CN purchases battery electric freight locomotive from Wabtec to support sustainability goals | Electrek
Canadian National Railway Company (CN) announced the purchase of Wabtec''s FLXdrive battery-electric freight locomotive, the first to join its 19,500-mile rail network. The purchase was part of ...
Reducing fuel consumption and related emissions through optimal sizing of energy storage systems for diesel-electric …
1. Introduction Air pollution is of great concern in politics, the scientific community, industry, and society in general. The global warming effect caused by greenhouse gasses (GHG) and especially carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions from anthropogenic sources led to various international treaties, such as the Kyoto Protocol [1] …
Power Conversion Technologies for a Hybrid Energy Storage …
To improve the efficiency of diesel-electric locomotives and decrease their dependence on fossil fuels, some studies have investigated the possibility of hybridization with energy …
Energies | Free Full-Text | Energy Recovering Using Regenerative Braking in Diesel–Electric …
In addition, using energy storage systems in diesel–electric trains is a great strategy to improve energy performance. Therefore, it is helpful to study and analyze other techniques that depend on energy storage, such as using PV solar panels on the train''s roof and storing the energy produced during the train''s journey.
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[PDF] Energy efficiency in railways: Energy storage and electric generation in diesel electric locomotives …
DOI: 10.1049/CP.2009.0734 Corpus ID: 16023636 Energy efficiency in railways: Energy storage and electric generation in diesel electric locomotives @inproceedings{Agenjos2009EnergyEI, title={Energy efficiency in railways: Energy storage and electric generation in diesel electric locomotives}, author={Elena Agenjos …
Application of flywheel energy storage for heavy haul locomotives
Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press; 2014, ISBN 978-146-657-566-0. [4] Khaligh A. Battery, ultracapacitor, fuel cell, and hybrid energy storage systems for electric, hybrid electric, fuel cell, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles: state of the art. IEEE Trans Vehicular Technol
Battery Storage of Propulsion-Energy for Locomotives
Recent claims that onboard storage of locomotive propulsion energy is "new locomotive technology" are unfounded. The world''s first all-battery-powered locomotive was built in 1838 only 34 ...
Power Conversion Technologies for a Hybrid Energy Storage System in Diesel-Electric Locomotives …
The braking energy in diesel-electric locomotives is typically wasted into resistors. A more energy-efficient way is to store and recycle such energy. Thus, 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). In such configuration, SCs …
(PDF) ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN RAILWAYS: ENERGYSTORAGE ANDELECTRIC GENERATIONIN DIESEL ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES …
Barrade, B. Destraz, A. Rufer, 2004, Hybrid vehicle in railways applications: supercapacitive energy storage for diesel-electric locomotives, Laboratory of Industrial Electronics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne.
The Future of Hybrid-Electric Locomotives | ZTR
News. The Future of Hybrid-Electric Locomotives. Union Pacific Railroad and ZTR Control Systems ("ZTR"), a green technology company and leader in locomotive control systems, today announced a partnership to build hybrid-electric locomotives. The locomotives, which will run as "Mother-Slug" units, work much like today''s plug-in hybrid ...
U.S. Department of Energy Announces Clean Energy …
December 8, 2023. Energy.gov. U.S. Department of Energy Announces Clean Energy Achievements at COP28. WASHINGTON, D.C.—. This week, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy David M. Turk traveled to Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the 28th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), where he …
2 . Overview of rail technologies
670 kW fuel cell stack with 60–90 kWh of energy storage and a load-leveling control approach is the most effective one ... hydrogen, and hybrid locomotives scored equal points. Electric locomotives failed to …
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 …
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 …
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Hauling freight trains with electric locomotives is now starting to …
Abstract: The braking energy in diesel-electric locomotives is typically wasted into resistors. A more energy-efficient way is to store and recycle such energy. …
Review of Application of Energy Storage Devices in Railway Transportation…
This paper reviews the application of energy storage devices used in railway systems for increasing the effectiveness of regenerative brakes. Three main storage devices are reviewed in this paper: batteries, supercapacitors and flywheels. Furthermore, two main challenges in application of energy storage systems are briefly discussed. …
Battery-Powered Trains Are Picking Up Speed | WIRED
Last week, Union Pacific Railroad agreed to buy 20 battery electric freight locomotives from Wabtec and Progress Rail. The deal, which drew praise from President Biden, is worth more than $100 ...
Loop Energy and Hydrogen In Motion Inc. (H2M) Announce …
The two British Columbia-based companies will use locally developed technology, including Loop Energy''s 50kw eFlow™ fuel cell system and a low pressure …
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 …
Application of flywheel energy storage for heavy haul locomotives
E. Elbouchikhi Y. Amirat G. Feld M. Benbouzid Zhibin Zhou. Engineering, Environmental Science. Energies. 2020. TLDR. In this paper, a grid-tied flywheel-based energy storage system (FESS) for domestic application is investigated with special focus on the associated power electronics control and energy management.
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) …
News Wire Top 10, No. 6: Battery-electric and hydrogen locomotives
We''re going to have to have a breakthrough in energy storage. We''re going to need 20, 30, 40 megawatts of energy for line haul." The Canadian Pacific project is bringing together existing technology to convert a diesel-electric to …
News Wire Top 10, No. 6: Battery-electric and hydrogen locomotives
Among others, Progress Rail''s Joule battery-electric will be testing soon on Southern California''s Pacific Harbor Line, and Canadian Pacific has said it will have …
Evaluation Model of Loop Stray Parameters for Energy Storage …
Abstract: When the silicon carbide (SiC) power module is applied to the energy storage converter of a hybrid locomotive, under the action of di/dt and loop stray inductance, it is …
Application of flywheel energy storage for heavy haul locomotives
These are 16,000 rpm flywheels and the implied energy density is only 9.6 W h/kg. The flywheels have integral driving motors and inverters housed in a cylindrical cage approximately 1.06 m in diameter and 2.08 m high. In this application, 20 units are employed with aggregated ratings of 2 MW and 500 kW h.
Application of flywheel energy storage for heavy haul locomotives
A novel design for heavy haul locomotive equipped with a flywheel energy storage system is proposed. •. The integrated intelligent traction control system was developed. •. A flywheel energy storage system has been tested through a simulation process. •. The developed hybrid system was verified using an existing heavy haul …
Energy Storage Options for Hybrid Diesel Electric Shunting Locomotives …
Wolfs, Peter. 2005. Energy Storage Options for Hybrid Diesel Electric Shunting Locomotives, in Negnvitsky, M. (ed), Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference AUPEC 2005, Sep 25 2005, pp. S123-S123. …
Future Freight Locomotives in Shift2Rail – Development of Full Electric …
d. In FFL4E, the aim is to go a step further by replacing the diesel engines by powerful OESSs. Full electric last mile propulsion systems, based on Li-Ion batteries, with up to 500kWh energy and higher peak power in the range of 1MW, occupying the same s. ace in the locomotive as the last mile diesel engines, will bring the innovation to a ...
A Design of Energy Storage System for Electric Locomotive
In this paper, we focus on a valuably consequential idea to design an energy storage system for electric locomotive which only know two requirements, required energy and required the minimum voltage. This paper is the design of batteries and supercapacitors that suitable for the system. First, select the type of batteries suitable for use and design for …
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 …
Battery Locomotives and Energy Storage Systems
RPS is also developing electric zero emission motive power based on batteries, electronics and safety systems developed from the automotive industry. Initially this will take the form of switching locomotives for passenger and freight yard use. A prototype is under construction at the company''s yard in Orange County.
Energy management strategy to optimise regenerative braking in a hybrid dual‐mode locomotive
Embedded energy storage sources such as SCs or batteries are used to perform recovery braking. They are a more viable alternative to recover energy during braking. This option is similar to the one used in an application with a high-start/stop frequency such as elevators driven by synchronous machines [ 36, 37 ].
(PDF) Power Conversion Technologies for a Hybrid …
Diesel-electric locomotive architectures based on the type of current used in the main generator and the traction motors: (a) dc-dc, (b) ac-dc and (c) ac-ac. Overall diagram of an ac-dc...
