Ultra low emission traction drive system for hybrid light rail vehicles

Author

Henning, U. ; Thoolen, F. ; Lamperth, M. ; Berndt, J. ; Lohner, A. ; Jänig, N.

Author_Institution

Siemens AG, Erlangen

fYear

2006

fDate

23-26 May 2006

Firstpage

1068

Lastpage

1072

Abstract

The EC funded project ULEV-TAP 2 concentrates research and development efforts on the central hardware required for an electric hybrid drive concept for the light rail application based on energy storage system, innovative diesel engine driven prime mover unit and a supervisory control unit for safe, reliable and optimized drive that allows for energy efficient vehicles of high quality, able to meet strict emission limits and to provide a modern standard of performance

Keywords

diesel engines; electrical safety; energy storage; hybrid electric vehicles; light rail systems; traction motor drives; ULEV-TAP 2 concentrates; diesel engine driven prime mover unit; electric hybrid drive concept; energy storage system; hybrid light rail vehicles; light rail application; supervisory control; ultralow emission traction drive system; Diesel engines; Energy efficiency; Energy storage; Hardware; Light rail systems; Research and development; Standards development; Supervisory control; Vehicle driving; Vehicle safety;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion, 2006. SPEEDAM 2006. International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Taormina

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0193-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SPEEDAM.2006.1649926

Filename

1649926