The use of energy storage systems for supporting the voltage needs of urban and suburban railway contact lines

D. Iannuzzi, E. Pagano, P. Tricoli

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Abstract

The paper aims to contribute to the use of electric double layer capacitor (EDLC) sets for boosting voltages of contact lines in urban and suburban railway traction systems. Different electrical configurations of contact lines are considered and investigated. For each of them, proper mathematical models are suggested to evaluate the electrical performances of the contact lines. They give rise, also, to sample design procedures for the sizing of the most appropriate energy storage systems, to be distributed along the lines, for boosting line voltages and avoiding undesired voltage drops. A numerical example based on the "Cumana" suburban Naples railway network is presented to give an idea of the weights and sizes of electric double layer capacitors needed to boost the voltage of a sample contact line. In particular, three different EDLC systems, for a overall installed energy of 9.6 kWh, have been placed nearby the stations presenting the highest voltage drops during the most representative situation of trains' service. The new voltage drop is equal to 32% of that obtained in absence of EDLCs.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1802-1820
Number of pages19
JournalEnergies
Volume6
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2013

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