Inter-hub feeder service is a promising application for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL), especially for passengers connecting to subsequent flights under tight time constraints. We develop an optimization framework that account...
From a scientific viewpoint, as well as from the perspective of navigation practice, it is clear that the Adriatic Sea feeder service is relatively underdeveloped. Hence, the objective of this study is to suggest a model for selecting the hub port an...
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...
Ride-sharing (RS) plays an important role in saving energy and alleviating traffic pressure. The vehicles in the demand-responsive feeder transit services (DRT) are generally not ride-sharing cars. Therefore, we proposed an optimal DRT model based on...
This paper presents a mixed-integer linear programming model for demand-responsive feeder transit services to assign vehicles located at different depots to pick up passengers at the demand points and transport them to the rail station. The proposed...
Marine fouling communities, characterized by a high abundance of suspension feeders, play a crucial role in regulating ecosystem services, particularly in improving seawater quality. While not typically prioritized in conservation due to their preval...
Daily commuting in many peri-urban regions is dominated by private cars, causing congestion and greenhouse gas emissions. This research quantifies how a mixed public transport concept combining connector buses and organised ride-sharing can reduce ro...
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...
Large suburban communities are rapidly expanding, generating significant subway travel demand and necessitating efficient feeder connections between these communities and subway stations. Against this backdrop, demand-responsive community electric bu...
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...
Increasing distributed energy resource penetration makes low-voltage feeder flexibility highly time-varying and uncertain, limiting the operational value of static capacity-based estimates. This paper proposes a dynamic flexibility duration assessmen...
Current electric utilities must achieve reliability enhancement of considerable distribution feeders with an economical budget. Thus, optimal preventive maintenance planning is required to balance the benefits and costs of maintenance programs. In th...
The accessibility of transit stops (ATS) is a critical index for the evaluation of transit service, focusing on the first/last mile portions of transit trips. It is significantly affected by feeder modes, such as walking and cycling. Comparison of th...
A mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) model that includes reductions in neutral current, feeder energy-loss cost, customer interruption cost, and labor cost is developed to derive the optimal phase-swapping strategy to enhance the phase balancing...
With the advent of Autonomous Vehicles (AV) technology, extensive research around the design of on-demand mobility systems powered by such vehicles is performed. An important part of these studies consists in the evaluation of the economic impact of...
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...
With increasing photovoltaic (PV) penetration in low voltage networks (LVNs), voltage regulation is a challenge. Active power curtailment (APC) is one possible solution for mitigating over voltages resulting from active power injection in LVNs. There...
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...
Low earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks can provide Internet service to users in areas where cellular networks are difficult to deploy. One critical function of satellites is to transfer data from satellite networks to ground core network through ea...
Thanks to their wide coverage and relatively low latency compared to geosynchronous satellites, Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite networks have been regarded as one of the most promising solutions to provide global broadband backhaul for mobile users a...
In the shipping network optimization, the feeder liner companies not only need to decrease the operation cost by comprehensively optimizing the route, schedule, and fleet but also try to increase the operation income by attracting more shippers, with...
Network protector units (NPUs) are crucial parts of the protection of secondary networks to effectively isolate faults occurring on the primary feeders. When a fault occurs on the primary feeder, there is a path of the fault current going through the...
The paper provides a novel approach for controllably meshing traditional medium-voltage networks by means of a fast-charging parking station with multiple points of delivery connected to different radial feeders. Regulating power flows at each point...
The increasing penetration of inverter-based distributed energy resources (DERs) within distribution networks has resulted in harmonic distortion risks that can affect transformer thermal loading, service life, and network hosting capacity. This stud...
Timely fault detection, classification, and localization are fundamental to enabling fast service restoration in modern distribution networks, and are especially vital for maintaining the reliability and resilience of smart city electricity infrastru...
The German low-voltage (LV) distribution grid faces stress from the build-out of distributed photovoltaic (PV) units. Battery storage is widely proposed as a solution, yet the literature is partitioned by storage scale, placement, and how ageing is t...
Demand responsive transport (DRT) alternatives offer improved mobility to travellers through station-to-destination or door-to-transit operations. In particular, door-to-transit DRT service acts as a feeder to major public transport hubs, making publ...
The all parallel autotransformer (AT) traction power supply system (TPSS) including several subsections is widely used for high-speed railways. Unfortunately, any fault of catenary and negative feeder will cause all subsections power interruption in...
Metro feeder activity is commonly summarized by trip counts, although equal counts can correspond to different occupied distances and emissions. Using occupied taxi-trip records from 19 days in June 2023 at six purposively selected peripheral station...
Given the distinct operational features of flex-route transit (FRT) compared to conventional fixed-route systems, this study integrates FRT with urban rail transit and proposes a collaborative optimization approach for feeder flex-route operations an...
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...
This paper presents a planning framework for integrating energy storage (ES) systems into the distribution system. An ES system is deployed to simultaneously provide multiple benefits, also known as stacked-benefits, for the feeder. The primary and s...
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...
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...
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...
Two types of cost-efficient antennas based on dielectric gradient index dielectric lens have been designed for 5G applications at
Modern distribution networks face growing challenges from demand growth, electrification, and distributed energy resources, complicating voltage regulation and service quality. While demand response has been proposed as a complementary tool, most exi...
A smart grid concept has been defined in recent years, which emphasizes the importance on smart protection and measurement devices, reliable data communication and high security, optimal energy management system, and fault detection, location, isolat...
High Throughput Satellite (HTS) systems aim to push data rates to the order of Terabit/s, making use of Extremely High Frequencies (EHF) or free-space optical (FSO) in the feeder links. However, one challenge that needs to be addressed is that the us...
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...
This paper introduces a new bidirectional vehicle-to-grid (V2G) control strategy for energy management of V2G charging points equipped with photovoltaic systems (PVs), considering the interaction between V2G chargers, electric vehicle (EV) owners, an...
Distribution transformers are an integral part of the power distribution system network and emerging smart grids. With the increasing dynamic service requirements of consumers, there is a higher likelihood of transformer failures due to overloading,...
Auxiliary services are vital for the operation of a substation. If a contingency affects the distribution feeder that provides energy for the auxiliary services, it could lead to the unavailability of the substation’s service. Therefore, backup...
The metaverse is an upcoming computing paradigm aiming towards blending reality seamlessly with the artificially generated 3D worlds of deep cyberspace. This giant interactive mesh of three-dimensional reconstructed realms has recently received treme...
With the integration of high proportions of new energy and high proportions of power electronic devices, the spatial–temporal correlation scale of emerging distribution business has experienced a sudden increase, and the demand for inter-distri...
Rapid electrification of road transport and growing shares of variable renewable generation are pushing urban low-voltage feeders toward their operating limits. Uncoordinated electric vehicle (EV) charging can create transformer overloads, voltage vi...
Rapid urbanization, uncoordinated land-use growth, and insufficient integration of public transport have led to severe traffic congestion and declining mobility in Peshawar, Pakistan, even after the implementation of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system....
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...
This article presents and discusses the role of the Virtual Islanding (VI) control strategy in decentralizing flexibility services for distribution networks (DNs). VI services are provided by Renewable Energy Communities (RECs) through a suitable coo...
The spraying process affects the microstructure and service life of thermal barrier coatings. In this work, by changing the plasma-spraying process, the second-phase micron-agglomerated particles were introduced to prepare embedded micron-agglomerate...
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