A Bidirectional DC-DC Converter for Battery Electric Light Rail Vehicle and Its Test Run Results
Light Rail Vehicles have historically sourced power from overhead power lines. However in recent years, catenary-free operations are fast gaining prominence. Catenary-free refers to the removal of the overhead power line equipments from the vehicle system. Power for such systems is sourced on-board...
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Published in | 2019 IEEE 13th International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems (PEDS) pp. 1 - 6 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Conference Proceeding |
Language | English |
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IEEE
01.07.2019
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Summary: | Light Rail Vehicles have historically sourced power from overhead power lines. However in recent years, catenary-free operations are fast gaining prominence. Catenary-free refers to the removal of the overhead power line equipments from the vehicle system. Power for such systems is sourced on-board energy storage devices. This paper gives an overview of the next-generation battery-driven low-floor light rail vehicle named SWIMO, which includes an impressive technology, concept and test results. The development concept for SWIMO has been to make a vehicle that is `good for people and the environment' with consideration of the aging of society and environmental concerns. The SWIMO vehicle is equipped with a charge-discharge control unit mounted on the rooftop that controls the charge and discharge for on-board batteries. The operating modes of bidirectional buck-boost converter are also presented and discussed from an innovative point of view. |
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ISSN: | 2164-5264 |
DOI: | 10.1109/PEDS44367.2019.8998957 |