Battery and hybrid electric traction systems are replacing diesel only powertrains at an increasing rate. For railway vehicles such as passenger trains, (shunting) locomotives, and railway machinery this transition to (hybrid) electric powered systems is challenging due to their high power and energy demand. Strukton Power is working on this energy transition by developing scalable and modular power electronic converters to create new or upgrading existing systems.
In this presentation the complete system design of a battery powered locomotive used for track maintenance and transport in the Netherlands is discussed. This covers a specially designed Energy Storage System (ESS) for an existing 1700 locomotive to operate without the catenary power supply to bring rail machinery and bulk materials at low speeds to the ‘last mile’ locations without local carbon emissions.
Nico Baars & Usman Hassan, Strukton Power
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