A generalized formulation for the flow refueling location problem considering different vehicle classes

Jose A. Ventura, Seong Wook Hwang, Sang Jin Kweon

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Abstract

In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and petroleum dependence in the transportation sector, research on refueling station location problems for alternative-fuel (AF) vehicles has flourished in the last decade. The models discussed in the existing literature assume that all vehicles are capable of traveling the same driving range and have an equivalent fuel tank level at origins and destinations (ODs). This paper relaxes these assumptions to allow different driving ranges and fuel tank levels at ODs on transportation networks. This type of network is called a multi-class vehicle transportation network. A new mathematical model is proposed to locate a given number of refueling stations that maximize the total traffic flow covered (in round trips per time unit) by the stations on the network. Finally, the proposed model is applied to the Pennsylvania Turnpike System with the 2011 truck traffic data to determine the optimal sets of refueling station locations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication67th Annual Conference and Expo of the Institute of Industrial Engineers 2017
EditorsHarriet B. Nembhard, Katie Coperich, Elizabeth Cudney
PublisherInstitute of Industrial Engineers
Pages313-318
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9780983762461
StatePublished - 2017
Event67th Annual Conference and Expo of the Institute of Industrial Engineers 2017 - Pittsburgh, United States
Duration: May 20 2017May 23 2017

Publication series

Name67th Annual Conference and Expo of the Institute of Industrial Engineers 2017

Other

Other67th Annual Conference and Expo of the Institute of Industrial Engineers 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPittsburgh
Period5/20/175/23/17

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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