What is agv container energy storage

What are automated guided vehicles (AGVs)?

Many large container terminals make use of diesel-powered automated guided vehicles (AGVs) to transport containers between quay cranes and container storage, thereby ensuring a high degree of productivity.

What is AGV in terminal transportation system?

As commonly used transportation equipment in the terminal transportation system, AGVs transport containerized cargo between the quay crane area and the yard crane area to elevate the operating efficiency of automated terminals (Huang et al., 2023; Singh et al., 2022; Tao et al., 2023; Xing et al., 2023; Zhou et al., 2020). Fig. 1.

Are battery-powered AGVs a viable transport technology?

However, battery-powered AGVs (B-AGVs) represent an emerging transport technology for this application context and appear to have decisive economic, technical, and ecological advantages in closed transport systems, such as container terminals.

Where do AGVs operate?

5. Conclusion AGVs operate in the horizontal transportation area at the automated container terminal, connecting the apron operating area and the yard storage area. Most ACTs would use battery packs to power AGVs.

Are AGVs powered by batteries?

Unlike container trucks, AGVs are powered by batteries, and their electric quantity falls as they operate for a longer time. As a result, methods should be taken to replenish the power of batteries (Chen et al., 2023a; Xiang and Liu, 2021; Yang et al., 2023; Zhou et al., 2023).

How can automated container terminals reduce energy consumption?

For automated container terminals, the effective integrated scheduling of different kinds of equipment such as quay cranes (QCs), automated guided vehicles (AGVs), and yard cranes (YCs) is of great significance in reducing energy consumption and achieving sustainable development.