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Optimization Approach for Long-Term Planning of Charging Infrastructure for Fixed-Route Transportation Systems
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Belmonte, Benjamin Daniel Blat Rinderknecht, Stephan |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | As the electrification of the transportation sector advances, fleet operators have to rethink their approach regarding fleet management against the background of limiting factors, such as a reduced range or extended recharging times. Charging infrastructure plays a critical role, and it is worthwhile to consider its planning as an integral part for the long-term operation of an electric vehicle fleet. In the category of fixed route transportation systems, the predictable character of the routes can be exploited when planning charging infrastructure. After a prior categorization of stakeholders and their respective optimization objectives in the sector coupling domain, a cost optimization framework for fixed route transportation systems is presented as the main contribution of this work. We confirm previous literature in that there is no one-fits-all optimization method for this kind of problem. The method is tested on seven scenarios for the public transport operator of Darmstadt, Germany. The core optimization is formulated as a mixed integer linear programming (MILP) problem. All scenarios are terminated by the criterion of a maximum solving time of 48 h and provide feasible solutions with a relative MIP-gap between 7 and 24%. |
| Starting Page | 258 |
| e-ISSN | 20326653 |
| DOI | 10.3390/wevj12040258 |
| Journal | World Electric Vehicle Journal |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 12 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-12-10 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | World Electric Vehicle Journal Transportation Cost Optimization Charging Infrastructure Fixed-route Transportation Systems Electric Vehicle Fleets Operations Research Electromobility |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |