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Battery assisted D.C. electrification (IM-LV-009)

Last updated on 28 June 2013 11:31

A new system for d.c. electrification is proposed, using trckside batteries recharged from widely spaced supply points via the third rail or overhead conductor. The elimination of conventional substations and feeder cables could reduce the capital cost of electrification, and the introduction of a trackside energy storage system has a...

Author(s): Mitchell I.H.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1979

United Kingdom

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