A Method to Optimise Train Energy Consumption Combining Manual Energy Efficient Driving and Scheduling

This paper on a method to optimize train energy consumption is from the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computer System Design and Operation in Railways and Other Transit Systems, held in Beijing, China, in 2010. The authors present a combined simulation and optimization technique that can be used to optimize the energy consumption of a single manual-driving train service with inter-stations along a high speed rail line. The best energy efficient driving strategies along every stretch between two stations are simulated with an accurate and detailed train simulator to obtain the run time and energy consumption Pareto curves of each stretch. Then, the authors use an optimization tool to distribute the available slack time for the service among the stretches, which will minimize the overall energy consumption of the service. They use a case example of the service between Madrid and Zaragoza, with stops at Guadalajara and Calatayud, to demonstrate the potential of this method. The authors conclude that the fully detailed simulator guarantees accurate and trustful results of run time and energy consumption of the drivings simulated. The way the manual driving strategies are defined allows researchers to explore almost all of the feasible driving strategies that can be developed by human drivers.

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• Authors:
  • Sicre, C
  • Cucala, P
  • Fernandez, A
  • Jimenez, J A
  • Ribera, I
  • Serrano, A
• Conference:
  • 12th International Conference on Computer System Design and Operation in Railways and Other Transit Systems
  • Location: Beijing , China
  • Date: 2010-8-31 to 2010-9-2
• Publication Date: 2010-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 549-560
• Monograph Title: Computers in Railways XII. Computer System Design and Operation in Railways and Other Transit Systems

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy conservation; Energy consumption; Optimization; Railroad trains; Railroads; Simulation; Sustainable transportation; Timetables; Travel time
• Uncontrolled Terms: Coasting; Slack time
• Geographic Terms: Spain
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Energy; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01206873
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9781845644680
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 13 2010 2:52PM