NEW YORK SUBWAY TRIES OUT FLYWHEEL ENERGY STORAGE

Backed by a DOT grant, Garrett AiResearch has developed a flywheel energy storage system which is being tried out in New York. NYCTA's traction supply is becoming overloaded, but energy savings through choppers and regenerative braking were not considered to be a technically satisfactory solution.

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• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Transport Press, Limited

  Dorset House, Stamford Street
  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Publication Date: 1975-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 23-24
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 131
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric brakes; Energy conversion; Energy storage systems; Flywheels; Propulsion; Vehicle power plants
• Identifier Terms: New York City Transit Authority
• Uncontrolled Terms: Propulsion systems
• Subject Areas: Energy; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00083041
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 26 1981 12:00AM