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Flywheel energy storage in rail vehicles - a low technology approach (IM-LV-018)

Last updated on 14 June 2013 2:08

The kinetic energy of a moving vehicle is degraded to heat in braking equipment, air and other friction losses when the vehicle decelerates to rest. If the energy dissipated in the braking system could be stored and used for subsequent acceleration two savings Bight be realised; less energy would be...

Author(s): Bird J. M.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1981

United Kingdom

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