Open AccessConsumption Evaluation of Energy Consumption and Emissions of BAS KITe in Kuala Terengganu from the Development of Its Driving Cycle
Author(s) -
I. N. Anida,
J. S. Norbakyah,
M. Zulfadli,
M. H. Norainiza,
A. R. Salisa
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1532/1/012018
Subject(s) - kite , driving cycle , energy consumption , fuel efficiency , automotive engineering , powertrain , environmental economics , consumption (sociology) , transport engineering , life cycle assessment , computer science , engineering , environmental science , electric vehicle , production (economics) , economics , mathematics , social science , power (physics) , physics , geometry , macroeconomics , quantum mechanics , sociology , torque , electrical engineering , thermodynamics
Public transportation transforms communities and the lives of the people dwelling in them via spurring monetary development, promoting sustainable existence and providing a greater first-rate of life. In Kuala Terengganu, an iconic and famous public bus is called ‘ BAS KITe ’. In order to evaluate the energy consumption and emissions of BAS KITe , its driving cycle needs to be developed. Driving cycle represents traffic behaviour in a specific area or city. Objectives of this paper are; to characterize and validate the parameters of BAS KITe driving cycle with existing driving cycle, to develop BAS KITe driving cycle using k-means method, and to analyse the energy consumption and emissions of BAS KITe driving cycle for conventional and plug-in hybrid electric types using AUTONOMIE software. The methodology consists of data collection, route selection and cycle development. From the validation, it can be concluded that the MATLAB code is acceptable for further analysis. The BAS KITe driving cycle is developed with 36 final micro-trips and 21.49 km/h of average speed. Hence, energy consumption and emissions analysis shows that the PHEB powertrain gives the best result with reduced energy consumption and emissions thereby minimizing the impact on the environment and economy.