Charging and trip planning of electric vehicles (CHARGE)
Research Project, 2023
– 2026
The aim of this project is to develop an intelligent trip planning system for electrified vehicles that optimally plans energy and thermal management, eco-driving and electricity charging over long routes. The system incorporates information shared with other vehicles and predictive information on charging power availability to optimally manage charging from both the vehicular and infrastructure perspective. The idea is to also handle different electricity pricing and business models for charging. Such a holistic perspective on intelligent trip planning has not been studied previously and the hypothesis is that a holistic approach is necessary to avoid queues at some charging stations and underutilization of other stations, while minimizing travel time and energy consumption for the individual electric vehicle user. We will develop stochastic models on the anticipated distribution of charging cost, power availability, waiting time and overstay cost at charging facilities. Optimal control will be deployed to answer the hypothesis, and the results will be demonstrated using a simulated fleet of 10 vehicles driving from Gothenburg to Uppsala. By utilizing predictive information, we expect to achieve 5-20% reduction in total trip time and 5-10% energy saving compared to the systems currently in use.
Participants
Nikolce Murgovski (contact)
Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Systems and control
Jonas Fredriksson
Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Systems and control
Collaborations
Swedish Electomobility Center
Sweden
Funding
Chalmers
Funding Chalmers participation during 2023–2026
Eon SE
Funding Chalmers participation during 2023–2026
The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
Funding Chalmers participation during 2023–2026
Swedish Electromobility Centre
Funding Chalmers participation during 2023–2026
Volvo Cars
Funding Chalmers participation during 2023–2026
China-Euro Vehicle Technology (CEVT) AB
Funding Chalmers participation during 2023–2026
Related Areas of Advance and Infrastructure
Sustainable development
Driving Forces
Transport
Areas of Advance
Energy
Areas of Advance