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: Received: 4 July 2023 / Approved: 4 July 2023 / Online: 4 July 2023 (09:57:24 CEST)
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Chua, X.R.; Chua, K.H.; Hau, L.C.; Lim, Y.S.; Li, W.; Babrdel Bonab, M. Regenerative Braking Energy Recovery of a DC Third Rail System: A case study of Malaysia Mass Rapid Transit Line 2. Preprints2023, 2023070186. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.0186.v1
Chua, X.R.; Chua, K.H.; Hau, L.C.; Lim, Y.S.; Li, W.; Babrdel Bonab, M. Regenerative Braking Energy Recovery of a DC Third Rail System: A case study of Malaysia Mass Rapid Transit Line 2. Preprints 2023, 2023070186. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.0186.v1
Chua, X.R.; Chua, K.H.; Hau, L.C.; Lim, Y.S.; Li, W.; Babrdel Bonab, M. Regenerative Braking Energy Recovery of a DC Third Rail System: A case study of Malaysia Mass Rapid Transit Line 2. Preprints2023, 2023070186. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.0186.v1
APA Style
Chua, X.R., Chua, K.H., Hau, L.C., Lim, Y.S., Li, W., & Babrdel Bonab, M. (2023). Regenerative Braking Energy Recovery of a DC Third Rail System: A case study of Malaysia Mass Rapid Transit Line 2. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.0186.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Chua, X.R., Wang Li and Mohammad Babrdel Bonab. 2023 "Regenerative Braking Energy Recovery of a DC Third Rail System: A case study of Malaysia Mass Rapid Transit Line 2" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.0186.v1
Abstract
Regenerative braking energy (RBE) recovery of trains can improve energy efficiency as well as reduce the overall greenhouse gases emissions of electric rail systems. The train's speed limit, track elevation, track curvature, and headway time can affect the amount of RBE recovered. This study aims to investigate the impacts of these parameters on the RBE recovery for a DC third rail system. A DC third rail system has been modeled using the ETAP-eTraX software based on the Malaysia Mass Rapid Transit Line 2 (MRT Line 2) traction power system. The effects of the change of speed limit, track elevation, track curvature, and headway time of the trains on the RBE recovery have been evaluated under various scenarios. The results showed that the track’s elevation has the most significant influence on the overall energy consumptions of the train while the speed limit has the most significant influence on the amount of RBE recovery.
Keywords
DC third rail; energy efficiency; regenerative braking energy recovery
Subject
Engineering, Transportation Science and Technology
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