A Preliminary Techno-Economic Comparison between DC Electrification and Trains with On-Board Energy Storage Systems

Regina Lamedica; Alessandro Ruvio; Manuel Tobia; Guido Guidi Buffarini; Nicola Carones

doi:10.3390/en13246702

Energies (Dec 2020)

A Preliminary Techno-Economic Comparison between DC Electrification and Trains with On-Board Energy Storage Systems

Regina Lamedica,
Alessandro Ruvio,
Manuel Tobia,
Guido Guidi Buffarini,
Nicola Carones

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Regina Lamedica: Department of Astronautical, Electrical, and Energy Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
Alessandro Ruvio: Department of Astronautical, Electrical, and Energy Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
Manuel Tobia: Department of Astronautical, Electrical, and Energy Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
Guido Guidi Buffarini: Italferr S.p.A., 00155 Rome, Italy
Nicola Carones: Italferr S.p.A., 00155 Rome, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en13246702
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 24
p. 6702

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The paper presents a preliminary technical-economic comparison between a 3 kV DC railway and the use of trains with on-board storage systems. Numerical simulations have been carried out on a real railway line, which presents an electrified section at 3 kV DC and a non-electrified section, currently covered by diesel-powered trains. Different types of ESS have been analyzed, implementing the models in Matlab/Simulink environment. A preparatory economic investigation has been carried out.

Published in Energies

ISSN: 1996-1073 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies

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