Among numerous efforts for successful deployment of electric vehicles in the market, public transportation sector has attracted plenty of interests from many government entities. One of the main reason for this attraction comes from the idea of tax mo...
Among numerous efforts for successful deployment of electric vehicles in the market, public transportation sector has attracted plenty of interests from many government entities. One of the main reason for this attraction comes from the idea of tax money being used for public welfare and at the same time used for better environment. As a part of these efforts, a newly introduced battery swappable electric bus system has been under pilot program for almost a year now. This system uses a battery pack specifically designed for battery swapping stations located in certain intervals along the bus routes and the batteries in the system serve the system with a specific power and energy requirements. In this paper, an experimental method to identify the life time of the battery specifically for the said system is introduced. Also, a methodology to monitor aging characteristics of the battery is discussed under real life battery usage patterns.