Executive summary, final draft

Executive Summary

This proposal describes a research project carried out by our team in response to a call for engineering problem-solution proposals. In this proposal, the team addresses the problems of the BYD K9 electric buses, such as its battery technology and plug-in charging system, which the Land Transport Authority (LTA) are using in a pilot study. The buses' batteries are unsuitable for Singapore's warm and humid climate, which reduces electric bus battery efficiency and shorten bus travel range. The plug-in charging cables and limited charging locations in the current system also prove inconvenient for bus drivers.  Having these problems would render the overall electric bus system inefficient.

The proposal details our team’s suggested modification to the current system and discusses its benefits and limitations. The team proposes a solution that uses the Shaped Magnetic Field In-Resonance (SMFIR) technology to enable electric buses to be charged wirelessly when stationary or while in motion. This technology allows smaller batteries to be utilised in electric bus, thus reducing the bus self-weight, and improves overall system efficiency and travel range.


The proposal also discusses the team's objective, which is to recommend to LTA to conduct a pilot study in the Punggol Digital District on the usage of SMFIR in electric buses in order to assess its feasibility in Singapore.

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