With new stringent policies affecting the transport and generation sectors, new technologies have emerged to drive the electric and technological transition. One of these is the smart road, a highly sensorised system to enable the integration of new vehicles and safety technologies. In this paper, the implementation of a smart road is simulated, first from an energy point of view and then from an economic point of view, by identifying the power demand of components and their cost. Next, the energetic core of the smart road is implemented. The energy core consists of a PV plant capable of powering the infrastructure. In this paper a simulation to test the proposed methodology is implemented. In the case study, a 280.05 kW smart road is powered by an optimally dimensioned PV plant. The production guaranteed by the 283.8 kWp plant will be 389.49 MW h/year and requires 57232. Furthermore, the 234.57 x20AC investment for the plant will represent less than 10% of the total investment, highlighting how renewable integration can be an economic sustainable purpose. Finally, another method to return the investment as quickly as possible will be proposed.
Sustainable Smart Road: A Unified Cost Estimation Model for Renewable-Powered Smart Roads
Colombo C. G.;Longo M.;Zaninelli D.
2024-01-01
Abstract
With new stringent policies affecting the transport and generation sectors, new technologies have emerged to drive the electric and technological transition. One of these is the smart road, a highly sensorised system to enable the integration of new vehicles and safety technologies. In this paper, the implementation of a smart road is simulated, first from an energy point of view and then from an economic point of view, by identifying the power demand of components and their cost. Next, the energetic core of the smart road is implemented. The energy core consists of a PV plant capable of powering the infrastructure. In this paper a simulation to test the proposed methodology is implemented. In the case study, a 280.05 kW smart road is powered by an optimally dimensioned PV plant. The production guaranteed by the 283.8 kWp plant will be 389.49 MW h/year and requires 57232. Furthermore, the 234.57 x20AC investment for the plant will represent less than 10% of the total investment, highlighting how renewable integration can be an economic sustainable purpose. Finally, another method to return the investment as quickly as possible will be proposed.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
