Algorithm helps trains run on time while reducing carbon emissions

摘要

A research team from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University has developed a new algorithm that helps trains run at optimal speeds, while saving energy. Team leader Chaoxian Wu says the research offers a new way to reduce a train's energy consumption by using the discharge and charge mode of energy storage devices in combination with optimal train scheduling through mathematical modelling.