Hybrid electric locomotive powertrains

Author

Ruoyu Hou ; Yinye Yang ; Emadi, Ali

Author_Institution

McMaster Inst. for Automotive Res. & Technol. (MacAUTO), McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON, Canada

fYear

2014

fDate

Aug. 31 2014-Sept. 3 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

With the increasing awareness of fuel consumption and combustion engine exhaust emissions, more electrified locomotives emerge as promising solutions to fulfill the new requirements of being “Green”. This paper aims at reviewing the present situation and development of hybrid electric locomotive powertrains. The present diesel-electric locomotive powertrains, motor-assist locomotive powertrains as well as their alternators and traction motors are reviewed. Various other locomotive hybrid powertrains are also presented with the future trends discussed.

Keywords

air pollution control; alternators; diesel-electric locomotives; electric locomotives; power transmission (mechanical); traction motors; combustion engine exhaust emission; diesel-electric locomotive powertrain; fuel consumption; hybrid electric locomotive powertrain alternator; motor assist locomotive powertrain traction motor; Alternators; Batteries; Diesel engines; Mechanical power transmission; Traction motors; Hybrid electric; alternator; locomotive; powertrain; traction motor;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transportation Electrification Asia-Pacific (ITEC Asia-Pacific), 2014 IEEE Conference and Expo

Conference_Location

Beijing

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-4240-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ITEC-AP.2014.6940843

Filename

6940843