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Learnings from MoCho-TIMES - Modal choice within bottom-up optimization energy system models ETSAP Meeting College Park, 10 th -11 th July 2017 Jacopo Tattini PhD Student Energy System Analysis group Motivation MoCho-TIMES model Discussion
Motivation
- Bottom-up (BU) energy system models describe in detail the technical,
economic and environmental dimensions of an energy system
- They are weak in representing consumer behaviour: only one central-
decision maker is considered
- The behavioural dimension is fundamental in decision making in the
transportation sector It shall not be neglected
- Essential to represent real households’ preferences
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Motivation MoCho-TIMES model Discussion
For more info: Venturini et al., Improvements in the representation of behaviour in integrated energy and transport models, 2017 (Under revision)
MoCho-TIMES model
- MoCho-TIMES (Modal Choice in TIMES) is an approach to
incorporate modal choice directly in BU optimization energy system models
- The methodology consists in two main steps:
- 1. Divide transport users into heterogeneous consumer groups
- 2. Incorporate intangible costs
- Other constraints:
- Monetary budget
- Availability of transport infrastructures
- Travel Time Budget (TTB)
- Travel patterns
- Maximum shift potential
- Maximum rate of shift
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For more info refer to working paper: Tattini et al., Improving the representation of modal choice into bottom-up optimization energy system models – The MoCho-TIMES model, 2017
Motivation MoCho-TIMES model Discussion
Demand side heterogeneity
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Modes have different levels of service Different perceptions of levels of service
- Heterogeneity differentiates modal perception among subgroups of transport
users
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Region Urbanization area Income level
Region 1 Region 2
Intangible costs
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Intangible costs are introduced for two reasons:
- 1. To capture other non-economic factors into the expression of the
generalized cost, accounting modal perception
- 2. To differentiate modal perceptions across consumer groups through
monetization.
Varies across income classes Varies across types
- f urbanisation
Motivation MoCho-TIMES model Discussion
Overall structure of MoCho-TIMES
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Fuel
Consumer Group 2
Demands
Consumer Group 1 Consumer Group 24 Consumer Group 3
Travel time Infrastructure
EXISTING INFRA- STRUCTURE TRAVEL TIME BUDGET
Perceived cost
MONETARY BUDGET
...
Intangible cost CG1 Intangible cost CG24
…
Intangible cost CG2
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Intangible cost CG1 Intangible cost CG24
…
Intangible cost CG2
PRIVATE CAR
Intangible cost CG1 Intangible cost CG24
…
Intangible cost CG2
NEW INFRA- STRUCTURE
Motivation MoCho-TIMES model Discussion
Data requirement
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Motivation MoCho-TIMES model Discussion
- Many new data are required:
– Spatial distribution of the population (region, type of urbanization) – Income distribution across the population – Mileage distribution across the population – LoS attributes: free travel time, congestion travel time, waiting time, walking time, access/egress time, etc – Value of time (VoT) – Infrastructure data: investment and O&M costs, capacity utilization level – Travel pattern: share of km in the urban/suburban/rural areas – Public transport fares – Car parking cost – …..
- Need a rich and reliable data-source, consistent with the energy system
model that will incorporate modal choice
Support model
- The development of MoCho-TIMES requires a support model:
- Transport model able to simulate modal choice
- Consistent with the geographical scope of the energy system model
- The support model is used to draw data and parameters for MoCho-TIMES
- The transport model might have a different time horizon than the energy
system model Assumptions required
- In case support model is not available, a travel survey (travel diary) could be
used
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Transport Model
Motivation MoCho-TIMES model Discussion
Reflections
- Modal choice is determined at aggregated level, for macro clusters of
consumers, but is able to capture variability acorss population
- Dimensions for heterogeneity is crucial
- Finer resolution is achievable, but trade-off trade-off between model size and
representation of the population shall be pursued
- Additional variability to modal perception achieved through the ”clones”
- Vague spatial resolution Focus is not trip, but entire energy system
- Heterogeneity overcomes the “mean-decision maker” perspective
- Perfect-information, perfect-foresight and perfect-rationality
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Motivation MoCho-TIMES model Discussion
Shall MoCho-TIMES be incorporated into an integrated energy system model?
- Modal shift as an option to decarbonize energy system,within a unique
model framework.
- Effect of energy system dynamics on modal shares and vice versa
- Transport sector is expected to become increasingly integrated into
the energy system
- New policy and scenario analyses: effect of variations of LoS and
consumers’ perception of modes on rest of energy system and viceversa
- Intangible costs act as a barrier to decarbonisation of the transport
sector Required consistency across sectors Compare MoCho-TIMES and soft-linking
- f
TIMES with external transport model (ABM+system dynamic model)
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DTU Management Engineering, Technical University of Denmark 11
Jacopo Tattini jactat@dtu.dk
…questions, suggestions?!?!
DTU Management Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
Soft link of TIMES-DK and LTM
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ABM+System Dynamic
Inputs to ABM+SD model:
- Socioeconomic description:
gender, income class, car
- wnership, age, nr. of
children, marital status, GDP , employment
- Infrastructure: existing and
planned
- Average mode travel cost
- …
Outputs from LTM (2010-2030):
- Passenger travel demand per mode,
location, purpose (pkm)
- Freight travel demand per mode, location,
purpose (tkm)
- ……..
TIMES-DK Interface
Outputs from TIMES-DK:
- Fuels prices
Iterations Modal choice in LTM and technology choice in TIMES-DK
MoCho-TIMES vs Soft-link with external model
Soft link with transport model Advantages:
- Transport
models have suitable structure and mathematical expression (MNL) for computing modal shares
- Spatial disaggregated
- Household/Individual resolution
Disadvantages:
- Long computational time of transport
model
- Low sensitivity to price changes
- Iterations required?
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Motivation MoCho-TIMES model Discussion
MoCho-TIMES Advantages:
- Wider scope of analysis, including
the energy system
- Enables
assessing cross-sectoral influences
- Flexible for scenario analysis
- Catch some variability of preferences
Disadvantages:
- Macro-clusters of consumers
- Aggregated spatial resolution
Disaggregated modal shares
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Disaggregated modal shares
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Disaggregated modal shares
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Disaggregated modal shares
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