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On-board use of braking energy in diesel-electric stock |
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Modern diesel-electric vehicles can be equipped with the capacity to use some of the energy recovered during braking for auxiliary and comfort functions.
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Technology field: Regenerative braking and energy management
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General information
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General criteria
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Environmental criteria
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Economic criteria
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Vehicle - fix costs: none |
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Vehicle - running costs: significant reduction |
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Infrastructure - fix costs: none |
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Infrastructure - running costs: unchanged |
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Scale effects: low |
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Amortisation: < 1 year |
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Application outside railway sector (this technology is railway specific)
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date created: 2002-10-09 |
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© UIC - International Union of Railways 2003 |
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