Abstract
Performance Benchmark Testing between Diesel and Battery Electric Machine
During the last decade, there has been increased interest from the mining industry to adopt battery electric vehicles as a low carbon alternative to diesel-powered equipment. Several mines implemented a few battery electric vehicles (BEV) to gain an understanding of the characteristic of this technology. However, there is a large knowledge gap in understanding the performance difference and requirements between the two technologies.
CanmetMINING and CanmetENERGY collaborated with industry partners to develop a test method to address these gaps, namely: the diesel to electric power consumption equivalent, fuel consumption per tonne, among other performance correlations between the two technologies.
Several sets of machines were tested including a BEV and diesel from each machine class. Testing consisted of evaluating these at two speeds (low and high) on a 2.5 km test route with two weight conditions. The controlled test route included flat, uphill, and downhill areas up to 20% grade. The data analysis results will be useful for the mining industry to estimate electricity requirements for charging and to develop a BEV performance benchmark.
Biography of the presenter
Presenter #1
Mr. John Le is the Senior Engineer with CanmetMINING, a branch of Minerals and Metals Sectors of Natural Resources Canada. John is a Professional Engineer, and holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering/Automotive from the University of Windsor and an Advanced Technologist Diploma in Automotive Product Design from St. Clair College.
John has great experiences for over 12 years in the mining industry with the expertise in diesel/battery-electric mobile equipment design, testing equipment, technical support, and engineering management having worked at Maclean Engineering as well as Tracks & Wheels Equipment. Currently, he is focusing on battery, hydrogen, and diesel-electric technologies to improve and reduce carbon footprint in the mining industry.
Presenter #2
Dr. Mohsenimanesh is an Electric Vehicles Research Scientist at CanmetEnergy Ottawa. His main R&D activities have focused on modelling, development, and evaluation of off-road vehicles with particular focus on instrumentation, control and electrification; structure and mechanical properties of materials; and big data analysis. He has published one book, one patent, and over 30 journals, conference papers, and refereed scientific reports.
