Title :
Modern trolleybuses on Bus Rapid Transit: Key for electrification of public transportation
Author :
Diez, A.E. ; Bohorquez, Armando ; Velandia, Edder ; Roa, Luis Fernando ; Restrepo, Mauricio
Author_Institution :
Fac. de Ing. Electr., Univ. Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellin, Colombia
Abstract :
This paper presents the enormous advantages of applying modern trolleybuses on Bus Rapid Transit systems -BRT-, to ease the electrification of public transportation with all the consequences that this implies: reduction of energy consumption, substitution of fossil fuels, improvement of air quality on cities and travel experience. As a case of study the hypothetical consequences of the electrification of Transmilenio, one of the largest BRT in the world, are presented.
Keywords :
energy consumption; fossil fuels; modems; rapid transit systems; road vehicles; static electrification; Transmilenio; bus rapid transit; electrification; energy consumption; enormous advantages; fossil fuels; hypothetical consequences; modem trolleybuses; modern trolleybuses; public transportation; Cities and towns; Combustion; Electricity; Engines; Maintenance engineering; Vehicles; Bus Rapid Transit; Electric Traction; Electrification of transport sector; Trolleybus;
Conference_Titel :
ANDESCON, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Bogota
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6740-2
DOI :
10.1109/ANDESCON.2010.5633684
