Optimal design targeting the environmental footprint reduction of an electrical railway subsystem
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R. Ben Ayed
Abstract
In this paper, we present a design problem targeting the improvement of the environmental performance of a railway traction transformer associated to a fully-controlled IGBT rectifier. The Life Cycle Assessment tool was used to evaluate and assess environmental impacts in order to obtain a single environmental criterion of the studied system. This environmental criterion is taken into account on the design stage of the transformer. The design problem with the new criterion is expressed as an optimization problem and solved by using a deterministic multi-objective algorithm. Results are shown as trade-off sets between the environment indicator and the subsystem mass. The convenient solution will be chosen according the price that consumers agree to pay for a reduced environmental footprint.
Abstract
In this paper, we present a design problem targeting the improvement of the environmental performance of a railway traction transformer associated to a fully-controlled IGBT rectifier. The Life Cycle Assessment tool was used to evaluate and assess environmental impacts in order to obtain a single environmental criterion of the studied system. This environmental criterion is taken into account on the design stage of the transformer. The design problem with the new criterion is expressed as an optimization problem and solved by using a deterministic multi-objective algorithm. Results are shown as trade-off sets between the environment indicator and the subsystem mass. The convenient solution will be chosen according the price that consumers agree to pay for a reduced environmental footprint.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents XI
- Multi-phase Current Source Cycloconverter Using Amplitude Modulation Technique 1
- Bifurcation Analysis in a Self-Oscillating Series Resonant Converter 15
- Optimal design targeting the environmental footprint reduction of an electrical railway subsystem 29
- Long - Term Energy Losses Analyses For Jordanian Power system (Commercial Losses) 49
- A Novel Dynamics Approximation method for Analysis and Design of DC Drive Systems 59
- Third order Model and Identification of Lead Acid Batteries Using Meta-Heuristic Algorithms and Experimental Measurements 73
- A short circuit fault estimation in PMSM: A comparative study of an adaptive observer and an unknown inputs observer 93
- DCC and DTC of Three-Level Inverter Fed Brushless DC Motor Drives with Torque Ripple Reduction 113
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents XI
- Multi-phase Current Source Cycloconverter Using Amplitude Modulation Technique 1
- Bifurcation Analysis in a Self-Oscillating Series Resonant Converter 15
- Optimal design targeting the environmental footprint reduction of an electrical railway subsystem 29
- Long - Term Energy Losses Analyses For Jordanian Power system (Commercial Losses) 49
- A Novel Dynamics Approximation method for Analysis and Design of DC Drive Systems 59
- Third order Model and Identification of Lead Acid Batteries Using Meta-Heuristic Algorithms and Experimental Measurements 73
- A short circuit fault estimation in PMSM: A comparative study of an adaptive observer and an unknown inputs observer 93
- DCC and DTC of Three-Level Inverter Fed Brushless DC Motor Drives with Torque Ripple Reduction 113
