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Overall learning objectives:

To explore the challenges facing bus designers when designing the power

system for a bus for an urban environment.

To investigate how different solutions can be identified and evaluated.

To collaborate to present recommendation for an effective solution.

Overall learning outcomes:

To have investigated and summarised key features of alternatives.

To have presented a well deserved case for a solution.



‘Leon’s London’



Leon’s London

Why are there different kinds of passengers at different times of the day?

What impact does traffic congestion have on the bus journey?

Why is traffic pollution an important factor in the design of the bus?

What would be the problem in this context with using a bus that simply had a

diesel engine driving the wheels?



Battery Power



Battery power

How would the batteries be charged up in a full sized vehicle?

Identify where energy is being transferred from and to.

Describe the environmental impact of this power system.

What might affect the operating range of this vehicle?

Summarise the advantages and disadvantages of this source.



Fuel cell



Fuel cell

How would this work in a full sized vehicle?



What might affect the operating range of the vehicle?




Diesel engine



Diesel engine



What might affect the operating range of the vehicle?




Racing car



Bicycle brakes



Bicycle brakes

What happens to the temperature of the brakes if the bike wheel is set in

motion and the brakes applied?

What happens to the temperature of the brakes if the speed is increased?

What happens to the temperature of the brakes if the speed is held for longer

before braking?

Where does the energy go when the wheel has stopped?

How repeatable are these results?



Using kinetic energy



London bus



Hybrid energy systems



Suggest an effective power source and explain why



Siemens ELFA drive system video



Group discussion



Route one: rail/bus station shuttle service



Route two: ‘inner circle’ service



Route three: city-airport link

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