A Preliminary Techno-Economic Comparison between DC Electrification and Trains with On-Board Energy Storage Systems

Regina Lamedica; Alessandro Ruvio; Manuel Tobia; Guido Guidi Buffarini; Nicola Carones

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A Preliminary Techno-Economic Comparison between DC Electrification and Trains with On-Board Energy Storage Systems

Regina Lamedica, Alessandro Ruvio, Manuel Tobia, Guido Guidi Buffarini, Nicola Carones

April 12, 2023

The paper presents a preliminary technical-economic comparison between a 3 kV DC railway and the use of trains with on-board storage systems. Numerical simulations have been carried out on a real railway line, which presents an electrified section at 3 kV DC and a non-electrified section, currently covered by diesel-powered trains. Different types of ESS have been analyzed, implementing the models in Matlab/Simulink environment. A preparatory economic investigation has been carried out.

Record ID

LAPSE:2023.28628

Keywords

catenary-free, energy storage system (ESS), lithium batteries, railway system, Simulink, sizing, supercapacitor

Subject

Process Design

Suggested Citation

Lamedica R, Ruvio A, Tobia M, Buffarini GG, Carones N. A Preliminary Techno-Economic Comparison between DC Electrification and Trains with On-Board Energy Storage Systems. (2023). LAPSE:2023.28628

Author Affiliations

Lamedica R: Department of Astronautical, Electrical, and Energy Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
Ruvio A: Department of Astronautical, Electrical, and Energy Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
Tobia M: Department of Astronautical, Electrical, and Energy Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
Buffarini GG: Italferr S.p.A., 00155 Rome, Italy
Carones N: Italferr S.p.A., 00155 Rome, Italy

Journal Name

Energies

Volume

13

Issue

24

Article Number

E6702

Year

2020

Publication Date

2020-12-18