Special Session Introduction

Electric vehicle (EV) is a promising option for sustainable development of cities due to its low impacts on environment. The application of large-scale electric vehicles also promotes the interaction of transportation networks and power networks. In this situation, the coupling characteristics of those two networks are increasingly highlighted and should be considered in their operation and planning. However, the coupled transportation and power networks are extremely complex and usually affected by amounts of uncertainties (e.g., variable renewable energy generation and road capacity), which have brought great challenges to study the coupled systems. Therefore, it is crucial to explore the modeling, analysis and optimization methods for the coupled transportation and power networks with an objective of guaranteeing the secure and stable operation of the coupled systems.

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Technical Outline of the Session:

This special session focuses on a hot research topic ¡ª coupled transportation and power networks. Electricity and transportation have always been two core issues in the development of human society. With the application of large-scale electric vehicles, the coupled operation characteristics of transportation and power networks are increasingly highlighted. In this sense, coupling analysis and coordinated operation of transportation and power networks have attracted significant attention from researchers. Novel modeling, analysis and optimization methods in related area are encouraged in this special session. Topics of interest include (but are not limit to): electric vehicles, models of transportation and power networks, coordinated operation, optimization methods for the coupled systems, planning of EV charging facilities, etc.

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Special Session Organizers

Han Wang, Postdoctoral Researcher, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Han Wang received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, in 2015 and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, in 2020. He was a visiting scholar with the Robert W. Galvin Center for Electricity Innovation, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA, from 2019 to 2020. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher with Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His research interests include coupling analysis of transportation and power networks.

Xiaoyuan Xu, Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Xiaoyuan Xu received both the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, in 2010 and 2016, respectively. He was a visiting scholar with the Robert W. Galvin Center for Electricity Innovation, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA, from 2017 to 2018. He is currently a tenure-track associate professor with Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His research interests include power system uncertainty quantification and power system optimization.