This paper reaches a recommendation for the 10-year e-bus transition roadmap for New York City. The lifecycle model of emission reduction demonstrates the ecological and financial impacts of a complete transition from...This paper reaches a recommendation for the 10-year e-bus transition roadmap for New York City. The lifecycle model of emission reduction demonstrates the ecological and financial impacts of a complete transition from the current diesel bus fleet to an all-electric bus fleet in New York City by 2033. This study focuses on the NOx pollution, which is the highest among all major cities by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and greenhouse gases (GHG) with annual emissions of over five million tons. Our model predicts that switching to an all-electric bus fleet will cut GHG emissions by over 390,000 tons and NOx emissions by over 1300 tons annually, in addition to other pollutants such as VOCs and PM 2.5. yielding an annual economic benefit of over 75.94 million USD. This aligns with the city mayor office’s initiative of achieving total carbon neutrality. We further model an optimized transition roadmap that balances ecological and long-term benefits against the costs of the transition, emphasizing feasibility and alignment with the natural replacement cycle of existing buses, ensuring a steady budgeting pattern to minimize interruptions and resistance. Finally, we advocate for collaboration between government agencies, public transportation authorities, and private sectors, including electric buses and charging facility manufacturers, which is essential for fostering innovation and reducing the costs associated with the transition to e-buses.展开更多
Nowadays, increased attention is being paid to the causal relationship between electricity consumption and economic growth. This paper attempts to examine the causal relationship between electricity consumption and ec...Nowadays, increased attention is being paid to the causal relationship between electricity consumption and economic growth. This paper attempts to examine the causal relationship between electricity consumption and economic growth for China's Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei agglomeration, using annual data covering the period 1982- 2008. In this study, unit root tests, the Johansen co-integration test, and the Granger causality test are applied. The empirical results indicate that the two series (electricity consumption and economic growth) of the three locales (Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei) are non-stationary. But first differences of the two series are stationary. The results of the Johansen co-integration test indicate that electricity consumption and economic growth are co-integrated in Hebei and Tianjin while this is not the case in Beijing. The Granger causality test implies that there is causality running from electricity consumption to economic growth in all of the three locales. Causality running from economic growth to electricity consumption is found in Hebei and Beijing while this is not the case in Tianjin. This means that an increase in electricity consumption directly affects economic growth and that economic growth also stimulates further electricity consumption in Hebei and Beijing. But in Tianjin, an increase in electricity consumption directly affects economic growth while economic growth cannot affect electricity consumption. These findings can provide useful information for local governments of the three locales to formulate sustainable energy and economic policies. The study is of great significance for circular economy and building a resource-conserving society.展开更多
This paper presents an optimized equivalent consumption minimization strategy(ECMS) for four-wheel-drive(4 WD) hybrid electric vehicles(HEVs) incorporating vehicle connectivity. In order to be applicable to the 4 WD a...This paper presents an optimized equivalent consumption minimization strategy(ECMS) for four-wheel-drive(4 WD) hybrid electric vehicles(HEVs) incorporating vehicle connectivity. In order to be applicable to the 4 WD architecture, the ECMS is designed based on a rule-based strategy and used under the condition that a certain propulsion mode is activated. Assuming that a group of 4 WD HEVs are connected and position information can be shared with each other, we formulate a decentralized model predictive control(MPC) framework that compromises fuel efficiency, mobility, and inter-vehicle distance to optimize the velocity profile of each individual vehicle. Based on the optimized velocity profile, an optimization problem considering both fuel economy and battery state of charge(SOC) sustainability is formulated to optimize the equivalent factors(EFs) of the ECMS for HEVs over an appropriate time window. MATLAB User Datagram Protocol(UDP) is used in the codes run on multiple computers to simulate the wireless communication among vehicles, which share position information via UDP-based communication, and dSPACE is used as a software-in-the-loop platform for the simulation of the optimized ECMS. Simulation results validate the control effectiveness of the proposed method.展开更多
In recent years, power generation using renewable energy sources has been increasing as a solution to the global warning problem. Wind power generation can generate electricity day and night, and it is relatively more...In recent years, power generation using renewable energy sources has been increasing as a solution to the global warning problem. Wind power generation can generate electricity day and night, and it is relatively more efficient among the renewable energy sources. The penetration level of variable-speed wind turbines continues to increase. The interconnected wind turbines, however, have no inertia and no synchronous power. Such devices can have a serious impact on the transient stability of the power grid system. One solution to stabilize such grid with renewable energy sources is to provide emulated inertia and synchronizing power. We have proposed an optimal design method of current control for virtual synchronous generators. This paper proposes an optimal control method that can follow the virtual generator model under constrains. As a result, it is shown that the proposed system can suppress the peak of the output of semiconductor device under instantaneous output voltage drop.展开更多
In the real-world environments,different individuals have different risk preferences.This paper investigates the optimal portfolio and consumption rule with a Cox–Ingersoll–Ross(CIR)model in a more general utility f...In the real-world environments,different individuals have different risk preferences.This paper investigates the optimal portfolio and consumption rule with a Cox–Ingersoll–Ross(CIR)model in a more general utility framework.After consumption,an individual invests his wealth into the financial market with one risk-free asset and multiple risky assets,where the short-term rate is driven by the CIR model and stock price dynamics are simultaneously influenced by random sources from both stochastic interest rate and stock market itself.The individual hopes to optimize their portfolios and consumption rules to maximize expected utility of terminal wealth and intermediate consumption.Risk preference of individual is assumed to satisfy hyperbolic absolute risk aversion(HARA)utility,which contains power utility,logarithm utility,and exponential utility as special cases.By using the principle of stochastic optimality and Legendre transform-dual theory,the explicit expressions of the optimal portfolio and consumption rule are obtained.The sensitivity of the optimal strategies to main parameters is analysed by a numerical example.In addition,economic implications are also presented.Our research results show that Legendre transform-dual theory is an effective methodology in dealing with the portfolio selection problems with HARA utility and interest rate risk can be completely hedged by constructing specific portfolios.展开更多
This paper proposes to resolve optimal solar photovoltaic(SPV)system locations and sizes in electrical distribution networks using a novel Archimedes optimization algorithm(AOA)inspired by physical principles in order...This paper proposes to resolve optimal solar photovoltaic(SPV)system locations and sizes in electrical distribution networks using a novel Archimedes optimization algorithm(AOA)inspired by physical principles in order to minimize network dependence and greenhouse gas(GHG)emissions to the greatest extent possible.Loss sensitivity factors are used to predefine the search space for sites,and AOA is used to identify the optimal locations and sizes of SPV systems for reducing grid dependence and GHG emissions from conventional power plants.Experiments with composite agriculture loads on a practical Indian 22-bus agricultural feeder,a 28-bus rural feeder and an IEEE 85-bus feeder demonstrated the critical nature of optimally distributed SPV systems for minimizing grid reliance and reducing GHG emissions from conventional energy sources.Additionally,the voltage profile of the network has been enhanced,resulting in significant reductions in distribution losses.The results of AOA were compared to those of several other nature-inspired heuristic algorithms previously published in the literature,and it was observed that AOA outperformed them in terms of convergence and redundancy when solving complex,non-linear and multivariable optimization problems.展开更多
文摘This paper reaches a recommendation for the 10-year e-bus transition roadmap for New York City. The lifecycle model of emission reduction demonstrates the ecological and financial impacts of a complete transition from the current diesel bus fleet to an all-electric bus fleet in New York City by 2033. This study focuses on the NOx pollution, which is the highest among all major cities by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and greenhouse gases (GHG) with annual emissions of over five million tons. Our model predicts that switching to an all-electric bus fleet will cut GHG emissions by over 390,000 tons and NOx emissions by over 1300 tons annually, in addition to other pollutants such as VOCs and PM 2.5. yielding an annual economic benefit of over 75.94 million USD. This aligns with the city mayor office’s initiative of achieving total carbon neutrality. We further model an optimized transition roadmap that balances ecological and long-term benefits against the costs of the transition, emphasizing feasibility and alignment with the natural replacement cycle of existing buses, ensuring a steady budgeting pattern to minimize interruptions and resistance. Finally, we advocate for collaboration between government agencies, public transportation authorities, and private sectors, including electric buses and charging facility manufacturers, which is essential for fostering innovation and reducing the costs associated with the transition to e-buses.
基金The National Basic Research Program of China(2012BAC03B03-2)
文摘Nowadays, increased attention is being paid to the causal relationship between electricity consumption and economic growth. This paper attempts to examine the causal relationship between electricity consumption and economic growth for China's Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei agglomeration, using annual data covering the period 1982- 2008. In this study, unit root tests, the Johansen co-integration test, and the Granger causality test are applied. The empirical results indicate that the two series (electricity consumption and economic growth) of the three locales (Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei) are non-stationary. But first differences of the two series are stationary. The results of the Johansen co-integration test indicate that electricity consumption and economic growth are co-integrated in Hebei and Tianjin while this is not the case in Beijing. The Granger causality test implies that there is causality running from electricity consumption to economic growth in all of the three locales. Causality running from economic growth to electricity consumption is found in Hebei and Beijing while this is not the case in Tianjin. This means that an increase in electricity consumption directly affects economic growth and that economic growth also stimulates further electricity consumption in Hebei and Beijing. But in Tianjin, an increase in electricity consumption directly affects economic growth while economic growth cannot affect electricity consumption. These findings can provide useful information for local governments of the three locales to formulate sustainable energy and economic policies. The study is of great significance for circular economy and building a resource-conserving society.
基金supported by the National Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2015BAG17B04)China Scholarship Council(Grant No.201506690009)U.S.GATE Program
文摘This paper presents an optimized equivalent consumption minimization strategy(ECMS) for four-wheel-drive(4 WD) hybrid electric vehicles(HEVs) incorporating vehicle connectivity. In order to be applicable to the 4 WD architecture, the ECMS is designed based on a rule-based strategy and used under the condition that a certain propulsion mode is activated. Assuming that a group of 4 WD HEVs are connected and position information can be shared with each other, we formulate a decentralized model predictive control(MPC) framework that compromises fuel efficiency, mobility, and inter-vehicle distance to optimize the velocity profile of each individual vehicle. Based on the optimized velocity profile, an optimization problem considering both fuel economy and battery state of charge(SOC) sustainability is formulated to optimize the equivalent factors(EFs) of the ECMS for HEVs over an appropriate time window. MATLAB User Datagram Protocol(UDP) is used in the codes run on multiple computers to simulate the wireless communication among vehicles, which share position information via UDP-based communication, and dSPACE is used as a software-in-the-loop platform for the simulation of the optimized ECMS. Simulation results validate the control effectiveness of the proposed method.
文摘In recent years, power generation using renewable energy sources has been increasing as a solution to the global warning problem. Wind power generation can generate electricity day and night, and it is relatively more efficient among the renewable energy sources. The penetration level of variable-speed wind turbines continues to increase. The interconnected wind turbines, however, have no inertia and no synchronous power. Such devices can have a serious impact on the transient stability of the power grid system. One solution to stabilize such grid with renewable energy sources is to provide emulated inertia and synchronizing power. We have proposed an optimal design method of current control for virtual synchronous generators. This paper proposes an optimal control method that can follow the virtual generator model under constrains. As a result, it is shown that the proposed system can suppress the peak of the output of semiconductor device under instantaneous output voltage drop.
基金This research is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.71671122)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Funded Project(Nos.2014M560185 and 2016T90203)+1 种基金Humanities and Social Science Research Fund of Ministry of Education of China(Nos.11YJC790006 and 16YJA790004)Tianjin Natural Science Foundation of China(No.15JCQNJC04000).
文摘In the real-world environments,different individuals have different risk preferences.This paper investigates the optimal portfolio and consumption rule with a Cox–Ingersoll–Ross(CIR)model in a more general utility framework.After consumption,an individual invests his wealth into the financial market with one risk-free asset and multiple risky assets,where the short-term rate is driven by the CIR model and stock price dynamics are simultaneously influenced by random sources from both stochastic interest rate and stock market itself.The individual hopes to optimize their portfolios and consumption rules to maximize expected utility of terminal wealth and intermediate consumption.Risk preference of individual is assumed to satisfy hyperbolic absolute risk aversion(HARA)utility,which contains power utility,logarithm utility,and exponential utility as special cases.By using the principle of stochastic optimality and Legendre transform-dual theory,the explicit expressions of the optimal portfolio and consumption rule are obtained.The sensitivity of the optimal strategies to main parameters is analysed by a numerical example.In addition,economic implications are also presented.Our research results show that Legendre transform-dual theory is an effective methodology in dealing with the portfolio selection problems with HARA utility and interest rate risk can be completely hedged by constructing specific portfolios.
文摘This paper proposes to resolve optimal solar photovoltaic(SPV)system locations and sizes in electrical distribution networks using a novel Archimedes optimization algorithm(AOA)inspired by physical principles in order to minimize network dependence and greenhouse gas(GHG)emissions to the greatest extent possible.Loss sensitivity factors are used to predefine the search space for sites,and AOA is used to identify the optimal locations and sizes of SPV systems for reducing grid dependence and GHG emissions from conventional power plants.Experiments with composite agriculture loads on a practical Indian 22-bus agricultural feeder,a 28-bus rural feeder and an IEEE 85-bus feeder demonstrated the critical nature of optimally distributed SPV systems for minimizing grid reliance and reducing GHG emissions from conventional energy sources.Additionally,the voltage profile of the network has been enhanced,resulting in significant reductions in distribution losses.The results of AOA were compared to those of several other nature-inspired heuristic algorithms previously published in the literature,and it was observed that AOA outperformed them in terms of convergence and redundancy when solving complex,non-linear and multivariable optimization problems.