Due to the large mass of heavy haul trains, operating on downhill sections poses significant challenges on train control. Drivers must perform air braking and releasing at the appropriate times to prevent the movement of heavy hual train from decoupling and derailment. To promote the smooth operation of the heavy haul train, this research investigates the optimization problem of heavy haul train speed profiles under discrete notches and nolinear braking forces. An optimization model is first established considering constraints such as speed and air-refilling time to maximize the running distance and minimize the air braking time of a train on downhill sections. This model takes into account discrete notches of electric braking force, each with a nonlinear braking profile. To linearize the model, piecewise approximation (PWA) function and auxiliary variables are introduced, transforming the original problem into a mixed integer linear programming (MILP) problem. The proposed MILP problem is then solved using a solver. Simulations using actual data from the Shuohuang Railway illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods.


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    Title :

    Optimization of Heavy Haul Train Speed Profiles Under Discrete Notches and Nonlinear Braking Forces


    Contributors:
    Zhang, Zhiyuan (author) / Wang, Hongwei (author) / Wang, Xi (author) / Jin, Jun (author) / Ying, Zhipeng (author) / Ning, Pengfei (author)


    Publication date :

    2024-09-24


    Size :

    345406 byte





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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