To improve first/last mile travel services between metro stations and communities, this study modeled and analyzed four kinds of feeder bus operation strategies in terms of travel time and accessibility. The analytical modeling was used to compare th...
To fully take the advantages of conventional bus and subway, and to maximize the overall feeder efficiency of the public transport system, the topic of feeder bus route optimization is studied in this paper. Considering the origin destination demand...
Recent advancements in technology have increased the potential for demand-responsive feeder transit services to enhance mobility in areas with limited public transit access. For long rail headways, feeder bus network algorithms are straightforward, a...
To optimize the evacuation process of rail transit passenger flows, the influence of the feeder bus network on bus demand is pivotal. This study first examines the transportation mode preferences of rail transit station passengers and addresses the f...
Plug-in electric buses (PEBs) are a promising alternative to conventional buses to provide a sustainable, economical, and efficient mode of transportation. However, electrification of public transportation leads to a phenomenon of peak load that impa...
The quality of route design can greatly affect the operational efficiency of feeder bus service for high-speed rail stations. A bi-objective optimization formulation is established to consider the trade-off between two conflicting optimization object...
Day-to-day information is increasingly being implemented in transit networks worldwide. Feeder bus service (FBS) plays a vital role in a public transit network by providing feeder access to hubs and rails. As a feeder service, a space-time path for f...
One of the serious concerns in network design is creating an efficient and appropriate network capable of efficiently migrating the passenger’s mode of transportation from private to public. The main goal of this study is to present an improved model...
The electrification of public transport with battery electric buses (BEBs) poses technical, regulatory, and environmental challenges. This paper analyzes the impact of BEB charging on a Brazilian urban medium-voltage (MV) feeder using a novel methodo...
In this study, we address the challenge of detecting and mitigating cyber attacks in the distributed cooperative control of islanded AC microgrids, with a particular focus on detecting False Data Injection Attacks (FDIAs), a significant threat to the...
Renewable energy sources and EV growth brings new challenges for grid stabilization. Smart grid techniques are required to reconfigure and compensate for load fluctuation and stabilize power losses and voltage fluctuation. Numerical tools are availab...
To reduce the delay caused by the interweaving and parallel driving of multiple left-turn vehicles and through vehicles upstream of the intersection entrance, the influencing factors and determination methods of unconventional left-turn lanes are stu...
Distributed generation (DG) is an important issue for distribution networks for power loss improvement. However, the location and size of generators remain a challenge for existing techniques. This work investigates the optimal placement of a distrib...
In this paper, we develop a multi-objective integrated optimization method for feeder buses of rail transit based on realistic considerations. We propose a bus stop selection method that considers the influence of shared motorcycles, which can score...
The identification of faulty feeder for single-phase high impedance faults (HIFs), especially in resonant grounding distribution system (RGDS), has always been a challenge, and existing faulty feeder identification techniques for HIFs suffer from som...
In this study, we propose a voltage estimation method for the radial distribution network with distributed generators (DGs) using high-precision measurements (HPMs). The proposed method uses the section loads center for voltage estimation because ind...
The increase of distributed energy resources (DERs) in low voltage (LV) distribution networks requires the ability to perform an accurate power flow analysis (PFA) in unbalanced systems. The characteristics of a well performing power flow algorithm a...
This study presents a methodology for optimizing the placement and sizing of photovoltaic generation in power distribution networks. In addition to technical and budgetary constraints, the proposed approach incorporates georeferenced spatial restrict...
Feeder buses play an important role in supporting the accessibility of high-speed railway stations which leads to the improved efficiency of the transportation system. This paper proposes a new optimization technique for the design of feeder bus rout...
A power flow method based on graph theory is presented for three-phase balanced distribution systems. The graph theory is used to describe the power network and facilitate the derivation of the relationship between bus Currents and the bus Voltage Bi...
The purpose of this work is to create an efficient optimization framework for demand-responsive feeder transit services to assign vehicles to cover all pickup locations to transport passengers to a rail station. The proposed methodology features pass...
In view of the complexity and importance of nuclear research reactor (NRR) installations, it is imperative to uphold high standards of reliability and quality in the electricity being supplied to them. In this paper, the performance of low-voltage (L...
This paper proposes and validates a method for assessing the resilience of cyber–physical microgrids integrating Photovoltaic (PV) generation and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). The approach combines two operational performance indicator...
A common concern for bus operators is efficiency measurement in order to monitor transit performance. The purpose of this paper is to propose a series two-stage data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach integrated with bootstrapping in order to evalua...
Most research on bicycling and public transportation integration centers around the developed world and inter-modal bicycle–train travel. Similarly, existing research into the factors influencing bicycling to public transport focuses solely on...
The widespread integration of photovoltaic (PV) units may result in a number of operational issues for the utility distribution system. The advances in smart-grid technologies with better communication and control capabilities may help to mitigate th...
Electric Vehicles (EVs) impact on the grid could be very high. Unless we monitor and control the integration of EVs, the distribution network might experience unexpected high or low load that might exceed the system voltage limits, leading to severe...
This article addresses the problem of optimal phase-swapping in asymmetric distribution grids through the application of hurricane-based optimization algorithm (HOA). The exact mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) model is solved by using a ma...
The integration of renewable distributed generation into distribution systems has been studied comprehensively, due to the potential benefits, such as the reduction of energy losses and mitigation of the environmental impacts resulting from power gen...
Globally, dockless bike-sharing (DBS) systems are acclaimed for their convenience and seamless integration with public transportation, such as buses and metros. While much research has focused on the connection between the built environment and the m...
For a new distribution network with energy storage and a flexible multi-state switch (FMSS), several problems of multi-mode operation and switching, such as the unbalance of feeder loads and feeder faults, among others, should be considered. This pap...
The undergoing energy transition to a sustainable future requires, among other things, the application of demand side management (DSM) techniques to maintain grid stability and allow a smooth performance. To successfully implement DSM strategies, nea...
The increasing spread of photovoltaic systems for private households (PVs) and electric vehicles (EVs) in order to reduce carbon emissions significantly impacts operation conditions in existing distribution networks. Variable and unpredictable PVs ca...
For the Taiwan Power Company (Taipower), the margins of coordination times between the lateral circuit breakers (LCB) of underground 4-way automatic line switches and the protection equipment of high voltage customers are often too small. This could...
Electric power distribution systems have been heavily engaged in evolutionary changes toward effective usage of distribution networks for dependability, quality, and improvement of services delivered to customers throughout the years. This was accomp...
Electrical energy is critical to a country’s socioeconomic progress. Distribution system expansion planning addresses the services that must be installed for the distribution networks to meet the expected load need, while also meeting different...
This paper investigates the role of reactive power support from Distributed Generation (DG) units in improving voltage compliance and maximizing active power injection in medium-voltage distribution networks. Using the IEEE 34-Node Test Feeder as a c...
In this paper, we investigated the power sharing issues in mesh islanded microgrids that contain several distributed generators (DGs) and loads connected to different points of common coupling (PCC). Firstly, an improved decentralized droop control a...
With a large number of distributed generators (DG) and sensitive power loads connected to the distribution network, power quality issues have increasingly become the focus of users’ attention. Accurate and quick estimation of the amount of bulk...
In this paper, a weighted least square (WLS) state estimation algorithm with equality constraints is proposed for smart distribution networks embedded with microgrids. Since only a limited number of real-time measurements are available at the primary...
This paper addresses the challenge of restoring electrical service in distribution systems (DS) under contingency scenarios using a genetic algorithm (GA) implemented in MATLAB. The proposed methodology seeks to maximize restored load, considering op...
Nowadays, the high penetration of automation on smart grids challenges electricity companies in providing an efficient distribution networks operation. In this sense, distribution system reconfiguration (DSR) plays an important role since it may help...
This paper examines the advances and challenges of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems in Brazil, considering their potential in promoting sustainable urban mobility. Rapid urbanization and the predominance of private motorized transport have intensified...
Faults in distribution networks can result in severe transients, equipment failure, and power outages. The quick and accurate detection of the faulty section enables the operator to avoid prolonged power outages and economic losses by quickly retriev...
The integration of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) such as photovoltaic (PV) systems, battery energy storage systems (BESSs), and electric vehicles (EVs) introduces new challenges to distribution networks despite offering opportunities for decarb...
Distribution system parameter estimation plays a vital role in the overall control and monitoring of the network. A conventional technique to obtain information about the system voltages and line currents involves iterative load flow procedures. Such...
In order to solve the placement problem of three kinds of feeder terminal units (FTU) in the distribution network, this paper proposes a novel mathematical model. The model considers economic cost and electricity supply reliability from the perspecti...
Public transportation can have an efficient role ingainingtraveler satisfaction while decreasing operation costs through establishing an integrated public transit system. The main objective of this research is to propose an integrated multimodal tran...
With the irregular integration of small-capacity distributed generators (DG) and single-phase loads, rural low-voltage distribution transformers are faced with issues such as three-phase imbalance, light-heavy loading, and feeder terminal voltage exc...
The need for electrical energy is increasing in line with the increase in population and increasing progress in welfare. On the other hand, the availability of fossil fuels as the main fuel in generating electricity is dwindling; so, there is a need...
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