Flywheel energy storage in rail vehicles - current status (TM-VS-17)

Last updated on 23 April 2013 9:57
In suburban rail operation, 50% or more of the total energy used in moving a train from station to station may be dissipated in the friction brakes, or electrical resistance, during the braking of the train. A project was initiated to develop a large, low speed flywheel, with integral direct...
Author(s): Swift P.H.
Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;
1984
United Kingdom
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