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The effect of the speed limit zone on the dissipation energy: A synchronized traffic flow model

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  • A. Karakhi

    (Laboratory of Condensed Matter and Interdisciplinary Sciences (LaMCScl), CNRST Labeled Research Unit, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco)

  • N. Lakouari

    (��Cátedra CONACyT, Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica (INAOE), Tonantzintla, Puebla 72840, Mexico‡Computer Science Department, Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica (INAOE), Tonantzintla, Puebla 72840, Mexico)

  • A. Khallouk

    (Laboratory of Condensed Matter and Interdisciplinary Sciences (LaMCScl), CNRST Labeled Research Unit, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco)

  • K. Bentaleb

    (Laboratory of Condensed Matter and Interdisciplinary Sciences (LaMCScl), CNRST Labeled Research Unit, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco)

  • R. Marzoug

    (�Centro Universitario del Norte, Universidad de Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico)

  • H. Ez-Zahraouy

    (Laboratory of Condensed Matter and Interdisciplinary Sciences (LaMCScl), CNRST Labeled Research Unit, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco)

Abstract

The speed limit signs can be used to enhance traffic safety, nevertheless, the large differences between the speed of vehicles provoked by the speed limit zone (SLZ) may increase the dissipation of energy caused by the deceleration of vehicles. In this paper, the effect of the SLZ on traffic flow and energy dissipation is investigated based on a cellular automaton model that considers the three traffic phases (free flow, synchronized flow and wide moving jams). It is found that the throughput and the energy dissipation depend strongly on the length of the SLZ as well as on the speed adopted inside the SLZ. The microscopic effect of the SLZ is also studied. The dependence of the density and the length of platoons induced by the SLZ were evaluated. The characteristic of the traffic flow can be also evaluated with the energy dissipation. For high densities, the effect of the SLZ becomes seldom on the flow, however, the energy dissipation shows salient features, which can be used as an indicator of traffic phases.

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  • A. Karakhi & N. Lakouari & A. Khallouk & K. Bentaleb & R. Marzoug & H. Ez-Zahraouy, 2023. "The effect of the speed limit zone on the dissipation energy: A synchronized traffic flow model," International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 34(03), pages 1-13, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijmpcx:v:34:y:2023:i:03:n:s0129183123500298
    DOI: 10.1142/S0129183123500298
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