Optimal underground timetable design based on power flow for maximizing the use of regenerative-braking energy

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

Volumn 226, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 397-408

  Peña Alcaraz, Maite ^a   Fernández, Antonio ^a   Cucala, Asunción Paloma ^a   Ramos, Andres ^a   Pecharromán, Ramon R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA COMILLAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; regenerative braking system; train timetabling problem; underground scheduling

Indexed keywords

AUXILIARY SERVICES; ELECTRICAL NETWORKS; INVESTMENT COSTS; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; POWER FLOW MODEL; POWER FLOWS; POWER-SAVING; RAIL SECTIONS; RAIL SYSTEMS; RECOVERED ENERGY; REGENERATIVE-BRAKING SYSTEM; TRAIN MOVEMENT; TRAIN TIMETABLING PROBLEM; UNDERGROUND SYSTEMS;

DESIGN; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INVESTMENTS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; QUALITY OF SERVICE; SCHEDULING; SYNCHRONIZATION;

REGENERATIVE BRAKING;

EID: 84865750081     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: 20413017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954409711429411     Document Type: Article

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