地铁双层车辆段信号设备布置和工程配合研究

针对地铁双层车辆段的土建工程特点,通过对出段列车运行能力的分析,提出适应双层车辆段特点和运营需求的信号设备平面布置以及信号工程实施的配合措施,可为今后双层车辆段的信号工程设计提供参考和借鉴。     

基于Multi-Agent的分布式计算机联锁系统研究

目前计算机联锁系统多采用集中式控制结构,为适应铁路大提速,以及信号系统智能化、网络化、分散化发展要求,讨论一种新型的基于Multi-Agent的分布式计算机联锁系统,实现了地理上和功能上的分散控制,有助于分散危险,增强系统的可靠性。在对该系统的体系结构进行探讨的基础上,着重对其通信机制与协作机制进行了研究。     

变带速干线协调控制模型研究

建立了以绿波带宽度为目标函数、以时差为决策变量的变带速干线协调控制的数学模型。模型中以各交叉口可以为绿波带提供的绿时最大为分解目标,以各交叉口间上下行实测自由行驶时间代替以平均车速计算的交叉口间行驶时间,大大地提高了绿波控制的效率。     

Model based urban traffic control,part II: Coordinated model predictive controllers

The present paper describes how to use coordination between neighbouring intersections in order to improve the performance of urban traffic controllers. Both the local MPC (LMPC) introduced in the companion paper (Hao et al., 2018) and the coordinated MPC (CMPC) introduced in this paper use the urban cell transmission model (UCTM) (Hao et al., 2018) in order to predict the average delay of vehicles in the upstream links of each intersection, for different scenarios of switching times of the traffic lights at that intersection. The feedback controller selects the next switching times of the traffic light corresponding to the shortest predicted average delay. While the local MPC (Hao et al., 2018) only uses local measurements of traffic in the links connected to the intersection in comparing the performance of different scenarios, the CMPC approach improves the accuracy of the performance predictions by allowing a control agent to exchange information about planned switching times with control agents at all neighbouring intersections. Compared to local MPC the offline information on average flow rates from neighbouring intersections is replaced in coordinated MPC by additional online information on when the neighbouring intersections plan to send vehicles to the intersection under control. To achieve good coordination planned switching times should not change too often, hence a cost for changing planned schedules from one decision time to the next decision time is added to the cost function. In order to improve the stability properties of CMPC a prediction of the sum of squared queue sizes is used whenever some downstream queues of an intersection become too long. Only scenarios that decrease this sum of squares of local queues are considered for possible implementation. This stabilization criterion is shown experimentally to further improve the performance of our controller. In particular it leads to a significant reduction of the queues that build up at the edges of the traffic region under control. We compare via simulation the average delay of vehicles travelling on a simple 4 by 4 Manhattan grid, for traffic lights with pre-timed control, traffic lights using the local MPC controller (Hao et al., 2018), and coordinated MPC (with and without the stabilizing condition). These simulations show that the proposed CMPC achieves a significant reduction in delay for different traffic conditions in comparison to these other strategies.     

Intermodal Transit System Coordination

In urban areas where transit demand is widely spread, passengers may be served by an intermodal transit system, consisting of a rail transit line (or a bus rapid transit route) and a number of feeder routes connecting at different transfer stations. In such a system, passengers may need one or more transfers to complete their journey. Therefore, scheduling vehicles operating in the system with special attention to reduce transfer time can contribute significantly to service quality improvements. Schedule synchronization may significantly reduce transfer delays at transfer stations where various routes interconnect. Since vehicle arrivals are stochastic, slack time allowances in vehicle schedules may be desirable to reduce the probability of missed connections. An objective total cost function, including supplier and user costs, is formulated for optimizing the coordination of a general intermodal transit network. A four-stage procedure is developed for determining the optimal coordination status among routes at every transfer station. Considering stochastic feeder vehicle arrivals at transfer stations, the slack times of coordinated routes are optimized, by balancing the savings from transfer delays and additional cost from slack delays and operating costs. The model thus developed is used to optimize the coordination of an intermodal transit network, while the impact of a range of factors on coordination (e.g., demand, standard deviation of vehicle arrival times, etc) is examined.     

A New Proposal of Inverse-Time Characteristics for Overcurrent Relay Based on Microcomputer

The conventional time function of electromechanical relays is hard to coordinate with other relays．In order to promote the application of inverse-time overcurrent relays，a new time function for microprocessor-type relay is proposed．The setting of the trip time for this relay is performed by determining the shortest trip time and the longest trip time，respectively．The results of analysis show that with the new time function，the inverse-time overcurrent relay is easy to coordinate with other relays and has a comparatively shorter trip time，and that the fault happens in the protective zone．     

轨道交通电工电子设备的绝缘配合（下）

从绝缘配合的基本概念及TB/T 3251.1—2010《轨道交通绝缘配合第1部分：基本要求电工电子设备的电气间隙和爬电距离》的制定背景出发,阐述确定绝缘配合的因素,包括额定绝缘电压、过电压类别、污染等级、绝缘材料及海拔等,以及获得所需电气间隙和爬电距离的步骤,说明过电压防护仿真的作用和参数,解释绝缘试验中的实际问题,以便理解和执行TB/T 3251.1—2010。     

轨道交通电工电子设备的绝缘配合（上）

从绝缘配合的基本概念及TBff3251．1—2010《轨道交通绝缘配合第1部分：基本要求电工电子设备的电气间隙和爬电距离》的制定背景出发,阐述确定绝缘配合的因素,包括额定绝缘电压、过电康类别、污染等级、绝缘材料及海拔等,以及获得所需电气间隙和爬电距离的步骤,说明过电压防护仿真的作用和参数,解释绝缘试验中的实际问题,以便理解和执行TB/T3251．1—2010。     

对邯钢专用铁路赁运业务前移的思考

通过分析邯郸钢铁集团专用铁路货运业务前移的背景,提出了实行路企调度指挥人员集中办公、成立邯钢铁路指挥中心、提高装卸车作业质量等实施货运业务前移的措施,取得了减少返厂车数量、压缩邯钢厂停时间、提高装卸车效率等效果,最后阐述了加强企业的配合、提高直通运输的比例、加强企业运输人员管理机制建设、提高货运人员检测手段等完善贷运业务前移的建议。     

A conceptualization of vehicle platoons and platoon operations

Vehicle platooning, a coordinated movement strategy, has been proposed to address a range of current transport challenges such as traffic congestion, road safety, energy consumption and pollution. But in order to form platoons in an ad-hoc manner the vehicles have to ‘speak the same language’, which is in current practice limited to vehicles of particular manufacturers. There is no standard language yet. Also in research, while the current literature focuses on platoon control strategies, intra-platoon communication, or platooning impacts on traffic, the conceptualization of platooning objects and their operations remained unattended. This paper aims to fill this fundamental gap by developing a formal model of platooning concepts. The paper proposes an ontological model of platooning objects and properties and abstract basic building blocks of platoon operations that can then be aggregated to complex platooning behavior. The presented ontological model provides the logical reasoning to support vital decision-making during platoon lifecycles. The ontological model is implemented and demonstrated.