IN-SERVICE TESTING OF ECONOMIC DRIVING STRATEGIES USING MICRO-COMPUTERS ON BOARD

PRAXISERPROBUNG VON FAHRSTRATEGIEN MITTELS BORDMIKRORECHENTECHNIK

Optimum driving techniques from the point of view of energy consumption have now been sufficiently perfected to be applied to electric and diesel-traction passenger and S-Bahn traffic. Energy savings of between 5 and 15% which could not be achieved by any other technical means, can be realised by calculating the driving schedule in advance. Line tests have confirmed the calculations and shown that the BMR 81 and BMR 84 micro-computers on board the locomotives operate correctly. The technique is being introduced on the Berlin S-Bahn and will be applied to diesel-hauled passenger trains from 1986.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transpress VEB Verlag fuer Verkehrswesen

  Franzoesische Strasse 13/14, Postfach 1235
  108 Berlin,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Stoess, H
  • Merkel, H-H
• Publication Date: 1985-1

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 35-38
• Serial:
  • Schienenfahrzeuge
  • Volume: 29
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Transpress VEB Verlag fuer Verkehrswesen

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric locomotives; Energy conservation; Locomotive engineers; Microcomputers; Optimization; Rapid transit cars; Scheduling
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00451468
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM