Feasibility Study of a Building-Integrated PV Manager to Power a Last-Mile Electric Vehicle Sharing System. (26th April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fuentes, Manuel; Fraile-Ardanuy, Jesús; Risco-Martín, José L.; Moya, José M.
• Other Names: Sandrolini Leonardo Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: International journal of photoenergy. Volume 2017(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-04-26
• Subjects: Photochemistry -- Periodicals; Photobiology -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Physical and theoretical -- Periodicals; Photochimie; Photobiologie; Chimie physique et théorique; Chemistry, Physical and theoretical; Photobiology; Photochemistry; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 541.35
• DOI: 10.1155/2017/8679183
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1110-662X

Abstract

Abstract : Transportation is one of the largest single sources of air pollution in urban areas. This paper analyzes a model of solar-powered vehicle sharing system using building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), resulting in a zero-emission and zero-energy mobility system for last-mile employee transportation. As a case study, an electric bicycle sharing system between a public transportation hub and a work center is modeled mathematically and optimized in order to minimize the number of pickup trips to satisfy the demand, while minimizing the total energy consumption of the system. The whole mobility system is fully powered with BIPV-generated energy. Results show a positive energy balance in e-bike batteries and pickup vehicle batteries in the worst day of the year regarding solar radiation. Even in this worst-case scenario, we achieve reuse rates of 3.8 people per bike, using actual data. The proposed system manages PV energy using only the batteries from the electric vehicles, without requiring supportive energy storage devices. Energy requirements and PV generation have been analyzed in detail to ensure the feasibility of this approach.