1. Russia – EU seminar on rail transport research, 16-18 October
Russia – EU seminar on rail transport research, October. Moscow, VNIIZhT
“Developing intelligent transport management systems on the basis of modern digital telecommunications and satellite technologies, specialist information and control systems”
Presentation by: Sergei Alexandrovich Vinogradov
Head of Traction, Traffic & Computerisation Department, VNIIZhT,
Candidate of Technical Sciences

2. Objectives of the ELBRUS automatic management system for freight train traffic on railway routes
Calculation of the daily forecast energy-saving train traffic schedule
Automatic transfer of the forecast schedule to the supervisory control system – the “Ural-VNIIZhT” (GID-Ural) completed traffic schedule
Transfer of the train traffic schedule to locomotives
Monitoring fulfilment of the traffic schedule
Analysis of fulfilment of the forecast daily energy-saving train traffic schedule
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3. The system: main processes
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4. Formulating the daily energy-optimising schedule for train traffic - ELBRUS
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5. The system for formulating the daily train traffic schedule
Energy optimisation
“Ural-VNIIZhT” completed
traffic schedule
Planning “windows” for following day
Passenger train schedule
Alternative schedule for following day
Automatic building of schedule
ELBRUS
Schedule agreed and approved
ELBRUS train schedule
“POLIGON” automatic control system
Standard schedule for following day
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6. Standard schedule on the Isilkul – Chelyabinsk route
The standard schedule is formulated twice a year, for the “summer” and “winter” periods
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7. Parameters for formulating the daily schedule
The following parameters are taken into account when the daily schedule is calculated:
the passenger and suburban traffic schedule
the quantity and specialisation of station yards
traffic speed restrictions
intervals between trains
parameters of trains in operation
priorities of each category of trains
time made up by passenger trains
technological breaks for repair and recovery work in block stations and at stations
station-to-station journey times for optimal energy consumption.
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8. A daily train traffic schedule formulated in the ELBRUS system
Quantity and specialisation of tracks
Track development
Speed restrictions
“Windows”
Length, intervals, priorities of categories of trains
Time made up
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9. The ELBRUS system: a structural and functional diagram
Automated work station for train traffic schedule
ELBRUS TRAIN TRAFFIC SCHEDULE
“URAL-VNIIZhT” completed traffic system
ELBRUS DATABASE
AVP-Technology
automatic train operation
Elbrus
WEB
Traffic schedule building module
“URAL-VNIIZhT” completed
traffic system converter
Server for ELBRUS applications with message exchange facility
Energy optimisation
Analysis module
NIAAS “Poligon” system
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10. The use of satellite technologies to fulfil the daily train traffic schedule – ELBRUS-SIM
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11. The ELBRUS-SIM Driver Information System
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12. Mobile terminal interface in the locomotive
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13. Economic efficiency Efficiency is achieved by means of:
harmonising traffic management and supervisory management
increasing the quality of fulfilment of the train traffic schedule
increasing section and route speeds of traffic
electricity and fuel savings in train traction
Results of an experiment to organise train traffic according to energy-saving schedules on the section from Vkhodnaya (West Siberian Railways) to Chelyabinsk (South Ural Railways) from 15 March to 15 April 2011 Electricity savings for freight and passenger trains were – 22.8 million roubles;
About 80% of the total number of freight trains departed at energy-optimal schedule times;
The total economic benefit was million roubles.
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14. Planned profile of the ELBRUS network system
(to be implemented in )
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15. Thank you for your interest
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