THALES: hybrid tram train with on-board ultracapacitors
Project type:
R&D project
Company:
Joined research project of SNCF, INRETS, ALSTOM, CONNEX, EDF and RATP
Country:
France
Duration:
Start: 12/2000
Project aims:
Assessment of the technical feasibility of a hybrid vehicle with ultracapacitor storage and development of a bench demonstrator
Vehicles involved:
The current project aims at testing a bench demonstrator
Description:
The project studies the technical feasibility and the economic and environmental performance of a catenary-free city tram-train or tramway operating with energy supplied by on-board double-layer capacitors charged at stations. The project is divided into 2 phases: study and bench demonstrator. The project is partly funded by the French PREDIT programme.