Abstract

Catenary-free operated electric trains, as one of the recent technologies in railway transportation, has opened a new field of research: speed profile optimization and energy optimal operation of catenary-free operated electric trains. A well-formulated solution for this problem should consider the characteristics of the energy storage device using validated models and methods. This paper discusses the consideration of the lithium-ion battery behavior in the problem of speed profile optimization of catenary-free operated electric trains. We combine the single mass point train model with an electrical battery model and apply a dynamic programming approach to minimize the charge taken from the battery during the catenary-free operation. The models and the method are validated and evaluated against experimental data gathered from the test runs of an actual battery-driven train tested in Essex, UK. The results show a significant potential in energy saving. Moreover, we show that the optimum speed profiles generated using our approach consume less charge from the battery compared to the previous approaches.

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https://doaj.org/toc/2196-0577 under the license cc-by
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40534-018-0181-y/fulltext.html,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40534-018-0181-y
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http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2:1253456,
https://paperity.org/p/185504421/speed-profile-optimization-of-catenary-free-electric-trains-with-lithium-ion-batteries,
https://rd.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40534-018-0181-y,
https://academic.microsoft.com/#/detail/2909136609 under the license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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Published on 01/01/2019

Volume 2019, 2019
DOI: 10.1007/s40534-018-0181-y
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