Modeling Electrified Transit Systems

This paper introduces a new modeling method for light rail traction to allow a detailed drive model to be incorporated into the tram system, thereby permitting detailed energy flows to be studied. Using movement data as an input, this method is shown to be highly suitable for cases employing real me...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on vehicular technology 2010-07, Vol.59 (6), p.2748-2756
Main Authors: Chymera, Martyn Z, Renfrew, Alasdair C, Barnes, Mike, Holden, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Design engineering
Diodes
Drives
Energy flow
Insulated gate bipolar transistors
Light rail systems
Load flow
Mathematical models
modeling
Networks
power conversion
power distribution
Power engineering and energy
Power system modeling
Switches
Telemetry
Traction
Trams
transportation
Vehicles
Voltage
Wheels
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Summary:This paper introduces a new modeling method for light rail traction to allow a detailed drive model to be incorporated into the tram system, thereby permitting detailed energy flows to be studied. Using movement data as an input, this method is shown to be highly suitable for cases employing real measured telemetry to compare the efficiencies of light-rail vehicle designs. Data from the Blackpool tram network in the United Kingdom are used throughout.
ISSN:0018-9545
1939-9359
DOI:10.1109/TVT.2010.2050220