Title :
An energy saver for tramway networks using double active bridge and supercapacitors
Author :
Morand, Julien ; Bergogne, Dominique ; Venet, Pascal ; Sari, Ali ; Bevilacqua, Pascal
Author_Institution :
ADETELGROUP, Ecully, France
Abstract :
An industrial energy saver system for transportation networks is designed using analytical models and simulation. This off-board energy saver uses the high power capabilities of supercapacitors and an innovative soft switching topology with a nanocrystalline insulation transformer. A laboratory demonstrator is presented, life expectancy of the storage unit is estimated. Field measurements on the industrial product demonstrates the concept.
Keywords :
energy conservation; power transformers; railway electrification; supercapacitors; switching convertors; analytical models; double active bridge; field measurements; industrial energy saver system; industrial product; innovative soft switching topology; laboratory demonstrator; life expectancy; nanocrystalline insulation transformer; off-board energy saver; storage unit; supercapacitors; tramway networks; transportation networks; Equations; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Power transformer insulation; Soft switching; Supercapacitors; Vehicles; Energy savings; Rail vehicle; Soft switching; Ultra capacitors;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics and Applications (EPE), 2013 15th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lille
DOI :
10.1109/EPE.2013.6631993
