R-32 ENERGY STORAGE PROPULSION SYSTEM
This paper describes a transit vehicle propulsion system which saves much of the presently wasted energy by storing the car's kinetic energy in two flywheels during vehicle braking. This stored energy is then used to accelerate the vehicle out of the station without drawing power from the wayside electric power source. The flywheel energy storage propulsion system has been installed on two New York City R-32 subway cars in place of the conventional propulsion equipment. The two cars have completed extensive testing at the Department of Transportation Test Center in Pueblo, Colorado. Extensive testing of the energy storage propulsion system cars is being carried out on the New York City Transit Authority system. At the conclusion of the test program the cars will be put into revenue service for reliability and energy saving evaluation.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Presented at the 10th IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, Conference Record, Atlanta, Georgia, September 28-October 2, 1975.
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Corporate Authors:
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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Authors:
- Weinstein, C H
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1975
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 238-246
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Electric trains; Energy conservation; Energy storage systems; Flywheels; Propulsion; Rapid transit; Rapid transit cars; Vehicle power plants
- Candidate Terms: Electric traction
- Identifier Terms: New York City Transit Authority
- Uncontrolled Terms: Propulsion systems
- Old TRIS Terms: Flywheel propulsion
- Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00152784
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Engineering Index
- Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 31 1981 12:00AM