Analysis of a regenerative braking system for Hybrid Electric Vehicles using an Electro-Mechanical Brake

The regenerative braking system of the Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) is a key technology that can improve fuel efficiency by 20∼50%, depending on motor size. In the regenerative braking system, the electronically controlled brake subsystem that directs the braking forces into four wheels independently is indispensable. This technology is currently found in the Electronic Stability Program (ESP) and in Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC). As braking technologies progress toward brake-by-wire systems, the development of Electro-Mechanical Brake (EMB) systems will be very important in the improvement of both fuel consumption and vehicle safety. This paper investigates the modeling and simulation of EMB systems for HEVs. The HEV powertrain was modeled to include the internal combustion engine, electric motor, battery and transmission. The performance simulation for the regenerative braking system of the HEV was performed using MATLAB/Simulink. The control performance of the EMB system was evaluated via the simulation of the regenerative braking of the HEV during various driving conditions.     

基于多邻域的车辆路径优化迭代局部搜索算法

针对物流配送中的带有容量约束的车辆路径优化问题,提出了一个基于多邻域的迭代局部搜索算法HILS.首先用简单插入法构造可行解,然后从该初始解出发,在多邻域内进行局部优化.当陷入局部最优解后,根据解的接受准则,选择某个解,并对该解进行扰动,然后从扰动后的解出发重新进行局部优化.为提高搜索效率,局部优化过程只在限定邻域内进行.在国际通用的14个benchmark问题上进行仿真实验,结果验证了本文算法HILS的有效性和稳定性,与文献中的其他几种算法的比较结果表明,算法HILS的总体性能更优.     

浅埋小净距隧道开挖顺序优化研究

以某高速公路浅埋小净距隧道建设为工程背景,通过数值模拟的方法,对不同开挖顺序对空间围岩位移、塑性剪应变、应力的影响进行对比分析,可知“先开挖、支护一侧隧道,然后再开挖另一隧道内侧”是比较优化的施工方案,这可为类似隧道优化设计和施工提供科学依据。     

我国新能源汽车的发展

在能源危机和环境污染问题的压力下,寻找替代石油的新能源车成了必然的选择。世界各大汽车公司以及国内各大科研机构和高等院校纷纷致力于开发清洁节能汽车,新能源汽车获得了长足发展。在我国发展新能源汽车对整个中国汽车业的发展意义重大。文章介绍了目前世界上5种新能源汽车和国内外新能源汽车的发展现状和前景,指出我国发展新能源汽车所面临的问题,建议政府应大力扶持,加大研发力度;加强行业和国际间合作,使新能源技术发展走向多元化。     

燃料电池船舶复合供能系统控制策略设计与仿真

针对燃料电池船舶复合供能系统中的燃料电池功率波动问题和储能单元电池荷电状态（State of Charge,SOC）极端分化问题,依据系统拓扑结构,提出基于负载功率频率分解与模糊逻辑控制法相结合的复合供能系统控制策略设计。采用实例仿真验证该设计的优势。结果表明,该设计可有效保持燃料电池输出功率平滑,对储能单元SOC具有良好的均衡控制效果。     

基于能量守恒和四线法的SOC估算策略研究

传统的电池荷电状态(SOC)估算方法已经不能满足蓄电池变电流放电工况的需要,而混合动力液压挖掘机中蓄电池变电流放电工况异常复杂,因此变电流工况下SOC的准确估算具有重要意义。在能量守恒定律和四线法测量蓄电池内阻的基础上,提出了一种新的SOC估算策略,经过仿真和实验分析,证明新的SOC估算策略能够胜任大电流和变电流放电工况下SOC的估算工作。     

Data-driven ferry network design with candidate service arcs: the case of Zhuhai Islands in China

ABSTRACT

We investigate a ferry network design problem with candidate service arcs (FNDP-SA), which is a new variant motivated by areal-world case from Zhuhai Islands. In this research, the design of a ferry schedule must conform to strict constraints including technical feasibility, safety issues, environmental impacts and moreover, avoid conflicting with ferries from neighboring cities (i.e. HongKong, Shenzhen and Macao). Therefore, a set of cautiously approved service arcs are firstly given, based on which the ferry service network is optimized. This study is among the first to formally describe the FNDP-SA and model it as an integer program. A hybrid variable neighborhood descent (VND)-based algorithm is developed. Two sets of instances are generated based on the case of Zhuhai Islands, where the first set is based on historical ticket sales data while the second set is derived by incorporating increased demands in the future according to a questionnaire survey. Numerical studies have shown that 59% cost reduction on the first set can be achieved by the proposed VND algorithm when compared with manual results. Research outcomes of this study have been adopted and implemented to facilitate the sustainable development of the ferry service of Zhuhai Islands.     

A distributed VNS algorithm for optimizing dial-a-ride problems in large-scale scenarios

These days, transportation and logistic problems in large cities are demanding smarter transportation services that provide flexibility and adaptability. A possible solution to this arising problem is to compute the best routes for each new scenario. In this problem, known in the literature as the dial-a-ride problem, a number of passengers are transported between pickup and delivery locations trying to minimize the routing costs while respecting a set of prespecified constraints. This problem has been solved in the literature with several approaches from small to medium sized problems. However, few efforts have dealt with large scale problems very common in massive scenarios (big cities or highly-populated regions). In this study, a new distributed algorithm based on the partition of the requests space and the combination of the routes is presented and tested on a set of 24 different scenarios of a large-scale problem (up to 16,000 requests or 32,000 locations) in the city of San Francisco. The results show that, not only the distributed algorithm is able to solve large problem instances that the corresponding sequential algorithm is unable to solve in a reasonable time, but also to have an average improvement of 9% in the smaller problems. The results have been validated by means of statistical procedures proving that the distributed algorithm can be an effective way to solve high dimensional dial-a-ride problems.     

Carbon,water, land and material footprints of China’s high-speed railway construction

The rapid development of China’s high-speed rail (HSR) has caused great concern worldwide, and its various environmental impacts is also a main topic. As such, a comprehensive assessment of these environmental impacts is significant for future HSR construction. In this study, a hybrid input-output life cycle method is applied to evaluate multi-footprints of Beijing-Tianjin intercity HSR, namely, carbon, water, land, and material footprints. Results show that the total carbon, water, land, and material footprints of the entire Beijing-Tianjin HSR construction are 3669.0 kt CO₂, 54954.7 kt fresh water, 45830.6 ha land, and 8474.2 kt original materials. In the construction stage, bridge and rail systems have the largest environmental impacts, totally contributing above 74% of the four footprints. The indirect footprints from upstream material production have the dominant effects, accounting over 89% in the four footprints. Metal smelting and rolling, transportation equipment manufacturing, and non-metallic mineral products are high-water-consuming and high-emission sectors in raw material production. Improving industrial production efficiency, optimizing line layout, optimizing production distribution and construction process management are key mitigation ways for multi-footprints.     

Wheel slip control with torque blending using linear and nonlinear model predictive control

Modern hybrid electric vehicles employ electric braking to recuperate energy during deceleration. However, currently anti-lock braking system (ABS) functionality is delivered solely by friction brakes. Hence regenerative braking is typically deactivated at a low deceleration threshold in case high slip develops at the wheels and ABS activation is required. If blending of friction and electric braking can be achieved during ABS events, there would be no need to impose conservative thresholds for deactivation of regenerative braking and the recuperation capacity of the vehicle would increase significantly. In addition, electric actuators are typically significantly faster responding and would deliver better control of wheel slip than friction brakes. In this work we present a control strategy for ABS on a fully electric vehicle with each wheel independently driven by an electric machine and friction brake independently applied at each wheel. In particular we develop linear and nonlinear model predictive control strategies for optimal performance and enforcement of critical control and state constraints. The capability for real-time implementation of these controllers is assessed and their performance is validated in high fidelity simulation.