Technologies for increased energy efficiency in railway systems
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Gunselmann, W.
- Source
- 2005 European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications Power Electronics and Applications Power Electronics and Applications, 2005 European Conference on. :10 pp.-P.10 2005
- Subject
- Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Robotics and Control Systems
Signal Processing and Analysis
Computing and Processing
Energy efficiency
Rail transportation
Energy consumption
Vehicles
Costs
Energy storage
Carbon dioxide
Uniform resource locators
Energy management
Technology management
Energy system management
Rail vehicle
Supercapacitor
Sustainable system/technology
- Language
This article gives an overview of the various possibilities of increased energy efficiency in electrical railway systems. Not only the power systems in the main traction circuit are emphasized, but also efficient solutions arising from auxiliary-optimization, reduced weight of the vehicles, aerodynamics and efficient rail automation. The main focus is on the application of energy storage in traction systems. The stationary installation in substations is described and the advantages demonstrated in a number of applications using different main strategies. A wide and varied range of benefits arise from the typical application situation.