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Electric Vehicle Routing Problem with States of Charging Stations
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: Received: 9 February 2024 / Approved: 9 February 2024 / Online: 9 February 2024 (11:17:16 CET)
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Kim, G. Electric Vehicle Routing Problem with States of Charging Stations. Sustainability 2024, 16, 3439, doi:10.3390/su16083439. Kim, G. Electric Vehicle Routing Problem with States of Charging Stations. Sustainability 2024, 16, 3439, doi:10.3390/su16083439.
Abstract
This paper proposes an electric vehicle routing problem with considering states of charging stations and suggests solution strategies. Charging of electric vehicles is a main issue in the field of electric vehicle routing problem. There are many studies to find locations of charging stations, recharging functions for batteries of vehicles, and so on. However, states of charging stations significantly affect the routes of electric vehicles, which is not much explored. The states may include open or close of charging stations, occupied or empty of charging slots, and so on. This paper investigates how the states of charging stations are estimated and routing strategies are determined. We formulate a mixed integer programming model and suggest how to solve the problem with exact method. Numerical examples provide the optimal routing strategies of electric vehicles in the changing environments of the states of charging stations.
Keywords
electric vehicle routing problem; states of charging stations; location routing problem; mathematical model; optimization
Subject
Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
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