A ONE-YEAR TRIAL EXPERIMENT WITH ELECTRIC BUSES IN NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA. FIRST OPERATIONAL RESULTS AND THEIR APPLICATION TO A COMPLETE ELECTRIC TRAFFIC SYSTEM

EIN JAHR MODELLVERSUCH ELEKTROBUS IN NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN. ERSTE BETRIEBSERFAHRUNGEN UND IHRE ANWENDUNG AUF EIN GESAMTSYSTEM DES ELEKTRISCHEN STRASSENVERKEHRS

In October 1974 an existing public transport system operated by diesel buses was changed, for the first time, to battery operated electric buses. The most important data applicable to the new method of operation are supplied in tabular form. The operational performance is presented in numerical terms and an initial study of the troubles incurred during the first year are given in four main categories. In connection with the discussion of special problems of electric vehicles and their component accessories, exhaustive studies are made of the operational running and the control of electric driving units, the protection of the electric circuits, the requirements of traction batteries, the current and voltage curve of the electrical supply to the auxiliary units, the influence of braking, battery charging and changing points and the production of auxiliary power for the operation of various services. Electricity can play an important role as the motive power for vehicles in urban areas, supported on the existing public transport network. The importance of the trial experiment with electric buses, in association with further large scale trials with other categories of vehicles lies in the fact that it yields information which not only facilitates comparison with other competing systems but also assists the planning of production and operation of larger systems. /TRRL/

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  Franckhlsche Verlagshandlung

  Pfizerstrasse 5, Postfach 640
  7000 Stuttgart 1,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Mueller, H G
• Publication Date: 1976-5

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 203-207
• Serial:
  • Automobil Technische Zeitschrift
  • Volume: 78
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Franckhlsche Verlagshandlung
  • ISSN: 0001-2785

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Braking; Buses; Economic efficiency; Electric automobiles; Electric batteries; Electric buses; Electric vehicles; Energy; Land use; Manufacturing; Motors; Public transit; Tests; Travel patterns; Urban areas; Vehicle components; Vehicle design; Vehicle miles of travel; Vehicle performance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Comparative analysis; Efficiency
• Old TRIS Terms: Grazing land
• ITRD Terms: 1315: Battery; 1272: Bus; 5911: Efficiency; 1334: Motor; 744: Public transport; 6255: Test; 292: Vehicle mile
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Energy; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00170394
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 1981 12:00AM