A method to optimise train energy consumption combining manual energy efficient driving and scheduling

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

Volumn 114, Issue , 2010, Pages 549-560

  Sicre, C ^a   Cucala, P ^a   Fernandez A ^a   Jimenez J A ^b   Ribera, I ^b   Serrano, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA COMILLAS   (Spain)

^b Renfe Operadora ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

coasting; ecodriving; manual energy efficient driving; Pareto curves; slack time; timetable

Indexed keywords

COASTING; ECO-DRIVING; ENERGY EFFICIENT; PARETO CURVE; SLACK TIME; TIMETABLE;

PARETO PRINCIPLE; RAILROADS; SCHEDULING;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; OPTIMIZATION; RAILWAY TRANSPORT;

EID: 78649402217     PISSN: 17433509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2495/CR100511     Document Type: Conference Paper

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