Title :
Preliminary analysis for the design of an energy-efficient and environmental sustainable integrated mobility system
Author :
Falvo, M.C. ; Foiadelli, F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Rome Sapienza, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
The paper presents a new proposal for the design of a sustainable urban mobility system. Starting from an overview on the worldwide existing solutions and on the future trend, an innovative idea regarding the integration of two urban mobility systems is proposed: a metro transit system in underground and an electric and hybrid vehicles transport system on surface. The integration is aimed at the reduction of energy consumptions and environmental impact and at the optimization of the service thanks to the maximization of the transport bid in time. Moreover the proposed solution guarantees the minimum economic impact as a result of the optimization of the logistic and technological application of the existing electric power plant. The main results about the preliminary energy analysis, that is the basis of the project, are reported.
Keywords :
energy conservation; energy consumption; hybrid electric vehicles; railway electrification; sustainable development; electric power plant; electric vehicle transport system; energy analysis; energy consumption reduction; energy-efficiency design; environmental sustainable integrated mobility system; hybrid vehicle transport system; logistic optimisation; metro transit system; sustainable urban mobility system design; Electric and Hybrid Vehicles; Energy Saving; Environmental Sustainability; Metro-transit Systems; Power Systems; Urban Mobility;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6549-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1944-9925
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2010.5589545
