• DocumentCode
    3446350
  • Title

    Energy storage for railway systems, energy recovery and vehicle autonomy in Europe

  • Author

    Rufer, Alfred

  • Author_Institution
    EPFL, Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    21-24 June 2010
  • Firstpage
    3124
  • Lastpage
    3127
  • Abstract
    The benefits of the use of energy storage means for traction vehicles has been demonstrated for many years, as well in academic research as in industrial prototypes. Today, the well developed storage equipments are coming in commercial vehicles and first experiences are related. This paper will present three applications proposed and realized by European companies, who have sold and commissioned new types of railway vehicles.
  • Keywords
    energy storage; railway electrification; traction; Europe; energy recovery; energy storage; railway systems; traction vehicles; vehicle autonomy; Batteries; Capacitors; Energy storage; Europe; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Power electronics; Rail transportation; Supercapacitors; Vehicles; Voltage; Energy storage; energy recovery; supercapacitors; traction systems;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Electronics Conference (IPEC), 2010 International
  • Conference_Location
    Sapporo
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5394-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPEC.2010.5542334
  • Filename
    5542334