Multiport Converters and ESS on 3-kV DC Railway Lines: Case Study for Braking Energy Savings

• Published in: IEEE transactions on industry applications Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 2740 - 2750
• Main Authors: Clerici, Alessio, Tironi, Enrico, Castelli-Dezza, Francesco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.05.2018
• Subjects: Energy savings; energy storage systems (ESS); Kinetic energy; multiport; Ports (Computers); Potential energy; power electronic transformers (PET); Rail transportation; railway; Substations; Threshold voltage; Voltage control

In regional and local 3-kV dc railway lines, energy storage systems (ESS) along the catenary can manage energy coming from electrical braking; in the actual low-carbon economy scenario, besides environmental considerations, better energy utilization goes to a general rationalization of the existing...