Online energy consumption forecast for battery electric buses using a learning-free algebraic method

Abstract Accurately predicting the energy consumption plays a vital role in battery electric buses (BEBs) route planning and deployment. Based on the algebraic derivative estimation, we present a novel method to forecast the energy consumption in real time. In contrast to the mainstream machine-lear...

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Main Authors: Zejiang Wang, Guanhao Xu, Ruixiao Sun, Anye Zhou, Adian Cook, Yuche Chen
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82432-5
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description Abstract Accurately predicting the energy consumption plays a vital role in battery electric buses (BEBs) route planning and deployment. Based on the algebraic derivative estimation, we present a novel method to forecast the energy consumption in real time. In contrast to the mainstream machine-learning-based methods, the proposed method does not require access to the historical energy consumption data. It eliminates the time-consuming and computationally expensive offline training. Consequently, its prediction performance is not constrained by the quantity and quality of the training data. Moreover, the method can swiftly adapt to new situations not included in the previous driving cycles, which makes it especially suitable for emerging transport modes, e.g., on-demand transit services. In addition, its online execution only involves algebraic calculations, yielding superior calculation efficiency. Using real-world data, we comprehensively compare the performance of the proposed learning-free algebraic method with multiple representative machine-learning-based methods. Finally, the advantages and limitations of the proposed method are discussed in detail.
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spelling doaj-art-c8d3defa868d4bc3b3581a4acaaeda542025-01-19T12:20:45ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-01-0115111410.1038/s41598-024-82432-5Online energy consumption forecast for battery electric buses using a learning-free algebraic methodZejiang Wang0Guanhao Xu1Ruixiao Sun2Anye Zhou3Adian Cook4Yuche Chen5Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at DallasBuildings and Transportation Science Division, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryBuildings and Transportation Science Division, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryBuildings and Transportation Science Division, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryBuildings and Transportation Science Division, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South CarolinaAbstract Accurately predicting the energy consumption plays a vital role in battery electric buses (BEBs) route planning and deployment. Based on the algebraic derivative estimation, we present a novel method to forecast the energy consumption in real time. In contrast to the mainstream machine-learning-based methods, the proposed method does not require access to the historical energy consumption data. It eliminates the time-consuming and computationally expensive offline training. Consequently, its prediction performance is not constrained by the quantity and quality of the training data. Moreover, the method can swiftly adapt to new situations not included in the previous driving cycles, which makes it especially suitable for emerging transport modes, e.g., on-demand transit services. In addition, its online execution only involves algebraic calculations, yielding superior calculation efficiency. Using real-world data, we comprehensively compare the performance of the proposed learning-free algebraic method with multiple representative machine-learning-based methods. Finally, the advantages and limitations of the proposed method are discussed in detail.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82432-5Algebraic derivative estimationBattery electric busEnergy consumption forecasting
spellingShingle Zejiang Wang
Guanhao Xu
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Online energy consumption forecast for battery electric buses using a learning-free algebraic method
Scientific Reports
Algebraic derivative estimation
Battery electric bus
Energy consumption forecasting
title Online energy consumption forecast for battery electric buses using a learning-free algebraic method
title_full Online energy consumption forecast for battery electric buses using a learning-free algebraic method
title_fullStr Online energy consumption forecast for battery electric buses using a learning-free algebraic method
title_full_unstemmed Online energy consumption forecast for battery electric buses using a learning-free algebraic method
title_short Online energy consumption forecast for battery electric buses using a learning-free algebraic method
title_sort online energy consumption forecast for battery electric buses using a learning free algebraic method
topic Algebraic derivative estimation
Battery electric bus
Energy consumption forecasting
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-82432-5
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