell bus transportation system by the artificial bee colony algorithm. Two hydrogen supply methods, decentralized and centralized hydrogen production, were analyzed. This paper used the actual bus timetable to simulate the operation of the buses, including 14 transfer stations and 112 routes. The results showed that the use of centralized hydrogen production and partitioned hydrogen production transfer stations could indeed reduce the construction and operating costs of the fuel cell bus transportation system. Compared with the decentralized hydrogen production case, the construction and operating costs could be reduced by 6.9%, 12.3%, and 14.5% with one, two, and three zones for centralized hydrogen production, respectively.
ISSN:2079-8954
2079-8954
DOI:10.3390/systems12120573