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Robust Multi-Layer Energy Management and Control Methodologies for Reefer Container Park in Port Terminal

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  • Rui Pei

    (School of Electrical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China)

  • Jihua Xie

    (School of Electrical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China)

  • Hanlin Zhang

    (School of Electrical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China)

  • Kaiyu Sun

    (School of Electrical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China)

  • Zhi Wu

    (School of Electrical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China)

  • Suyang Zhou

    (School of Electrical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China)

Abstract

The full electrification of ports is a promising prospect for saving energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The control scheme of the reefer container is particularly important for the energy management of the port, as the operation of the reefer container is one of the main energy consumers of ports. This paper proposes a reefer container hierarchical control scheme that contains a day-ahead module and intra-day module which is used to generate a rough scheduling strategy based on forecast data and fine-tuning the strategy, respectively. The final strategy should realize the economical operation while ensuring that each reefer container does not exceed the temperature limit during operation. Numerical analysis on the reefer container park with 200 and 850 containers using the Time of Use (TOU) tariff and super-peak tariff is fully analyzed. In the case of 200 containers, the proposed method helps reduce operating costs by about 14.7%, and 18% in the scenario of 850 containers. The proposed method can effectively save container operating costs and ensure that the internal temperature of the container does not exceed the limit while changing the distribution of energy which could help alleviate the peak load problem of the port electric system.

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  • Rui Pei & Jihua Xie & Hanlin Zhang & Kaiyu Sun & Zhi Wu & Suyang Zhou, 2021. "Robust Multi-Layer Energy Management and Control Methodologies for Reefer Container Park in Port Terminal," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(15), pages 1-16, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:15:p:4456-:d:600140
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