electric locomotive energy storage

Application of flywheel energy storage for heavy haul locomotives

Barrade P, Destraz B, Rufer A. Hybrid vehicle in railways applications: supercapacitive energy storage for diesel-electric locomotives. IEEE-VPP 04: vehicular power and propulsion symposium. Paris, France; 6–8 October 2004.

On the Use of Battery-Electric Locomotive as a Grid-Support Service in Electric …

Harvesting wind energy is constrained by its generation availability and variability. Energy storage systems (ESSs) partly address this limitation by absorbing the generation volatility and curtailment. However, the conventional static ESSs may lack the necessary reach and versatility to effectively support large-scale power systems. This paper presents an …

(PDF) Thermal Analysis of an Energy Storage System for a Battery Electric Switcher Locomotive …

The results show that between 22% and 30% fuel cost savings may be achieved, along with reduced emissions of exhaust gases by using the proposed battery-electric locomotive in combination (tandem ...

Battery Electric Locomotives & Battery Tenders: Operational & Infrastructure Challenges to Widespread …

Abstract. The potential use of large storage batteries to provide onboard propulsion energy for freight railroads is gaining significant attention. Even though at least 126 Battery Electric Locomotives have been tested, built and operated in the U.S. since 1920, diesel-electric locomotives remain dominant. Several new Battery Electric …

Trading off energy storage and payload – An analytical model for …

Battery-electric locomotive energy requirements are estimated based on the current diesel fuel consumption by Class I railroads which is then adjusted by the relative energy efficiency of battery-electric to diesel powertrains (Popovich et al., 2021).

Comparison of locomotive energy storage systems for heavy-haul …

ABSTRACT This paper modelled flywheel and battery energy storage systems for heavy-haul locomotives. Three heavy-haul trains with their traction power provided by diesel, diesel-flywheel, and diesel-battery locomotive consists were simulated on an existing railway. The diesel, flywheel, and battery locomotives have traction …

Loop Energy and Hydrogen In Motion Inc. (H2M) Announce Project in British Columbia to Convert Diesel Electric Locomotive to Hydrogen Electric ...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – September 1, 2021 – Loop Energy (), a developer and manufacturer of hydrogen fuel cell-based solutions, and Hydrogen In Motion (H2M), a leading provider of solid state hydrogen storage, announce their plans to collaborate on converting a Southern Railway of BC owned and operated diesel electric …

Journal of Energy Storage

In this study, we consider three platforms for decarbonisation, a battery electric locomotive (BEL), battery electric tender (BET) and a hydrogen electric tender (HET) (Fig. 2).Also shown in Fig. 2 are the usable energy capacities of these platforms (MWh), based on current commercial technology and future technologies expected to be …

BNSF and Wabtec commence battery-electric locomotive pilot …

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 4, 2021 – BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) and Wabtec''s (NYSE: WAB) exploration of the future potential of battery-electric locomotives crosses another significant milestone this week as they begin testing the technology in revenue service between Barstow and Stockton, California. As BNSF seeks ways to further reduce …

Comparative analysis of conventional diesel-electric and hypothetical battery-electric heavy haul locomotive …

It is assumed that the battery-electric locomotive can be realized by retrofitting a sufficiently-sized battery energy storage system utilized onto the base undercarriage of a decommissioned conventional 1.6 MW/103 ton diesel-electric locomotive [38], i.e. by

Traction converter for multi-system locomotive

Adapting and providing solution to this reality, CAF Power & Automation has developed multi-system electric traction converters. Applying the modularity concepts in the design stage, our traction converters can be adapted to various existing catenary voltages, i.e. both to AC catenaries (25kV, 15kV) and DC catenaries (3kV, 1.5kV).

ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN RAILWAYS: ENERGY STORAGE AND ELECTRIC GENERATION IN DIESEL ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES

ENERGY STORAGE IN RAILWAYS. Supercapacitors (SC), flywheels and Supermagnetics Energy Storage (SMES) are new components that can be used for short-duration energy storage [3],[4]. For example, the University of Texas at Austin Center for Electromechanics (UT-CEM) is currently developing an Advanced Locomotive Propulsion System (ALPS) …

Assessment of the On-Board Energy Storage Parameters of the Locomotive …

Schemes of energy exchange in locomotive traction electric drive and auxiliary systems: a) – traction mode when movement on the site for the 1 st Scenario; b) – traction mode when movement on the site for the 2 nd Scenario; c) – traction mode when driving on the site for the 3 rd Scenario; d) – traction mode when maneuvering; e) – …

Assessment of battery-hybrid diesel-electric locomotive fuel …

This paper presents a hypothetical conversion of a conventional heavy haul diesel-electric locomotive to its hybrid counterpart by incorporating a battery energy storage system. Starting from the basic parameters of a 1.6 MW diesel-electric locomotive currently found in the national railway company locomotive fleet, the quasi-static model …

Assessment of battery-hybrid diesel-electric locomotive fuel savings and emission reduction potentials based …

This paper presents a hypothetical conversion of a conventional heavy haul diesel-electric locomotive to its hybrid counterpart by incorporating a battery energy storage system. Starting from the basic parameters of a 1.6 MW diesel-electric locomotive currently found in the national railway company locomotive fleet, the quasi-static model …

Energy Storage Options for Hybrid Diesel Electric Shunting Locomotives …

Shunting locomotives are required to produce high powers during shunting operations but may be idle for many hours each day. A key issue with a hybrid conversion is battery life. Shunting locomotives are required to develop typically 1000hp to 2000hp for periods of perhaps a few minutes and the battery is sized for its capacity to deliver instantaneous …

Design and Modeling of Diesel-Electric Hybrid Shunting Locomotive

3 Power System Design. By comparing the operating conditions and related data of the internal combustion shunting locomotives of Dongfeng series, the power system of the 3000 hp diesel- electric hybrid shunting locomotive is conﬁgured. Diesel generator sets Converter Inverter Traction motor Onboard energy storage system DC/DC converter …

Influence of an Energy Storage System on the Energy Consumption of a Diesel-Electric Locomotive …

An energetic model of a diesel-electric locomotive is established using energetic macroscopic representation (EMR), and a battery/supercapacitor ESS is added in simulation to study the benefit of hybridization before integration on the real vehicle. This paper studies the influence of an energy storage system (ESS) on the fuel consumption …

Power Conversion Technologies for a Hybrid Energy Storage System in Diesel-Electric Locomotives …

Energy Storage System in Diesel-Electric Locomotives Caio Guilherme da Silva Moraes, Student Member, Sergio Luis Brockveld Junior, Marcelo Lobo Heldwein, Senior Member, Andre Stanzani Franca ...

Reduction of Energy Consumption by Electric Rolling Stock of …

It was established, that the use of an on-board energy storage system on an electric locomotive provides a reduction of energy consumption by approximately 10% and it is practically independent of the energy storage power. The maximum power consumed from the traction network is reduced during the exploitation the on-board …

Application of flywheel energy storage for heavy haul locomotives …

At the present time, trains in heavy haul operations are typically hauled by several diesel-electric locomotives coupled in a multiple unit. This paper studies the case of a typical consist of three Co-Co diesel-electric locomotives, and considers replacing one unit with an alternative version, with the same design parameters, except that the diesel-electric …

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