Olympic electric tram system: power quality and power electronics

Author

Bass, Richard M. ; Handran, Doug ; Lambert, Frank C. ; Kennedy, John R.

Author_Institution

NEETRAC, Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

24-25 Oct. 1996

Firstpage

207

Lastpage

214

Abstract

Battery powered electric transportation in the off-road, public mass transit, fleet vehicle and emerging consumer markets is projected to increase dramatically in the coming years. An all-electric transportation system for athletes living in the Olympic Village was implemented for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, USA. A power quality study was undertaken to investigate the feasibility of geographically concentrated electric vehicle charging. Compatibility of the charger power electronics and the electrical distribution system was investigated. Experimental and simulation results are reported.

Keywords

AC-DC power convertors; battery chargers; distribution networks; electric propulsion; electric vehicles; power supply quality; secondary cells; Atlanta; Olympic Games; USA; all-electric transportation; battery power; electric tram system; electrical distribution system; power electronics; power quality; vehicle charging; Adders; Battery charge measurement; Battery powered vehicles; Current measurement; Electric vehicles; Games; Power electronics; Power quality; Power system modeling; Transportation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics in Transportation, 1996., IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3292-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PET.1996.565930

Filename

565930