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PhD Thesis - Energy Systems Research Unit - University of Strathclyde

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If biogas is being considered, the total storage in petrol equivalent litres must be<br />

changed to kWh by multiplying it by 8.827 as in Equation 5.1.<br />

If ethanol or methanol is being used, and it is wished to approximate for 100%<br />

<strong>of</strong> the fuel, the range for 100% petrol must be given, and the range to be used in<br />

Equation 5.3 must be calculated using Equation 5.4<br />

Range (A100) = ( AR – PR ) x 100 + PR (5.4)<br />

Percentage<br />

Where Percentage = Quoted percentage <strong>of</strong> blended alcohol<br />

AR = Range at quoted percentage <strong>of</strong> blended alcohol (km)<br />

PR = Range at 100% petrol (km)<br />

Range (A100) = Range at 100% alcohol (km)<br />

A filling station can also be modelled rather than a fleet <strong>of</strong> individual cars. If<br />

this is the case, the storage capacity for the filling station tanks is given in the<br />

storage units for that particular fuel (litres, litres(eq) or kWh). Again, if biogas<br />

is being used as the fuel, the input value must be multiplied by 8.827 to convert<br />

from litres(eq) to kWh. The average fuel consumption <strong>of</strong> the vehicles using the<br />

filling station is given, and the options for refuelling the tanks <strong>of</strong> the filling<br />

station are the same as for the individual vehicles, as this covers the main range<br />

<strong>of</strong> possible refuelling schedules. As electric vehicles would be recharged<br />

directly from the grid or local electricity supply, the filling station option is not<br />

appropriate.<br />

5.1.3 Vehicle Use Algorithm<br />

At the matching stage it is necessary, for each timestep, to calculate the required<br />

fuel use, subtract this from the onboard storage tank, and refill the tank when<br />

necessary and possible from the available fuel. In order to do this, the specific<br />

fuel consumption for the vehicle is calculated as described in Section 5.1.1, the<br />

available storage is calculated as described in Section 5.1.2, and the<br />

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