Optimal development of alternative fuel station networks considering node capacity restrictions

A potential solution to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transport sector is the use of alternative fuel vehicles (AFV). As global GHG emission standards have been in place for passenger cars for several years, infrastructure modelling for new AFV is an established topic. However, as the regulatory focus shifts towards heavy-duty vehicles (HDV), the market diffusion of AFV-HDV will increase as will planning the relevant AFV infrastructure for HDV. Existing modelling approaches need to be adapted, because the energy demand per individual refill increases significantly for HDV and there are regulatory as well as technical limitations for alternative fuel station (AFS) capacities at the same time. While the current research takes capacity restrictions for single stations into account, capacity limits for locations (i.e. nodes) – the places where refuelling stations are built such as highway entries, exits or intersections – are not yet considered. We extend existing models in this respect and introduce an optimal development for AFS considering (station) location capacity restrictions. The proposed method is applied to a case study of a potential fuel cell heavy-duty vehicle AFS network. We find that the location capacity limit has a major impact on the number of stations required, station utilization and station portfolio variety.     

收费公路资产证券化定价及发行方法研究

从数据驱动视角出发，本文探讨收费公路资产支持证券的结构化定价方法。首先，构建反 映交通量风险特征的收费公路通行收入自回归积分滑动平均模型；其次，基于瀑布式偿付结构和 到期收益率Nelson-Siegel模型计算不同等级证券发债规模与息票利率；最后结合成渝高速和渝 蓉高速现实数据进行仿真分析。研究发现，高速公路成熟期的通行收入具有尖峰厚尾特征，成长 期的通行收入更兼具显著的波动聚集效应。数据驱动的定价模型能够刻画通行收入的风险特 征，合理估计优先级的证券融资比例，比只考虑利率风险的现金流折现法更具有优势；从发行方 式来看，合并发行的融资结构显著优于单独发行。管理启示是改变以单个高速公路项目为基础 的特许经营权融资，通过绩优绩差项目的合并发行优化融资结构。     

Joint deployment of charging stations and photovoltaic power plants for electric vehicles

The focus of this study is to jointly design charging stations and photovoltaic (PV) power plants with time-dependent charging fee, to improve the management of the coupled transportation and power systems. We first propose an efficient and extended label-setting algorithm to solve the EV joint routing and charging problem that considers recharging amount choices at different stations and loop movement cases. Then, a variational inequality problem is formulated to model the equilibrium of EV traffic on transportation networks, and an optimal power flow model is proposed to model the power network flow with PV power plants and optimally serve the EV charging requirements. Based on the above models for describing system states, we then formulate a model to simultaneously design charging stations, PV plants, and time-dependent charging fee. A surrogate-based optimization (SBO) algorithm is adopted to solve the model. Numerical examples demonstrate that the proposed SBO algorithm performs well. Additionally, important insights concerning the infrastructure design and price management of the coupled transportation and power networks are derived accordingly.     

Learning marginal-cost pricing via a trial-and-error procedure with day-to-day flow dynamics

This paper investigates the convergence of the trial-and-error procedure to achieve the system optimum by incorporating the day-to-day evolution of traffic flows. The path flows are assumed to follow an ‘excess travel cost dynamics’ and evolve from disequilibrium states to the equilibrium day by day. This implies that the observed link flow pattern during the trial-and-error procedure is in disequilibrium. By making certain assumptions on the flow evolution dynamics, we prove that the trial-and-error procedure is capable of learning the system optimum link tolls without requiring explicit knowledge of the demand functions and flow evolution mechanism. A methodology is developed for updating the toll charges and choosing the inter-trial periods to ensure convergence of the iterative approach towards the system optimum. Numerical examples are given in support of the theoretical findings.     

序列成本定价机制的公理化分析

研究了序列成本定价机制对同质分配模型公理体系的满足情况，并着重探讨了该机制与上限性、下限性、免费午餐、需求可控性和一致性公理的关系．在同质模型的前提下，序列成本定价满足除去成本函数单调性、一致性和需求可控性之外的所有公理特性要求．比较了序列成本定价机制和平均成本定价机制满足上限性、下限性、免费午餐、需求可控性等公理的情况．结果表明，当代理人的需求不易控制时，平均成本定价具有明显优势；反之序列成本定价较好．     

拥挤道路使用收费的理论构架

拥挤道路使用收费作为现代城市交通需求管理的有效措施在理论上和实践上都具有十分重要的意义。综述了拥脐道路使用收费的理论构架，包括静态拥脐道路使用收费的涵义，分类、理论基础及动态收费理论，这对进一步研究道路使用收费有一定的借鉴意义。     

考虑通道分工和竞争的客运专线定价方法

分析了中长途旅客运输市场竞争环境以及运输通道内既有线和客运专线合理分工．提出了客运专线多产品票价制定的多层规划模型．模型中不仅考虑了基于广义费用最小的旅客出行选择要求和运输企业效益最大化，并且兼顾了与客运通道内既有线的分工，其优化目标是得到最优或接近最优的票价制定方案．探讨了求解该模型的遗传算法．     

基于执业能力视角的卓越造价工程师的培养

国家提出“实施卓越工程师人才教育培养计划”,为工程造价专业的发展创造了新的机遇。但在实施“卓越工程师”计划中如何开创新的教育模式,此文在基于工程建设的需求和培养卓越造价工程师的愿景,从强化执业能力训练的角度,对如何培养卓越造价工程师提出实施策略和几点设想。     

美国铁路煤炭运输

介绍美国铁路煤炭运输的发展概况与产销特点：煤炭资源丰富,产地集中,消费的地域集中度不高,但其产业集中度很高。煤炭运输的产销特点决定了美国铁路煤炭的运输组织方式以单元列车为主,技术装备配置以煤炭客户自备车为主。其煤炭运价分为公布运价和合同运价,当燃油价格超过基准价格时,美国铁路运输公司收取燃油附加费。由于煤炭运输市场竞争充分,煤炭供求双方具备强大的市场谈判能力,因此美国铁路煤炭运输的收入率较低。     

国有股减持和流通的浮动定价配售策略研究

国有股减持的核心问题在于减持价格的确定，国有股流通的核心问题在于证券市场的资金承受能力，证券市场稳定发展及其社会资源再分配过程中的公平性。从市场利益机制入手，提出浮动定价配售策略，对国有股减持和流通的操作有效性进行探讨，对可放弃控股权的国有股流通的具体模式提出相应的建议。