Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics in Transportation, 1996., IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3292-X
DOI :
10.1109/PET.1996.565930
