Estimación del indicador kilómetro vehículo recorrido (KVR) mediante ecuaciones lineales y sus aplicaciones en consumos energéticos de transporte.

The present research study aims to develop a novel methodology for estimating the VKT (Vehicle Kilometers Traveled) indicator and the energy consumption according to road transport type. Calculations are made for the Province of Loja (Ecuador) for the year 2014 by using an OLADE (Latin American Energy Organization) energy balance method. This is combined with a model similar to the Hardy Cross hydraulic flow systems solution with linear equations. The transportation system is represented as an energy balance and the inputs are: total fleet and vehicle type, specific average consumption for each vehicle type, and global fuel sales. The results show that there is a 2% variation between calculated consumed energy and total dispatched energy. The total energy used is 1,123,198 BEP, of which 24.65% is for passenger transport and 66.18% for cargo transport. It is concluded that the proposed methodology is appropriate, applicable nation-wide, and replicable in other provinces. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]