Electric flight scheduling with battery-charging and battery-swapping opportunities

IF 2.1 Q2 OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

EURO Journal on Transportation and Logistics Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ejtl.2022.100074

Mihaela Mitici, Madalena Pereira, Fabrizio Oliviero

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Abstract

With the current advances in aircraft design and Lithium-Ion batteries, electric aircraft are expected to serve as a replacement for conventional, short-range aircraft. This paper addresses the main operational challenges for short-range flights operated with electric aircraft: determining the investment needs for a fleet of electric aircraft, and the logistics of charging stations and swap batteries required to support these flights. A mixed-integer linear program with two phases is proposed. In the first phase, a schedule for flight and battery recharge is developed for a fleet of electric aircraft. In the second phase, optimal times for battery charging are determined, together with an optimal sizing of the number of charging stations and swap batteries. We illustrate our model for short-range flights to and from an European airport and for an electric aircraft designed based on the operational characteristics of a conventional, narrow-body aircraft.

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具有电池充电和电池更换机会的电动飞行调度

随着目前飞机设计和锂离子电池的进步，电动飞机有望取代传统的短程飞机。本文解决了电动飞机短途飞行的主要运营挑战:确定电动飞机机队的投资需求，以及支持这些飞行所需的充电站和交换电池的物流。提出了一种两阶段混合整数线性规划。在第一阶段，为一组电动飞机制定飞行和电池充电时间表。在第二阶段，确定电池充电的最佳时间，以及充电站和交换电池的最优数量。我们举例说明了我们的模型，用于往返欧洲机场的短程航班，以及基于传统窄体飞机的操作特性设计的电动飞机。

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期刊介绍： The EURO Journal on Transportation and Logistics promotes the use of mathematics in general, and operations research in particular, in the context of transportation and logistics. It is a forum for the presentation of original mathematical models, methodologies and computational results, focussing on advanced applications in transportation and logistics. The journal publishes two types of document: (i) research articles and (ii) tutorials. A research article presents original methodological contributions to the field (e.g. new mathematical models, new algorithms, new simulation techniques). A tutorial provides an introduction to an advanced topic, designed to ease the use of the relevant methodology by researchers and practitioners.