Volume I summarizes an in-depth application study which was conducted to determine the practicality and viability of using large wayside flywheels to recuperate braking energy from freight trains on long downgrades. The study examined the route structures of nine U.S. railroads and identified various wayside energy storage system (WESS) configurations. The optimum means of transferring energy from the train to the wayside was by means of a high-voltage ac catenary from either regenerative electric locomotives or modified dual-mode (diesel-electric/electric) locomotives. The application of WESS was then analyzed for four specific routes of typical U.S. railroads. These routes and the annual returns on investment (ROI's) resulting from WESS deployment on existing railroads were as follows: Atchinson, Topeka, and Santa Fe (Los Angeles to Belen), 27.1 percent; Black Mesa and Lake Powell, 17.3 percent; Conrail (Pittsburgh to Harrisburg), 22.0 percent; Union Pacific (Los Angeles to Salt Lake City) 20.2 percent.
Wayside Energy Storage Study. Volume I. Summary
1979
79 pages
Report
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English
WMATA Wayside Energy Storage Demonstration Project
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