Table 1

Parameter and variable descriptions

NotationsDescriptionsUnit
Ithe number of trips running in one-day operation 
ithe serial number of trips, 1 ≤ iI 
tithe scheduled departure time of trip i 
SOCithe battery SOC at the start of trip i%
SOCEithe battery SOC at the end of trip i%
Tithe travel time of trip imin
Qithe electricity consumption of trip ikWh
µithe average ambient temperature during trip i°F
Pcharge powerkW
θithe charging time at idle time after trip i without crossing various tariff time periodsmin
θiFthe charging time at idle time after trip i in the former period when crossing various tariff time periodsmin
θiSthe charging time at idle time after trip i in the latter period when crossing various tariff time periodsmin
Jthe total number of electrical tariff time periods per day 
jthe serial number of electrical tariff time periods 
Mjthe electricity rate in the j-th tariff time periodCNY/(kWh)
Mnthe electricity rate in nonoperation hoursCNY/(kWh)
tj,j+1cthe division moment between the j-th period and the j + 1-th period 
λjthe time boundary of the j-th period 
Tminthe minimum charging timemin
SOCminthe lower bound of SOC%
SOCmaxthe upper bound of SOC%
ωtotalelectricity costs for charging per dayCNY
ω1electricity costs for charging at idle time in operation hours per dayCNY
ω2electricity costs for charging in nonoperation hours per dayCNY
Bbattery capacitykWh
tEithe time needed for the battery being charged from SOCEi to SOCmax without crossing various tariff time periodsmin
tLithe duration of idle time between trip i and trip i + 1 without crossing various tariff time periodsmin
tEFithe time needed for the battery being charged from SOCEi to SOCmax in the former period when crossing various tariff time periodsmin
tLFithe duration of idle time in the former period when crossing various tariff time periods, which equals tj,j+1c(ti+Ti)min
tESithe time needed for the battery being charged from the SOC at tj,j+1c to SOCmax in the latter period when crossing various tariff time periodsmin
tLSithe duration of idle time in the latter period when crossing various tariff time periods, which equals ti+1tj,j+1cmin
Cithe electricity cost for charging after trip iCNY

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