Traction based energy oriented real-time schedule optimization
Prestudy
Project description
This preliminary study examines the influence of the losses from the rail vehicle traction components for energy-optimized driving styles. The aim is to find out whether it is possible to use longer travel times more efficiently, in order to save more energy by considering the total energy loss, which considers also the traction component losses. This shall makes it possible to create a basis for a later application to real-time schedule optimization. For this purpose, the effects of the traction components on the energy losses were examined in this study. Based on this data, an algorithm was developed that describes the vehicle and enables simulations so that various example simulations could be carried out. The results of the examples show that it is possible to use longer travel times better with this optimized driving strategies to save more energy.
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