Using GPS-data to determine optimum electric vehicle ranges: A Michigan case study

Fuel-switching personal transportation from gasoline to electricity offers many advantages, including lower noise, zero local air pollution, and petroleum-independence. But alleviations of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are more nuanced, due to many factors, including the car’s battery range. We use GPS-based trip data to determine use type-specific, GHG-optimized ranges. The dataset comprises 412 cars and 384,869 individual trips in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. We use previously developed algorithms to determine driver types, such as using the car to commute or not. Calibrating an existing life cycle GHG model to a forecast, low-carbon grid for Ann Arbor, we find that the optimum range varies not only with the drive train architecture (plugin-hybrid versus battery-only) and charging technology (fast versus slow) but also with the driver type. Across the 108 scenarios we investigated, the range that yields lowest GHG varies from 65 km (55+ year old drivers, ultrafast charging, plugin-hybrid) to 158 km (16–34 year old drivers, overnight charging, battery-only). The optimum GHG reduction that electric cars offer – here conservatively measured versus gasoline-only hybrid cars – is fairly stable, between 29% (16–34 year old drivers, overnight charging, battery-only) and 46% (commuters, ultrafast charging, plugin-hybrid). The electrification of total distances is between 66% and 86%. However, if cars do not have the optimum range, these metrics drop substantially. We conclude that matching the range to drivers’ typical trip distances, charging technology, and drivetrain is a crucial pre-requisite for electric vehicles to achieve their highest potential to reduce GHG emissions in personal transportation.     

基于ATmega16芯片的车用倒车测距系统设计

利用超声测距工作原理,以ATmega16单片机为主控芯片,采用超声波测距模块,数码管显示模块和蜂鸣器报警模块搭建的近距离报警系统,详细地叙述了各模块之间的控制电路和软件设计方案,实现系统实时显示汽车尾部与障碍物之间距离,并根据不同的距离发出不同频率蜂鸣的功能,达到提醒人员提高注意力的目的。测试结果表明测量精度达到1cm,测试距离在2cm到100cm之间,达到设计功能,可满足家庭经济型轿车的使用要求,也可用于盲人避障,车间定位。     

重型柴油车NOx排放远程监测准确性研究

文章通过采用不同浓度的反应剂来模拟重型国六柴油车正常状态、临界超标及SCR性能失效状态下的实际道路NOx排放,从而研究远程排放管理平台对超标车型识别的效果。试验结果表明,NOx临界超标与SCR完全失效状态下,远程排放管理平台采集的国六整车实际道路NOx排放与PEMS设备结果基本一致,而正常状态下,尿素过量喷射导致的NH3泄露会对车载NOx传感器精度造成影响,进而导致远程排放管理平台采集的国六整车NOx排放与PEMS设备存在偏差。     

激光扫描仪在测量车身间隙面差中的应用

车身间隙影响车辆的密封性,进而影响车身振动噪声及防风雨性能。传统人工检测耗时长,无法满足在线测量的需求,因此现在整车制造厂正在采用激光扫描仪来测量车身的间隙面差以代替人工测量,文章介绍了激光扫描仪的测量原理以及间隙面差的计算方法,并在实际案例中对测量结果进行了分析。     

超大型油轮系缆力实测研究

为满足超大型船舶在开敞式码头不利的环境要素下安全系泊作业,该文从影响超大型油轮(VLCC)系缆力因素的实际出发,利用构建的系缆力实测平台对VLCC进行有针对性的现场系缆力实际测量。将得到的系缆力实测数据利用一定的数据处理方法进行处理,得出超大型船舶系缆力在特定现实环境要素下的受力曲线,分析出不同于前人理论研究和操作经验的观点和结论,并针对各条结论提出建议,供船舶和工程人员参考。     

Electric vehicles for greenhouse gas reduction in China: A cost-effectiveness analysis

There have been ongoing debates over whether battery electric vehicles contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in China’s context, and if yes, whether the greenhouse gas emissions reduction compensates the cost increment. This study informs such debate by examining the life-cycle cost and greenhouse gas emissions of conventional vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles and battery electric vehicles, and comparing their cost-effectiveness for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The results indicate that under a wide range of vehicle and driving configurations (range capacity, vehicle use intensity, etc.), battery electric vehicles contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions compared with conventional vehicles, although their current cost-effectiveness is not comparable with hybrid electric vehicles. Driven by grid mix optimization, power generation efficiency improvement, and battery cost reduction, the cost-effectiveness of battery electric vehicles is expected to improve significantly over the coming decade and surpass hybrid electric vehicles. However, considerable uncertainty exists due to the potential impacts from factors such as gasoline price. Based on the analysis, it is recommended that the deployment of battery electric vehicles should be prioritized in intensively-used fleets such as taxis to realize high cost-effectiveness. Technology improvements both in terms of power generation and vehicle electrification are essential in improving the cost-effectiveness of battery electric vehicles.     

Airline energy efficiency measures using the Virtual Frontier Network RAM with weak disposability

In this paper, airline energy efficiency is divided into three stages: the operations stage, the services stage and the sales stage. Greenhouse gas emissions are treated as an undesirable output of the services stage. This new three-stage strategic operating framework is a modification of existing models. A new model, Virtual Frontier Network Range Adjusted Measure with weak disposability, is proposed to evaluate the efficiencies of 22 international airlines, from 2008 to 2012. The results show that the new model can establish more reasonable rankings and confirm new benchmarking airlines and that inclusion in the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme has had little influence on the improvement of airline energy efficiency.     

真空预压软基处理工程监测

介绍真空预压软基处理工程中一些常用的监测手段及监测方法.结合工程实例,通过综合运用表层沉降监测、孔隙水压力监测、分层沉降监测、地下水位观测等手段,分析真空预压软土地基处理方法的加固效果,可供软土地基处理设计与施工参考.     

GPS在航潮位测量中的关键技术研究

在传统潮位测量方法缺陷分析的基础上,提出了在航潮位测量思想。为了获得高精度的在航潮位测量成果,对利用GPS RTK/PPK技术进行潮位测量和数据处理中的关键问题进行了深入的讨论。这些关键问题主要有姿态改正、GPS高程质量控制、垂直基准转换、基于信号的在航潮位提取。在姿态改正中,详细的给出了姿态改正的计算模型;对于GPS RTK/PPK高程数据存在的异常的问题,给出了Kalman滤波以及Heave修正的方法;为使GPS在航潮位研究实用化,对验潮中垂直基准的转换问题进行了深入的研究和讨论,最后给出了无缝垂直基准的概念和转换思想;利用信号处理理论,基于Butterworth滤波器,提取出了潮位,并将GPS潮位与潮位站潮位进行了比较,获得了理想的结果。     

一种新型船舶智能载重测量仪的研究与应用

针对船舶货物卸载重量计量难的现状,开发了一种新型的船舶智能载重测量仪,并提出一种结构树编码免疫辨识算法实现船舶重量模型的辨识,该测量仪通过检测船体前后左右四个位置的吃水深度,精确计算船舶重量、船体倾斜度等数据,实现船舶卸货计量的智能化与自动化.在散装水泥运输船上的应用实践表明,该测量仪能实现比较理想的测量精度,误差小于0.5%,完全能满足船舶运输中对中低价货物的计量要求.