Scheduling optimization of yard cranes with minimal energy consumption at container terminals

Sha, Mei; Zhang, Tao; Liu, Ying; Zhou, Xin; Qin, Tianbao; Yu, Dayong; Chen, Kai

doi:10.1016/j.cie.2016.03.022

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“…It should be noted at this point, that naturally any process undertaken for optimizing a single or a set of port operations, also induces energy gains, among other benefits that are realized to this end (i.e., time and cost savings), These usually account for the main objective of most optimization efforts. Although the scientific literature on port optimization is vast, with more recent approaches also integrating energy considerations into their methods [27][28][29][30], the level to which those have been applied in real operational environments, and even more the extent to which energy aspects are being taken into consideration by the operational planning teams of port authorities and/or terminal operators, is not very easy to determine. Relevant information does not usually become publicly available, nor is it promoted through any other means (e.g., shared through relevant presentations in events targeting port sustainability).…”

Section: Key Operational Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Energy Efficiency in European Ports: State-Of-Practice and Insights on the Way Forward

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The changing energy landscape in Europe, marked with the development of the Energy Union in 2015, had a profound impact also on the European port sector. With European ports becoming key points of energy production, but also being prominent energy users, energy consumption has naturally risen into a top environmental priority for port authorities. To this end, the paper provides a pragmatic and comprehensive overview of the main policies, technologies and practices that European ports have adopted to-date for enhancing their energy efficiency. Addressing a gap that has been identified in relevant recent literature, it gathers actual data and port experiences from many different sources in a first attempt to better facilitate knowledge and experience-sharing activities, that will support ports in collectively moving towards a zero-emission and climate-neutral future. Most importantly, it presents an effort to rationalize research findings, assist in aligning them with practice, shed more light on the exploitation path of this line of research and better inform future research efforts.

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Energy Efficiency in European Ports: State-Of-Practice and Insights on the Way Forward

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“…Formula (12) ensures that the relationship between the number of tasks actually completed and the number of task overflows in any block during the planned period.…”

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“…S.önke Behrends [11] examines the relationship between urban transport and road-rail intermodal transport with the goal of identifying possible actions on a local level to improve both the competitiveness and environmental benefits of rail freight. Sha M et al [12] propose a novel integer programming model to solve optimal problem of yard crane scheduling with minimal energy consumption at container terminals from the low carbon perspective. Bierwirth C and Meisel F's [13] particular focus is put on integrated solution approaches; they developed a new classification schemes for berth allocation problems and quay crane scheduling problems.…”

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Optimization of Gantry Crane Scheduling in Container Sea-Rail Intermodal Transport Yard

Luo

Chang

Gao

2018

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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In the face of rising container throughput and the tasks associated with collecting and dispatching these containers, contributions to the development of sea-rail intermodal transport are required to improve the capacity of container transportation. According to the characteristics and the requirements of the operation of sea-rail intermodal transport, this paper puts forward a design for the transport yard which facilitates container loading and unloading. Through the establishment of a mixed integer programming model, a flexible schedule for gantry crane operation can be realized, so that, during the planned period, the amount of task overflow in loading and unloading operations and the distance covered by all gantry cranes in the yard is minimized. In addition, a genetic algorithm is designed to solve this model. Finally, a specific example of the loading and unloading of a container train at the sea-rail intermodal transport yard is selected to verify the model and the algorithm. The results show that the algorithm can reasonably schedule the gantry cranes to improve their loading and unloading efficiencies in the sea-rail intermodal transport yard.

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“…While M. S. Omar et al study on scheduling algorithm in order to find best performance in term of settling time and percentage of overshoot [9]. Another method scheduling optimization of RTGC by considering on moving distance, turning distance and practical operation rule [10]. This paper will study the nonlinear dynamic model equation of the system 3D overhead gantry crane system.…”

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Dynamic modelling and analysis of 3D overhead gantry crane system

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Afrouzi²,

Harun³

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IJET

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The overhead gantry crane systems are extensively used in harbours and factories for transportation of heavy loads. The crane speeding up, required for motion, always induces undesirable load swing. This writings present dynamic modelling of a 3D overhead gantry crane sys-tem based on closed-form equations of motion. By using the Lagrange technique, a 3D overhead gantry crane system nonlinear dynamic model is deriving. Then perform a linearization process to obtain a linear model dynamic system. Finally, simulation results systems re-sponses of the derived nonlinear and linear model are presented showing the accuracy and performance of both model.

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Scheduling optimization of yard cranes with minimal energy consumption at container terminals

Cited by 89 publications

References 24 publications

Energy Efficiency in European Ports: State-Of-Practice and Insights on the Way Forward

Energy Efficiency in European Ports: State-Of-Practice and Insights on the Way Forward

Optimization of Gantry Crane Scheduling in Container Sea-Rail Intermodal Transport Yard

Dynamic modelling and analysis of 3D overhead gantry crane system

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