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| Modern energy storage devices permit the storage of braking energy on-board for use in the subsequent acceleration phase. This offers the possibility of an effective brake energy recovery in diesel-electric vehicles. Furthermore the peak demands on the diesel engines are reduced allowing for both downsizing of engine layout and better load management of diesel engines. |
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| Technology field: Regenerative braking and energy management |
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| References / Links: Hentschel et al. 2000; Hesse et al. 1997; Witthuhn, Hoerl 2001 |
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| Related projects: Flytrain |
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 date created: 2002-10-09 |
| © UIC - International Union of Railways 2003 |
