Title :
Increased recuperation efficiency by increment of the recuperation voltage to 1950V in a 1500V DC catenary system
Author :
Liu, Chris ; Meerman, Erwin
Author_Institution :
Lloyd´´s Register Rail Eur. B. V., Utrecht
Abstract :
Measurement data show that by increasing the recuperation voltage from 1800 V to the new maximum of 1950 V, the recuperation efficiency can be increased from 50% to 80%. The energy saving for 127 train sets is approximately 11 mio kWh/year, i.e. approximately 1% of the annual energy consumption of Dutch Railways.
Keywords :
electric locomotives; energy conservation; DC catenary; energy savings; rail vehicle; recuperation efficiency; regenerative power; voltage 1500 V; voltage 1800 V; voltage 1950 V; Current measurement; Degradation; Energy consumption; Energy measurement; Government; Performance evaluation; Rail transportation; Substations; Testing; Voltage; Rail vehicle; Regenerative power; Traction application;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics and Applications, 2007 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Aalborg
Print_ISBN :
978-92-75815-10-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-92-75815-10-8
DOI :
10.1109/EPE.2007.4417745
