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Prof. Dr. Emilio Larrodé

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zaragoza, 50001 Zaragoza, Spain
Interests: sustainable transport systems; effectiveness in transport operations; optimization of transport system operation and control; electric vehicle performances design
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Dear Colleagues,

The Guest Editor is inviting submissions to a Special Issue of Energies on the subject area of “Design and Optimization of Sustainable Transportation Systems and Electric Vehicles”. When implementing innovative transport systems, it is necessary to apply optimization and control techniques for the efficient use of means of transport. Emerging replacement technologies for traditional transportation systems are introducing as, Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are increasingly used by transport researchers.

This Special Issue will deal with the design and analysis of innovative transport systems that meet the required performance and which are economically and environmentally effective. Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to:

Sustainable transport systems;
Decision-support systems;
Optimization of transport operations & resources;
Optimization of vehicle performance;
Sizing of energy storage systems;
Energy management systems;
Application of IoT and/or AI to transport systems;
Physical Internet Technologies.

Prof. Dr. Emilio Larrodé
Guest Editor

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Keywords

transport systems
transport operations
DSS
optimization techniques
control methods
resources management
vehicle performance
electric vehicles
energy storage systems
IoT
AI
physical internet

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Influence of Traction Battery Arrangement on Risk of Thermal Runaway and Loads Suffered by Electric Vehicle Occupant during Side Collision

by Ana Olona, Luis Castejón and David Valladares

Energies 2023, 16(19), 6892; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16196892 - 29 Sep 2023

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In the current electric vehicles, the purpose of the traction battery is to store energy. When designing this battery, different parameters are considered to arrange the battery/module/cells in the mechanically and thermally safest configuration. Moreover, the battery layout must produce correct dynamic behavior during collisions. In the present study, different battery configurations plus added energy absorbers were analyzed. To achieve this, an internal combustion vehicle modeled with finite elements was applied as the reference model. The structural behavior of the different battery configurations in the event of a side collision was examined. First, the safest arrangement was established with respect to both cabin intrusion and thermal runaway propagation. Second, the safest arrangement that guarantees the safety of the occupants in the event of a side collision was analyzed using MADYMO. This software includes experimentally validated dummies that allow insight into the stresses experienced by occupants. The results of the analysis showed that battery pack inclusion in the vehicle increases the stiffness of the car floor, resulting in fewer intrusions into the passenger compartment. Therefore, safety of the occupants is increased. However, none of the configurations analyzed showed sufficient safety against thermal runaway. This study contains sufficient contributions to the new body of knowledge, since there is no study that analyzes the safest configuration in terms of battery behavior with respect to intrusion into the passenger compartment and the effect of thermal runaway, together with the fact that this is the safest configuration for occupants after analyzing the injuries they experience in a side collision for the different configurations. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Design and Optimization of Sustainable Transportation Systems and Electric Vehicles 2023)

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Medium-Range Aircraft Conceptual Design from a Local Air Quality and Climate Change Viewpoint

by Karim Abu Salem, Giuseppe Palaia, Alessandro A. Quarta and Mario R. Chiarelli

Energies 2023, 16(10), 4013; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16104013 - 10 May 2023

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This paper presents an overall performance assessment of hybrid-electric medium-range transport aircraft, with the aim to evaluate the potential of such a propulsion technology towards the reduction in the environmental impact of aviation transport, in terms of both local air quality degradation in airport areas and climate change. The proposed approach presents distinct analyses of the environmental impact of transport aircraft, distinguishing climate-changing effects from local pollution effects so that the integration of hybrid-electric propulsion is carried out to face the two issues specifically. The proposed analysis, although of conceptual nature, presents a clear scenario in which, given the technological limitations of batteries, the use of hybrid-electric propulsion on medium-haul aircraft can only be useful to reduce local pollution. In contrast, other solutions are needed to mitigate the climate-changing impact. Full article

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Sustainable Transport: A State-of-the-Art Literature Review

by Monika Roman

Energies 2022, 15(23), 8997; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15238997 - 28 Nov 2022

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The transport sector plays an important role in society at large. This article aimed to provide a state-of-the-art literature review in the area of sustainable transport. Data for the analysis were collected from the Web of Science database from 2000 to 2022. A total of 1238 bibliometric records of publications were collected. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were undertaken in the article. The analysis results showed five main research areas: 1—sustainable urban/public transport and mobility; 2—transport emissions and fuels; 3—sustainable supply chain/logistics management models; 4—performance and metrics in sustainable transport; and 5—future and policy. The limitations of the research carried out, which mainly concern the methodological section, should also be borne in mind. These include the selected publication base and search criteria, such as the year or language of publication. Full article

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