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This paper presents models and optimization methods to rapidly compute the achievable lap time of a race car equipped with a battery electric powertrain. Specifically, we first derive a quasi-convex model of the electric powertrain,…

We study the problem of computing constrained shortest paths for battery electric vehicles. Since battery capacities are limited, fastest routes are often infeasible. Instead, users are interested in fast routes on which the energy…

The combination of electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energy is taking shape as a potential driver for a future free of fossil fuels. However, the efficient management of the EV fleet is not exempt from challenges. It calls for the…

Cooperative vehicle management emerges as a promising solution to improve road traffic safety and efficiency. This paper addresses the speed planning problem for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) at an unsignalized intersection with…

We introduce the concept of decision-focused surrogate modeling for solving computationally challenging nonlinear optimization problems in real-time settings. The proposed data-driven framework seeks to learn a simpler, e.g. convex,…

In the literature, when optimizing the sizing and operation of a residential PV system in combination with a battery energy storage system, the efficiency of the battery and the converter is generally assumed constant, which corresponds to…

Modular design maximizes utility by using standardized components in large-scale systems. From a manufacturing perspective, it supports green technology by reducing material waste and improving reusability. Industrially, it offers economic…

Electrification in the automotive industry and increasing powertrain complexity demand accelerated, cost-effective development cycles. While data-driven models are recently investigated at component level, a gap exists in systematically…

This paper focuses on the problem of determining a minimum-cost fleet of battery electric ships for a given liner shipping operation. The problem is strongly nonlinear and includes integer-valued decision variables, which make it…

We present a novel methodology for convex optimization algorithm design using ideas from electric RLC circuits. Given an optimization problem, the first stage of the methodology is to design an appropriate electric circuit whose…

In the electric system, extreme weather events can cause trips or physical damage to transmission lines, leading to large-scale load shedding. To mitigate power shedding, we propose a framework that pre-positions the commitment of…

This paper introduces a novel two-stage machine learning-based surrogate modeling framework to address inverse problems in scientific and engineering fields. In the first stage of the proposed framework, a machine learning model termed the…

In this paper, we demonstrate the exactness proof for the energy-efficient train control (EETC) model based on convex optimization. The proof of exactness shows that the convex optimization model will share the same optimization results…

This paper explores the impact of electric vehicles (EVs) on traffic congestion and energy consumption by proposing an integrated bi-level framework comprising of: a) a dynamic micro-scale traffic simulation suitable for modelling current…

This paper proposes a new convex model predictive control strategy for dynamic optimal power flow between battery energy storage systems distributed in an AC microgrid. The proposed control strategy uses a new problem formulation, based on…

Solving optimization problems with unknown parameters often requires learning a predictive model to predict the values of the unknown parameters and then solving the problem using these values. Recent work has shown that including the…

The growing integration of electric vehicle (EV) fleets into transportation services and energy systems requires accurate modeling of battery discharge and state-of-charge (SoC) evolution to ensure reliable vehicle operation and grid…

In this paper we address the speed planning problem for a vehicle over an assigned path with the aim of minimizing a weighted sum of travel time and energy consumption under suitable constraints (maximum allowed speed, maximum traction or…

The accurate modelling and simulation of electric devices involving ferromagnetic materials requires the appropriate consideration of magnetic hysteresis. We discuss the systematic incorporation of the energy-based vector hysteresis model…

This paper presents a bi-level optimization framework to compute the maximum-distance race strategies for a fully electric endurance race car, whilst accounting for the low-level vehicle dynamics and the thermal limitations of the…