Vehicle simulation of an electric street sweeper for substitution analysis

Small street sweeping machines are important for a clean city. A permanent use guarantees clean sidewalks and public spaces and shapes thus considerably the overall picture of a modern metropolis. However, these uses have significant impact on the environment. There are not only CO2, NOX and PM10 ejected, it will also increase noise emissions. The switch to electric mobility can locally reduce these emissions and allows additionally low-noise operations.
But the changeover to electric mobility carries high risks and costs. To estimate costs and possibilities a full vehicle simulation can be helpful (e.g. for designing battery size, planning tours).
In the project EBALD, a small electric street sweeper will be realized by the Laboratory of Electric Mobility from the HTW Dresden.
Based on collected field-data, collected during the project a simulation tool for substitution analyzes was realized. Using this tool, it’s possible to say, which conditions must be fulfilled (e.g. position of charging stations) to realize environmentally friendly and future-oriented cleaning concepts.
This paper includes a structural approach of such a full vehicle analysis.

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