1. Proceedings
  2. I3M
  3. 2022
  4. HMS
  5. 10.46354/i3m.2022.hms.006

Simulation based Estimation of Power Consumption of Reefers at Container Yards

  • a Zhuoyao Zhao , 
  • b Chen Shen , 
  • c Yue Qi, 
  • d Guolei Tang , 
  • e Dong Zhang 
  • a,d,e Faculty of Infrastructure Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116023, Liaoning, China.
  • b,c Transport Planning and Research Institute, Ministry of Transport, Beijing, 100028, China
Cite as
Zhao Z., Shen C., Qi Y., Tang G., and Zhang D. (2022).,Simulation based Estimation of Power Consumption of Reefers at Container Yards. Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Harbor, Maritime and Multimodal Logistic Modeling & Simulation(HMS 2022). , 006 . DOI: https://doi.org/10.46354/i3m.2022.hms.006

Abstract

The power consumption and peak demand will greatly increase when a large amount of reefer containers arrive at container terminal and are stored in the container yard. To estimate the power consumption and temperature fluctuations of reefers, we propose to apply agent-based simulation to simulate the stochastic operation process of reefers at the container terminal. The model considers the influence factors of power consumption, especially dynamic variations of solar radiation, ambient temperature, and stack effect. Moreover, this study designs three kinds of simulation experiments that are optimal unloading sequence and continuous and intermittent power supply modes of refrigerated power rack to study the improving effect of peak power demand and total cargo loss rate. It has a certain reference value for reducing pollution and energy costs at the reefer yard.

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