Holistic Energy System Design of Electrified Construction Sites
- Institute
- Lehrstuhl für Fahrzeugtechnik (TUM-ED)
- Type
- Semester Thesis
- Content
- theoretical
- Description
Motivation:
The construction industry is a major contributor to global CO₂ emissions, particularly due to the use of diesel-powered machinery on construction sites. Battery-electric construction machines offer a promising pathway to reduce these emissions due to their high efficiency and local emission-free operation. However, the integration of electric machines into construction processes poses new challenges. Limited grid capacity, fluctuating power demands, and the lack of systematic planning approaches for energy supply and storage require a more holistic view of construction site operations. In particular, the design of suitable energy systems – including grid connection, battery storage and charging infrastructure – becomes a key enabler for the successful deployment of electric construction equipment. In addition, emerging concepts such as bidirectional charging and vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) energy transfer offer new opportunities to increase system flexibility and reduce peak loads by enabling machines to exchange energy directly.
Thesis Topic:
This thesis focuses on the design of energy systems for electrified construction sites. The objective is to investigate suitable approaches for energy system design and to apply them to real or representative construction site data. The student will first review existing approaches for energy system design in comparable applications, including concepts for bidirectional charging and V2V energy exchange. Based on this, a suitable method or tool for system design will be selected. The chosen approach is then applied to available or synthetic datasets of electric construction machinery. The goal is to derive a consistent energy system configuration, including aspects such as grid connection, energy storage, power distribution, and the integration of bidirectional V2V charging strategies.
Work Packages:
- Literature review and state-of-the-art analysis on energy system design of electric construction sites
- Research and selection of a suitable method or tool for energy system design
- Application of the selected approach to construction site datasets
- Evaluation and discussion of the resulting energy system design method
- Requirements
- Independent and strategic way of working
- Passion for e-mobility and energy-transition technologies
- Ideally initial experience with Operations Research
- Experience in energy system optimization
- Enjoy working in a team
- Very good German or English language skills
- Tags
- FTM Studienarbeit, FTM EV, FTM EV Operations, FTM Pointner
- Possible start
- sofort
- Contact
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Markus Pointner, M.Sc.
Room: MW 3529
Phone: +49 89 289 10494
markus.pointnertum.de