Integrated Optimization of Speed Profiles and Power Split for a Tram with Hybrid Energy Storage Systems on a Signalized Route

Zhuang Xiao, Pengfei Sun, Qingyuan Wang, Yuqing Zhu and Xiaoyun Feng
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Zhuang Xiao: School of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
Pengfei Sun: School of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
Qingyuan Wang: School of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
Yuqing Zhu: School of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
Xiaoyun Feng: School of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China

Energies, 2018, vol. 11, issue 3, 1-21

Abstract: A tram with on-board hybrid energy storage systems based on batteries and supercapacitors is a new option for the urban traffic system. This configuration enables the tram to operate in both catenary zones and catenary-free zones, and the storage of regenerative braking energy for later usage. This paper presents a multiple phases integrated optimization (MPIO) method for the coordination of speed profiles and power split considering the signal control strategy. The objective is to minimize the equivalent total energy consumption of all the power sources, which includes both the energy from the traction substation and energy storage systems. The constraints contain running time, variable gradients and curves, speed limits, power balance and signal time at some intersections. The integrated optimization problem is formulated as a multiple phases model based on the characters of the signalized route. An integrated calculation framework, using hp-adaptive pseudospectral method, is proposed for the integrated optimization problem. The effectiveness of the method is verified under fixed time signal (FTS) control strategy and tram priority signal (TPS) control strategy. Illustrative results show that this method can be successfully applied for trams with hybrid energy storage systems to improve their energy efficiency.

Keywords: hybrid tram; multiple phases integrated optimization; signal control strategy; hp-adaptive pseudospectral method (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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