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General information
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Description
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General criteria
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Status of development: test series |
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Time horizon for broad application: in > 10 years |
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Expected technological development: highly dynamic |
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Benefits (other than environmental): big |
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Barriers: medium |
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Applicability for railway segments: high |
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Type of traction: electric - AC
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Type of transportation: passenger - main lines, passenger - high speed, passenger - regional lines, passenger - suburban lines, freight
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Grade of diffusion into railway markets:
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Diffusion into relevant segment of fleet: 0 % |
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Share of newly purchased stock: 0 % |
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Market potential (railways): highly uncertain |
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Environmental criteria
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Economic criteria
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Application outside railway sector (this technology is railway specific)
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Overall rating
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Overall potential: very promising |
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Time horizon: long-term |
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Medium-frequency transformers represent an interesting lane of development towards more efficient transformers, an issue especially relevant in 16,7 Hz systems. Profitability in 50 Hz systems has to be assessed carefully. Present states of development do not yet allow a decision as to whether medium-frequency or HTSC transformer technology is the more attractive option. |