This free webinar is a special joint presentation between Texas A&M University and ElectroTempo, a new member of the Smart Grid Center. We will be giving an overview of our EV simulation and integration work, which requires cross-domain modeling and simulation from both of our teams. Our webinar will focus on our innovative scalable truck charging demand simulation, designed to cost-optimize infrastructure planning for freight trucking electrification. This presentation delves into our approach for EV charging demand modeling, both aggregated and on an hourly basis, by analyzing truck traffic from refined land use data, vehicle vocational characteristics, and transportation network modeling.
Focused on the I-45 corridor between Dallas and Houston, our simulation integrates both urban and long-haul truck charging needs, providing a comprehensive overview validated through a collaboration with Texas A&M’s Transportation Institute, sponsored by the US Department of Energy. Discover how this advanced simulation supports efficient infrastructure planning and the future of electrifying freight transport in this critical corridor, and nationwide.
Date and time: August 28, 2024 at 3:00pm (CDT)
Location: Zoom
The presentation slides are posted here and the video recording of this webinar can be viewed here.
Speakers
Jonathan Snodgrass, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Engineer working under Professor Tom Overbye in the area of large-scale electric power systems, and Assistant Director for Modeling, Simulation and Outreach at Smart Grid Center of Texas Engineering Experiment Station. He received his BS and MS degrees at Texas A&M University, and MS and PhD degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, all in electrical engineering. His primary research area is in power system network planning and resilience, with current projects focusing on light, medium and heavy-duty EV integration using combined transmission and distribution co-simulation. His other research areas include modeling impact of high-impact, low-frequency events (such as GMD and EMP) on the electric grids, power system optimization, and microgrids. He also worked for two years at Zachry Engineering Corporation in Amarillo, TX designing simple and combined cycle natural gas generating plants.
Ann Xu, Ph.D., is co-founder and CEO of ElectroTempo, Inc. ElectroTempo, Inc. is Software-as-a-Service company creating solutions for EV charging infrastructure planning and intelligence for electric utilities, charging site hosts, and fleets. Dr. Xu spun out ElectroTempo from Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), where she led the research and development of large-scale regional electric vehicle charging demand simulators. Prior to TTI, Dr. Xu was Senior Technical Advisor for Impact and Assessment at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Dr. Xu received her Ph.D. in Transportation Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she conducted extensive research in transportation and energy.