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(PDF) Comparative Analysis of Conventional Diesel-electric and Hybrid-electric Heavy Haul Locomotive …
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 ...
Application of flywheel energy storage for heavy haul locomotives
Proceedings of European conference on power electronics and applications, Aalborg, Denmark; 2–5 September 2007. p. 5160–70. [7] Barrade P, Destraz B, Rufer A. Hybrid vehicle in railways applications: supercapacitive energy storage for diesel-electric
High-efficiency internal combustion engine for hybrid hydrogen-electric locomotives …
This letter discusses the improvement of traditional diesel-electric locomotives to use hydrogen and reduce energy demand. An internal combustion engine featuring direct injection and jet ignition ...
Table of Contents
Repowered Locomotives. De-Rated Locomotives. 3. Diesel-Electric Locomotive Fuel Economy and Energy Efficiency. • 3.1 Energy Advantages of Railroads and Trains. Rolling Resistance Advantage. Aerodynamic Advantage. • 3.2 Railroad Corporate Average Fuel Economy. Association of American Railroads Revenue Ton-Miles per Gallon.
2 . Overview of rail technologies
I – Diesel locomotive; II – Electric locomotive; III – Hydrogen locomotive; IV – Battery-Hydrogen hybrid locomotive. 0 – No match; 1 – Partial match; 2 – Full match. According to the particular application requirements of rail transport, electric, hydrogen, and battery-hydrogen hybrid locomotives have a distinct superiority for …
Multi-Port System for Storage and Management of Regenerative Braking Energy in Diesel-Electric Locomotives …
In this paper, a multi-port system is proposed to recover the braking energy in a diesel-electric locomotive, using it to recharge a battery-supercapacitor based Energy Storage System (ESS) and to supply the locomotive auxiliary loads. To manage the system power flow, a single DC bus voltage controller generates current references for each converter. …
Power Conversion Technologies for a Hybrid Energy Storage System in Diesel-Electric Locomotives …
This article proposes a multiport power conversion system as the core of a hybrid energy storage system, based on Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries and supercapacitors (SCs), which acts as a buffer against large magnitudes and rapid fluctuations in power, thus reducing current stresses in the battery system. The braking energy in diesel-electric …
Energy Storage Options for Hybrid Diesel Electric Shunting Locomotives …
Figure 1: The 1720 Class Queensland Rail Locomotive "Frank Archer", [2]. This paper considers the energy storage requirements for a generic 1000hp hybrid battery electric design that has the following features: • Industry standard driver control performances
Assessment of battery-hybrid diesel-electric locomotive fuel …
Section snippets Diesel-electric locomotive outline Railway transportation over non-electrified tracks is nowadays predominantly based on diesel-electric locomotives, 1 whose traction system comprises a diesel engine coupled to the main generator producing electric power which is conditioned through the dedicated control …
Energy-Storage-Based Smart Electrical Infrastructure and Regenerative Braking Energy …
This paper presents a modified power supply system based on the current alternating current (AC)-fed railways with neutral zones that can further improve the eco-friendliness and smart level of railways. The modified system complements the existing infrastructure with additional energy-storage-based smart electrical infrastructure. This …
Free Full-Text | Research and Optimization of Hybrid On-Board Energy Storage System of an Electric Locomotive …
Operation modes of rolling stock at mining enterprises are considered and analyzed. The justification of the need to replace it with a modern specialized electric locomotive for quarry railway transport, equipped with an asynchronous traction electric drive and an on-board energy storage system, is presented. The determination of the …
Battery-electric shunting locomotive with lithium-polymer storage …
Battery-electric locomotives with lithium-polymer storage batteries are proposed for shunting operations on electrified railroad lines considering experience of energy storage devices applications. Main parameters of traction drive are calculated and its functional scheme is shown in the article. Advantages of battery-electric over diesel locomotives …
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 …
Energy storage
In July 2021 China announced plans to install over 30 GW of energy storage by 2025 (excluding pumped-storage hydropower), a more than three-fold increase on its installed capacity as of 2022. The United States'' Inflation Reduction Act, passed in August 2022, includes an investment tax credit for sta nd-alone storage, which is expected to boost the …
Exploring the Power of Pistons and Cylinders in the Steam Locomotive …
The cylinders in a steam locomotive engine serve as the site where the energy of steam is transformed into mechanical power. When steam enters the cylinder, it expands and pushes the piston, creating a reciprocating motion. The movement of the piston drives the connecting rod, which turns the wheels of the locomotive.
Machines | Free Full-Text | Optimized Energy Management Control of a Hybrid Electric Locomotive …
This section outlines the hybrid locomotive control variable optimization procedure using the dynamic programming (DP) algorithm applied to a simplified (backward-looking) model of the freight train wherein the battery state-of-charge is the only state variable. 2.3.1. Optimization Problem Formulation.
Power Conversion Technologies for a Hybrid Energy Storage System in Diesel-Electric Locomotives …
Abstract—The braking energy in diesel-electric locomo-tives is typically wasted into resistors. A more energy-efficient way is to store and recycle such energy. Thus, this paper proposes a ...
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 …
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) …
Compressed-air energy storage
Compressed-air energy storage can also be employed on a smaller scale, such as exploited by air cars and air-driven locomotives, and can use high-strength (e.g., carbon-fiber) air-storage tanks. In order to retain the energy stored in compressed air, this tank should be thermally isolated from the environment; otherwise, the energy stored will …
High-efficiency internal combustion engine for hybrid hydrogen-electric locomotives …
This letter discusses the improvement of traditional diesel-electric locomotives to use hydrogen and reduce energy demand. An internal combustion engine featuring direct injection and jet ignition of the hydrogen is proposed. The four-strokes, 12 L, V12 engine achieves peak power of 750 kW and peak efficiency above 46%.
Energy efficiency in railways: Energy storage and electric generation in diesel electric locomotives …
Diesel-electric traction is a well known and established technology for railways operators, but this alternative has a considerable uncerainty for the future because electric traction has a considerable superiority. Besides, diesel-electric engines waste energy when resistivebraking is used. This non-regenerative braking decreases the …