Title :
Energy storage for railway systems, energy recovery and vehicle autonomy in Europe
Author_Institution :
EPFL, Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics Conference (IPEC), 2010 International
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5394-8
DOI :
10.1109/IPEC.2010.5542334
