ENERGY SAVING IN MOVING BLOCK CBTC SYSTEMS THE EFFICIENT WAY

In many transit systems, energy cost is a major factor in the overall operating cost. Energy saving has become one of the key design criteria for the signaling system in modern transit projects. This paper describes the energy saving modes in the SELTRAC communication based moving block automatic train control system. The acceleration, coasting speed and deceleration are controlled in inter-station runs to achieve the optimal energy consumption and service recovery. The conclusions in this paper are supported by the field data from the latest revenue service application of SELTRAC for Ankara's heavy rail system.

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    American Public Transportation Association

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  • Authors:
    • Chiu, P L
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  • Publication Date: 1998

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  • English

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  • Pagination: 6p

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00769792
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 3
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Sep 25 1999 12:00AM