IIT | Dr. Álvaro Jesús López López

Journal Publications

D. Roch Dupré, A.P. Cucala, R.R. Pecharromán, A.J. López López, A. Fernández-Cardador. Simulation-based assessment of the installation of a reversible substation in a railway line, including a realistic model of large traffic perturbations. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. vol. 115, no. 105476, pp. 1-15, February 2020. [Online: August 2019] JCR impact factor: 4.418 (2018)
D. Roch Dupré, A.P. Cucala, R.R. Pecharromán, A.J. López López, A. Fernández-Cardador. Evaluation of the impact that the traffic model used in railway electrical simulation has on the assessment of the installation of a reversible substation. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. vol. 102, pp. 201-210, November 2018. [Online: May 2018] JCR impact factor: 4.418 (2018)
D. Roch Dupré, A.J. López López, R.R. Pecharromán, A.P. Cucala, A. Fernández-Cardador. Analysis of the demand charge in DC railway systems and reduction of its economic impact with energy storage systems. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. vol. 93, pp. 459-467, December 2017. [Online: July 2017] JCR impact factor: 3.610 (2017); 4.418 (2018).
A.J. López López, R.R. Pecharromán, A. Fernández-Cardador, A.P. Cucala. Improving the traffic model to be used in the optimisation of mass transit system electrical infrastructure. Energies. vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 1134-1-1134-18, August 2017. [Online: August 2017] JCR impact factor: 2.676 (2017); 2.707 (2018).
A.J. López López, R.R. Pecharromán, A. Fernández-Cardador, A.P. Cucala. Smart traffic-scenario compressor for the efficient electrical simulation of mass transit systems. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. vol. 88, pp. 150-163, June 2017. [Online: January 2017] JCR impact factor: 3.610 (2017); 4.418 (2018).
M.C. Falvo, D. Sbordone, A. Fernández-Cardador, A.P. Cucala, R.R. Pecharromán, A.J. López López. Energy savings in metro-transit systems: a comparison between operational Italian and Spanish lines. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. vol. 230, no. 2, pp. 345-359, January 2016. [Online: July 2014] JCR impact factor: 1.537 (2016); 1.540 (2018).
R.R. Pecharromán, A.J. López López, A.P. Cucala, A. Fernández-Cardador. Riding the rails to DC power efficiency: energy efficiency in dc-electrified metropolitan railways. IEEE Electrification Magazine. vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 32-38, September 2014.
A.J. López López, R.R. Pecharromán, A. Fernández-Cardador, A.P. Cucala. Assessment of energy-saving techniques in direct-current-electrified mass transit systems. Transportation Research Part C - Emerging Technologies. vol. 38, pp. 85-100, January 2014. [Online: November 2013] JCR impact factor: 2.818 (2014); 5.775 (2018).
A.J. López López, R.R. Pecharromán, A.P. Cucala, A. Fernández-Cardador. Aprovechamiento de la energía procedente del frenado regenerativo en ferrocarriles metropolitanos. Anales de Mecánica y Electricidad. vol. XC, no. III, pp. 12-18, June 2013.

Projects

Ph.D. Thesis

Developed:

A.J. López López (2016), Optimising the electrical infrastructure of mass transit systems to improve the use of regenerative braking. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain).

Conference Papers

Books and Book chapters

International exchanges

Jan - Apr 2014, Electric Power System Department. School of Electrical Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). Stockholm (Sweden).

Training courses

Executive Programme «Security in Industry 4.0», developed for: Inscripciones participantes. Jun/2017-Jul/2017

Patents

"Sistema de aprovechamiento de energía eléctrica regenerada por un tren o disponible en catenaria, por parte de un vehículo eléctrico, y procedimiento asociado". Owner(s): Metro de Madrid, S.A.; Universidad Pontificia Comillas; Sistemas de Computación y Automática General S.A.; y Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas.. Priority country: Spain. (Dec 2016)

Dr. Álvaro Jesús López López

Journal Publications

R.R. Pecharromán, A.J. López López, A.P. Cucala, A. Fernández-Cardador. Riding the rails to DC power efficiency: energy efficiency in dc-electrified metropolitan railways. IEEE Electrification Magazine. vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 32-38, September 2014.

A.J. López López, R.R. Pecharromán, A.P. Cucala, A. Fernández-Cardador. Aprovechamiento de la energía procedente del frenado regenerativo en ferrocarriles metropolitanos. Anales de Mecánica y Electricidad. vol. XC, no. III, pp. 12-18, June 2013.

Projects

Development of an tool to optimize the filling of containers and trucks, developed for: Pladur Gypsum S.A. Apr/2019-Jul/2019

Selection of current inverters in traction substations in Metro de Madrid, developed for: Metro de Madrid. Nov/2016-Jun/2017

Modeling and computer implementation of the signal-lines network of the railway commuting lines of Madrid and Barcelona, developed for: KV Consultores. Apr/2013-Oct/2013

Modeling and computer implementation of the signal-lines network of the railway commuting lines of Madrid and Barcelona, developed for: KV Consultores. Sep/2011-Jan/2012

Smart management of regenerated energy in metro lines to charge electric cars, developed for: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. May/2011-Dec/2013

WSP: Wheel Slide Protection, developed for: Train Automatic Solutions In Out, S.L. Jan/2011-Jul/2011

Operation and security in power supply systems of Metro de Valencia, developed for: Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana. Oct/2009-May/2010

Analysis of energy consumption on metropolitan railways, commuter railways and high speed lines, developed for: Ministerio de Fomento (CEDEX). Dec/2007-Mar/2010

Ph.D. Thesis

Developed:

A.J. López López (2016), Optimising the electrical infrastructure of mass transit systems to improve the use of regenerative braking. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain).

Conference Papers

A.J. López López, R.R. Pecharromán, A.P. Cucala, A. Fernández-Cardador, Optimizing mass transit systems electrical infrastructure by application of the particle swarm optimization algorithm, IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference - VPPC 2019. pp. 1-5, Hanói, Vietnam, 14-17 October 2019

D. Roch Dupré, A.J. López López, R.R. Pecharromán, A.P. Cucala, A. Fernández-Cardador, Dimensioning of DC traction substations with realistic traffic scenarios, IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference - VPPC 2017. ISBN: 978-1538613184, Belfort, France, 11-14 December 2017

A. Fernández Rodríguez, A. Fernández-Cardador, A.P. Cucala, R.R. Pecharromán, A.J. López López, Charging electric vehicles using regenerated energy from urban railways, IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference - VPPC 2017. ISBN: 978-1538613184, Belfort, France, 11-14 December 2017

E. Pilo, J.R. Jiménez-Octavio, R.R. Pecharromán, A.J. López López, Stochastic traffic generator for Monte Carlo load flow simulation, 15th International Conference on Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements - CMEM 2011. pp. 659-669, New Forest, United Kingdom, 31 May - 02 June 2011

A.J. López López, R.R. Pecharromán, E. Pilo, A.P. Cucala, A. Fernández-Cardador, Analysis of energy-saving strategies in railway power supply systems, 9th World Congress on Railway Research - WCRR 2011. Lille, France, 22-26 May 2011

E. Pilo, R.R. Pecharromán, A.J. López López, Stochastic traffic generator for Montecarlo load flow simulation, 12th International Conference on Computer System Design and Operation in the Railway and other Transit Systems. COMPRAIL 2010. Pekín, China, 31 August - 02 September 2010

Books and Book chapters

International exchanges

Jan - Apr 2014, Electric Power System Department. School of Electrical Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). Stockholm (Sweden).

Training courses

Executive Programme «Security in Industry 4.0», developed for: Inscripciones participantes. Jun/2017-Jul/2017

Patents