DocumentCode
382693
Title
Design of a fuel cell hybrid tramway
Author
Gay, Sebastien E. ; Ehsani, Mehrdad
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2002
fDate
2002
Firstpage
995
Abstract
This paper presents the concept of fuel cell hybrid tramway as a viable alternative to catenary-powered tramways. The feasibility of a fuel cell hybrid tramway based on the analysis of the unique characteristics of the drive cycle of a tramway is discussed. The potential advantages and challenges faced are exposed and future research work on the concept is outlined.
Keywords
fuel cell vehicles; railways; drive cycle; fuel cell hybrid tramway; Acceleration; Battery powered vehicles; Cities and towns; Drives; Energy efficiency; Friction; Fuel cells; Induction generators; Transportation; Vehicle driving;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Vehicular Technology Conference, 2002. Proceedings. VTC 2002-Fall. 2002 IEEE 56th
ISSN
1090-3038
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7467-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/VETECF.2002.1040750
Filename
1040750
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