• DocumentCode
    3050607
  • Title

    Modern trolleybuses on Bus Rapid Transit: Key for electrification of public transportation

  • Author

    Diez, A.E. ; Bohorquez, Armando ; Velandia, Edder ; Roa, Luis Fernando ; Restrepo, Mauricio

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. de Ing. Electr., Univ. Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellin, Colombia
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    15-17 Sept. 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    7
  • Abstract
    This paper presents the enormous advantages of applying modern trolleybuses on Bus Rapid Transit systems -BRT-, to ease the electrification of public transportation with all the consequences that this implies: reduction of energy consumption, substitution of fossil fuels, improvement of air quality on cities and travel experience. As a case of study the hypothetical consequences of the electrification of Transmilenio, one of the largest BRT in the world, are presented.
  • Keywords
    energy consumption; fossil fuels; modems; rapid transit systems; road vehicles; static electrification; Transmilenio; bus rapid transit; electrification; energy consumption; enormous advantages; fossil fuels; hypothetical consequences; modem trolleybuses; modern trolleybuses; public transportation; Cities and towns; Combustion; Electricity; Engines; Maintenance engineering; Vehicles; Bus Rapid Transit; Electric Traction; Electrification of transport sector; Trolleybus;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    ANDESCON, 2010 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Bogota
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6740-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ANDESCON.2010.5633684
  • Filename
    5633684
    • Link To Document
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