Evaluation of Alternative Propulsion Concepts for Mobile Machinery: A Modelling Approach using the Example on LNG-powered Port Handling Equipment

Patrick Driesch, Kai Horwat, Niko Maas, Dieter Schramm

2020

Abstract

The prevailing climate goals and related emission limits for fleets are forcing industry to consider alternative fuels alongside established fuels such as diesel and gasoline. A conversion of a fleet of vehicles to another source of power comes along with an investment of money and a risk that the day-to-day operations of the new drive technology do not provide the expected effects regarding the fuel consumption and the exhaust gas emissions. In order to assess these barriers in advance, this paper presents an approach of a simulation tool based on a semi-physical modelling of the powertrain of mobile machinery to predict the impact of a conversion of a fleet from diesel to liquefied natural gas (LNG) in case of fuel consumption and exhaust gas emissions. For the semi-physical model, a combination of a physical model of the vehicle and powertrain dynamics and a black box modelling of the internal combustion engine by artificial neural networks is chosen. The simulation tool will be used in the future to assess the feasibility of converting the drive system from port transhipment facilities to LNG. The work was carried out as part of the research project LeanDeR financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Driesch P., Horwat K., Maas N. and Schramm D. (2020). Evaluation of Alternative Propulsion Concepts for Mobile Machinery: A Modelling Approach using the Example on LNG-powered Port Handling Equipment.In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH, ISBN 978-989-758-444-2, pages 225-232. DOI: 10.5220/0009872502250232

in Bibtex Style

@conference{simultech20,
author={Patrick Driesch and Kai Horwat and Niko Maas and Dieter Schramm},
title={Evaluation of Alternative Propulsion Concepts for Mobile Machinery: A Modelling Approach using the Example on LNG-powered Port Handling Equipment},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH,},
year={2020},
pages={225-232},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009872502250232},
isbn={978-989-758-444-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH,
TI - Evaluation of Alternative Propulsion Concepts for Mobile Machinery: A Modelling Approach using the Example on LNG-powered Port Handling Equipment
SN - 978-989-758-444-2
AU - Driesch P.
AU - Horwat K.
AU - Maas N.
AU - Schramm D.
PY - 2020
SP - 225
EP - 232
DO - 10.5220/0009872502250232