Dynamic charging strategies for battery-powered IGV based on multi-agent simulation in automated container terminals
摘要
To enhance the charging efficiency of a battery-powered intelligent guide vehicle (B-IGV) at an automated container terminal (ACT), a dynamic charging scheduling strategy based on vehicle scheduling and rotation, push charging, and pull charging is studied. The objective is to minimize the task completion times while reducing the total number of charging events and improving the overall battery level of the fleet. A simulation model for B-IGV dynamic charging scheduling is developed using a multi-agent system (MAS). Causal analysis experiments are conducted to adjust the charging threshold parameters to find the optimal combination of minimum charging and sufficient battery threshold values. Comparative experiments are designed to validate the effectiveness and robustness of the dynamic charging scheduling strategy. Simulation tests on a 1500 container transport task show that the proposed charging scheduling strategy performs significantly better in effectiveness and feasibility than the traditional "charge-and-leave" strategy.