Traffic and emissions impact of congestion charging in the central Beijing urban area: A simulation analysis

Congestion charging is being considered as a potential measure to address the issue of substantially increased traffic congestion and vehicle emissions in Beijing. This study assessed the impact of congestion charging on traffic and emissions in Beijing using macroscopic traffic simulation and vehicle emissions calculation. Multiple testing scenarios were developed with assumptions in different charging zone sizes, public transit service levels and charging methods. Our analysis results showed that congestion charging in Beijing may increase public transit use by approximately 13%, potentially reduce CO and HC emissions by 60–70%, and reduce NOx emissions by 35–45% within the charging zone. However, congestion charging may also result in increased travel activities and emissions outside of the charging zone and a slight increase in emissions for the entire urban area. The size of charging zone, charging method, and charging rate are key factors that directly influence the impact of congestion charging; improved public transit service needs to be considered as a complementary approach with congestion charging. This study is used by Beijing Transportation Environment and Energy Center (BTEC) as reference to support the development of Beijing’s congestion charging policy and regulation.     

Optimal design of electric vehicle public charging system in an urban network for Greenhouse Gas Emission and cost minimization

In this paper, we address the optimization problem of allocation of Electric Vehicle (EV) public fast charging stations over an urban grid network. The objective is to minimize Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) under multiple constraints including a limited agency budget, accessibility of charging stations in every possible charging request and charging demands during peak hours. Additionally, we address bi-criteria problems to consider user costs as the second objective. A convex parsimonious model that depends on relatively few assumptions and input parameters is proposed and it is shown to be useful for obtaining conceptual insights for high-level planning. In a parametric study using a hypothetical urban network model generated based on realistic parameters, we show that GHG emissions decrease with agency budget, and that the reductions vary depending on multiple factors related to EV market and EV technologies. The optimal solutions found from the bi-criteria problems are shown to be close to the solution minimizing GHG emissions only, meaning that the emission minimizing policy can also minimize user costs.     

Heterogeneous hazard model of PEV users charging intervals: Analysis of four year charging transactions data

Public charging infrastructure represents a key success factor in the promotion of plug-in electric vehicles (PEV). Given that a large initial investment is required for the widespread adoption of PEV, many studies have addressed the location choice problem for charging infrastructure using a priori simple assumptions. Ideally, however, identifying optimal locations of charging stations necessitates an understanding of charging behavior. Limited market penetration of PEV makes it difficult to grasp any regularities in charging behavior. Using a Dutch data set about four-years of charging transactions, this study presents a detailed analysis of inter-charging times. Recognizing that PEV users may exhibit different charging behavior, this study estimates a latent class hazard duration model, which accommodates duration dependence, unobserved heterogeneity and the effects of time-varying covariates. PEV users are endogenously classified into regular and random users by treating charging regularity as a latent variable. The paper provides valuable insights into the dynamics of charging behavior at public charging stations, and which strategies can be successfully used to improve the performance of public charging infrastructure.     

大城市中心区实施拥堵收费的影响评价研究

文章在分析大城市中心区拥堵收费实施条件与方式的基础上,定性分析实施拥堵收费对居民出行行为以及中心区动静态交通的影响,最后提出基于模糊评价理论的中心区拥堵收费影响评价模型.     

浅析西门子BDPC系统在CTV上的 可行性

本文主要目的是分析西门子Blue Drive Plus C（随后简称BDPC）系统及其配置是否能够应用在深水动力定位原油输送船（随后称CTV）上。通过供需关系对比法,首先实现CTV实现海上自由航行、跟随定位、连接FPSO与～30万吨油轮之间浮管、加油跟随定位、紧急脱离、绿色环保运行等工况下的正常与应急储备动力需求,随后分析西门子BDPC直流系统及其运用技术,针对本项目提供的特殊配置,与CTV提出需求进行对比,结论是BDPC依靠它的直流发电、配电、逆变、储能等技术,可以满足CTV的配置需求,论证了BDPC系统运用在性能优越的深水原油输送装置CTV是可行的。     

轨道交通牵引回流方式对轨道电路的影响分析

对上海轨道交通直流电力牵引中常用的“无回流阻抗棒”和“回流阻抗棒”回流方式进行比较分析,并结合现场实例、实测数据,分析了不同类型的牵引回流方式对轨道交通轨道电路的影响。设置回流阻抗棒的轨道电路工作比较稳定,“跳红光带”的现象较少。     

基于直流漏泄电流的无铠装电缆绝缘性能检测方法

电缆绝缘性能的好坏对供电系统连续运行具有重要意义。采用直流漏泄电流方法,提出一种无铠装电缆的绝缘性能检测方法。该方法把电缆两端电流的同步测量,转换成电缆输出端开路时输入端电流的准确测量,简化了测量的复杂性,提高了直流漏泄电流的测量精度,改善了电缆绝缘性能的诊断准确度。该法用于地铁牵引变电站直流馈线电缆绝缘性能检测中,取得了良好的效果。     

基于电动出租车数据的充电桩选址聚类方法比较

为有效降低出租车运营企业及经营者的经济成本,通过分析出租车的卫星轨迹数据,比较和选取用于电动出租车充电桩选址规划的聚类方法。以上海市电动出租车充电站的选址规划为研究对象,分别基于孤立森林和聚类算法设计异常值检测方法,对相关时段的出租车卫星数据进行清理以及数据可视化处理;比较层次聚类（Agglomerative Clustering）、高斯混合模型（Gaussian Mixture Model, GMM）、K-means聚类、Mean-Shift聚类以及谱聚类（Spectral Clustering） 5种算法的聚类效果,并选取K-means算法作为充电桩选址规划参考算法。从城市区域划分及企业运营角度确定充电桩选址方案,为未来上海市区电动出租车充电桩的数量和容量配置提供设计依据。     

直流1 500 V牵引供电系统框架保护特性

以广州地铁为例,分析直流1 500 V牵引供电系统框架保护的应用.对其故障特点、保护类型、整定方式及双边联跳后的措施进行了详细的分析.根据实际运营情况,提出了当前框架保护存在的局限性及对应的改进方法,即正确选定电压型框架保护和轨电位限制装置的整定值,以确保负极电位高时轨电位限制装置先动作;在运行中,须采取必要措施将正常工况下的负极电位控制在允许范围内;确保框架对地绝缘、牵引直流的正负级间绝缘和钢轨对地及其他设备间的绝缘处于良好状态.     

齐齐哈尔市中心城区电动汽车及充电设施需求预测研究

在目前能源危机和环境保护的双重制约下,发展电动汽车已经成为解决能源环境问题的新途径。为适应未来电动汽车快速发展的需要及充电设施的合理规划布局,电动汽车及充电设施的需求预测就显得尤为重要。文中分析了影响齐齐哈尔市电动汽车发展规模的影响因素,结合国内其他省市的经验,考虑齐齐哈尔市实际情况,对齐齐哈尔市中心城区的电动汽车和充电设施发展规模进行了合理预测。