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Control of comfort functions in parked trains |
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| Parked passenger trains are often heated all night. This consumes substantial amounts of energy. A possible solution is the development and implementation of an intelligent control tool for parked trains.
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Technology field: Optimisation of comfort functions
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Application outside railway sector (this technology is railway specific)
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Overall potential: very promising |
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Time horizon: mid-term |
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An automated control of comfort functions in parked trains is seen as a very effective mid-term means to save energy in passenger operation. The saving potential is very high in Central and Northern European countries and medium in Southern Europe. The two main barriers lie in the heterogeneity of rolling stock and organisational hurdles such as variable hours of cleaning personnel. Therefore a successful development and implementation of such a system has to be preceded by a thorough assessment of types of passenger coaches and operational practice in the treatment of parked trains. |
 date created: 2002-10-09 |
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| © UIC - International Union of Railways 2003 |
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