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TRAQS User Guide Page 66 6. MOVES OPTIONS Under the TRAQS main window, press the MOVES Options button to gain access to the MOVES Wizard.
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TRAQS User Guide Page 67 3. Once the data is reviewed, you can press the Import button.
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TRAQS User Guide Page 68 6.3. MOVES WIZARD – CONFIGURATION The MOVES Wizard – Configuration page contains the following options:
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TRAQS User Guide Page 69 Model Settings The US EPA MOVES program is very extensive and can be setup to run in several domain scales, calculation types, and time aggregation levels. TRAQS was designed to support the following model settings: Domain/Scale: Project Level The project scale allows the user to perform micro-scale analysis of roadway link emissions or off-network links where emissions from vehicles starts or extended idle activity occur.
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TRAQS User Guide Page 70 Time Aggregation Level: Hour TRAQS only supports the Hour aggregation level which will calculate emissions for each hour of a day based on the specific inputs for that hour (e.g., temperature, speed distribution, etc.)
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TRAQS User Guide Page 71 When finished, click on the Next button to proceed to the next step of the wizard.
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TRAQS User Guide Page 72 When finished, click on the Next button to proceed to the next step of the wizard – Fuel & Vehicle Type. MOVES Wizard - Scenarios page
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TRAQS User Guide Page 73 6.5. MOVES WIZARD – FUEL & VEHICLE TYPE The MOVES Wizard – Fuel & Vehicle Type page allows you to specify the fuel-vehicle type combinations to be included in the MOVES run scenarios.
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TRAQS User Guide Page 74 Functionality of Buttons Adds all possible fuel-vehicle type combinations to the Selected Fuel– Vehicle Type Combinations list. Adds selected fuel-vehicle type combinations to the Selected Fuel–Vehicle Type Combinations list.
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TRAQS User Guide Page 75 6.6. MOVES WIZARD – ROAD TYPES The MOVES Wizard – Road Types page displays a non-editable list of road types that were specified under the Maps & Links module.
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TRAQS User Guide Page 76 6.7. MOVES WIZARD – POLLUTANTS & PROCESSES The MOVES Wizard – Pollutants & Processes page allows you to specify the pollutant & processes to be included in the MOVES run scenarios.
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TRAQS User Guide Page 77 Pollutants Available for Each Analysis Type PM Project-Level Conformity Analysis: for this analysis, the pollutant selection will include only Particular Matter (PM2.5 and PM10)
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TRAQS User Guide Page 78 The MOVES Wizard – PDM page contains the following options: Traffic Activity Approach In MOVES, activity on roadway links can be defined by one of the available modes: Average Speed: This approach allows the MOVES model to calculate emissions based on a default drive cycle for a given average speed, volume, grade, and road type on the specified project's link. This approach accounts for some differences in emissions due to changes in operating modes associated with different average speeds on a specific road type.
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TRAQS User Guide Page 79 Functionality of Buttons Populates all PDM tables, for all scenarios, with option to autofill with default MOVES database data. Clears all the PDM tables for all scenarios and marks them as empty ( )
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TRAQS User Guide Page 80 Exports the contents of the current table to an Excel file (*
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TRAQS User Guide Page 81 Some of these fields can be auto-filled with data imported from the MOVES default database by checking the Auto-fill box in the message that is displayed (see image below)
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TRAQS User Guide Page 82 4. Complete the missing data for the tables that are incomplete ( )
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TRAQS User Guide Page 83 6. Links: This table allows input of definitions of the road segments (i.e.
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TRAQS User Guide Page 84 How to Generate All the PDM Tables 1. Press the Generate All button.
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TRAQS User Guide Page 85 5. Press the Generate button when done.
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TRAQS User Guide Page 86 # PDM Table Name Auto-Fill with MOVES Defaults Option Remarks 6 Link Source Type NA sourceTypeHourFraction must be specified for each link and vehicle type. No defaults available.
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TRAQS User Guide Page 87 4. Select only the boxes for the scenarios you want to apply data to.
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TRAQS User Guide Page 88 6.8.3. PDM OPTION – AGE DISTRIBUTION The Age Distribution table allows input of distribution of vehicles by age.
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TRAQS User Guide Page 89 6.8.4. PDM OPTION – FUEL FORMULATION The Fuel Formulation table allows input of fuel properties such as the fuel's RVP or sulfur level.
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TRAQS User Guide Page 90 Parameter MOVES Keyword Description Remarks Sulfur Level (ppm) sulfurLevel Measured in parts per million (ppm)
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TRAQS User Guide Page 91 Parameter MOVES Keyword Description Remarks PAH Content PAHContent Percent volume of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons T50 (F) T50 Temperature in degrees Fahrenheit at which 50% of a sample of fuel will evaporate using a standard test procedure T90 (F)
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TRAQS User Guide Page 92 Parameter MOVES Keyword Description Remarks Month Group ID monthGroupID Specifies the month of the fuel supply Fuel Formulation ID fuelFormulationID Identifies the fuel and is entered in the fuel supply table to define the fuel(s) used in the fuel region being modeled Market Share (0 to 1)
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TRAQS User Guide Page 93 Parameter MOVES Keyword Description Remarks Model Year Group ID modelYearGroupID Identifies a model year group Source Bin Fuel Type ID sourceBinFuelTypeID Identifies the type of fuel the engine is capable of using: 1 = Gasoline 2 = Diesel Fuel 3 = Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) 5 = Flex Fuel (E85 or Gasoline)
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TRAQS User Guide Page 94 Parameter MOVES Keyword Description Remarks Source Type ID sourceTypeID Identifies types of vehicles, classified by function Model Year ID modelYearID Identifies the model year Fuel Type ID fuelTypeID Identifies a basic kind of fuel used by source types Engine Tech ID engTechID Identifies an engine technology Fuel Engine Fraction (0 to 1) fuelEngFraction Fraction of the source type in that model year that have that combination of fuel type and engine technology Fraction that must sum to 1 for each combination of sourceTypeID and modelYearID 6.8.8.
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TRAQS User Guide Page 95 Parameter MOVES Keyword Description Remarks Zone ID zoneID Specifies the ID of the zone where the project is modeled Road Type ID roadTypeID Specifies the MOVES roadway type that best describes the link being modeled Link Length (miles) linkLength Specifies the link length in miles for each roadway link Link Volume (vehicles/hr)
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TRAQS User Guide Page 96 6.8.9. PDM OPTION – LINK SOURCE TYPES The Link Source Types table allows input of allocation of activity by source type.
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TRAQS User Guide Page 97 6.8.10. PDM OPTION – LINK DRIVE SCHEDULES The Link Drive Schedules table allows you to input the precise speed and grade as a function of time (seconds)
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TRAQS User Guide Page 98 6.8.11. PDM OPTION – METEOROLOGY The Meteorology table allows input of temperature and humidity data.
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TRAQS User Guide Page 99 6.8.12. PDM OPTION – OFF-NETWORK The Off-Network table allows input of population and activity fractions for each source type present in the off-network link.
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TRAQS User Guide Page 100 6.8.13. PDM OPTION – HOTELLING ACTIVITY The Hotelling Activity table allows input of the operating distribution for vehicles during hotelling hours.
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TRAQS User Guide Page 101 6.8.14. PDM OPTION – HOTELLING HOURS The Hotelling Hours table allows input of the total number of hours spent by truck drivers in their trucks during mandated rest periods between trips during long haul operations.
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TRAQS User Guide Page 102 6.8.15. PDM OPTION – OPERATING MODE DISTRIBUTION The Operating Mode Distribution table allows you to import operating mode fraction data for source types, hour / day combinations, roadway links and pollutant / process combinations that are included in the RunSpec and Project domain.
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TRAQS User Guide Page 103 Parameter MOVES Keyword Description Remarks Operating Mode Fraction (0 to 1) opModeFraction Specifies the fraction of the time spent by the vehicle in the corresponding operating mode For example: OFFROAD for opMode108, opmodefraction = 0.05, which means 5% of the vehicles have not been started for more than 720 minutes 6.8.16.
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TRAQS User Guide Page 104 Parameter MOVES Keyword Description Remarks Fuel Type ID fuelTypeID Identifies a basic kind of fuel used by source types IM Program ID IMProgramID Identifies the Inspection and Maintenance program used in the modeling domain Inspection Frequency inspectFreq Identifies the inspection frequency Annual (1) or biennial (2)
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TRAQS User Guide Page 105 6.9. MOVES WIZARD – INPUT SUMMARY The Input Summary is the last page of the MOVES Wizard and it will contain the status of data completion entered under the MOVES Wizard.
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TRAQS User Guide Page 106 Functionality of Buttons Expands all nodes available on the Scenario Tree. Collapses all nodes available on the Scenario Tree.
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