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ELS
The ELS Project:
An Optimal
Energy Control & Failure Management System
Increasingly, standards for railway systems require novel solutions
for mainstream problems, such as in the realization of optimal energy
efficiency for complex control systems. For example, in order to
optimize an ITCS (Intermodal Transport Control System) we will require
a centralized computer network system that notifies and evaluates a
carriers’ particular situation to enable analysts to make informed
decisions on problems of great interest. Achieving this objective
would enable the reduction of traction energy demands.
Among the basic components in an ITCS are a centralized computer
system, a data communication system, and an on-board computer. The
truth is there are numerous influential factors, such as, the position
of the vehicle and additional vehicular data (e.g., environmental
impact, intermodal roadmap conditions, etc.), which must be considered
at the design level to realize significant energy conservation. The
evaluation of these influential factors involves real-time
communication between the rail-vehicle and the control station.
The online-system components are comprised of the parts
control centre (ecoC), underground vehicle
(ecoM) and data communication. A
process-independent, post-processing of the operating schedule will
have to be ensured by an offline component in the control centre. The
offline simulation processes and mechanisms for the analysis of the
impact of simulation decisions are part of the offline component. For
the transmission of essential data to the board computer in real-time,
an interface to the vehicle database will be defined. The system
component, ecoM, contains in addition a module for
supporting the train operator for predictable driving. All functions
and programs are bundled and stored in the ecoC manager to support a
central energy optimal procedure for rail transport. The reduction of
the work data for use by the ITCS central station for situational
analysis, the selection, storage and further processing of work data,
central optimization, the calculation of management decisions and the
administration of failure and management decision proposals will have
to be considered.
In this project, members of the DIMA
group at TU Berlin will play a significant role in the:
• conceptualization of a knowledge database for relevant
operational scenarios,
• identification and
description of data streams,
• construction of
efficient renewal strategies in the event of failures,
• articulation of functional and technical specifications.
Moreover, we will also be involved in the implementation
of standardized interfaces for the transmission of ELS data and in
performing integration tests. Additionally, interfaces for internal
and third-party components will have to be carefully designed to meet
specific conventions and ensure the optimization of the control
system.
Project partners include:
• The
Institute for Railway Technology (IFB),
• HFC GmbH,
• BLIC GmbH,
• ASCI Systemhaus GmbH,
• Modalplan GmbH,
• The Chair for Ground &
Sea Transportation at TU Berlin,
• The Chair for Traffic
Control Systems & Process Automation at TU Dresden,
•
The Fraunhofer Society,
• The BVG.
Kontakt/Contact
Dr. Alexander BorusanFG DIMA
IV
EN 722
Einsteinufer 17
10587 Berlin
+49 30 31423552
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