A Systemic Approach Integrating Driving Cycles for the Design of Hybrid Locomotives

Amine Jaafar (1) , Bruno Sareni (1) , Xavier Roboam (1)

1 LAPLACE-GENESYS - Groupe ENergie Electrique et SYStémique

Driving cycles are essential in hybrid locomotive design by conditioning their size and performance. This paper introduces a new systemic approach to hybrid locomotive design, taking real-world driving cycles into account. The proposed approach first exploits clustering analysis with the aim of identifying classes corresponding to particular sets of driving cycles. Then, a synthesis process of a reduced and representative profile from each class of driving cycles is presented. Both approaches are applied to the integrated optimal design of an autonomous hybrid (Diesel-electric) locomotive devoted to shunting and switching operations in nonelectrified areas.

Mots clés: Clustering analysis; Driving cycles; Evolutionary algorithms; Hybrid electrical vehicles; Hybrid locomotives; Integrated design

Domaines: Energie électrique

Amine Jaafar, Bruno Sareni, Xavier Roboam. A Systemic Approach Integrating Driving Cycles for the Design of Hybrid Locomotives. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2013, vol. 62, pp.3541-3550. ⟨10.1109/TVT.2013.2267099⟩. ⟨hal-00876675⟩