Optimization for Charging Scheduling in Electric Bus System

Electrification of transportation presents a significant role in substituting other fuel types like diesel fuel or gasoline. Reducing air pollution caused by fossil fuel-powered vehicles has been an aim for the last few years. One of the difficulties that might be discouraging giving electric buses (EB) a try is the right scheduling of charge and discharge of EB and its effect on the main grid. The optimal scheduling of public transport EB is the focus of this paper. A model has been proposed to compute the energy consumed, charging time, charging queuing time, and state of charge while taking into account numerous parameters such as the bus's efficiency, distance travelled, and battery capacity. This approach puts forward a new idea by taking into consideration the charging and discharging rates of batteries, the distance between charging stations, and the estimation of the minimum required charging time given the constraints of the journey.