Feasibility Demonstration of a rail-based flash-charging connection

基于轨道的闪充连接的可行性演示

• 批准号: 10003030
• 金额: $ 29.15万
• 依托单位: TDI (EUROPE) LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Small Business Research Initiative
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2021 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10003030
• 关键词: Feasibility; Demonstration; rail; based; flash

This application is directed at Theme 3 namely Low emissions and a greener railway and it addresses a number of the key points identified in that theme. We are applying for a grant to prove a seamless slab-packaged invisible drive-on, drive-off 5-700kW flash charging contact method for our battery-powered trains.Transport Design International (TDI) is a Stratford-upon-Avon based, rail and road vehicle development group. Two major projects we are leading, the Coventry Very Light Rail (Tram) and the Revolution Very Lightweight Rail (demonstrator train) are nearing completion.Revolution weighs less than half of an equivalent 'traditional' train of its length and carries 120 passengers in comfort. It is currently a diesel-battery hybrid vehicle. TDI leads the consortium comprising Warwick Manufacturing Group, Cummins, RDM Group, Prose AG, Transcal and Eversholt Rail Group (ERG).Time, technology and green initiatives means both TDI and ERG consider a fully battery powered option is essential as soon as possible.A battery-powered Revolution train would be capable of being charged at 500kW or more due to its use of Lithium Titanate batteries which are the safest, longest lived and fastest-charging of the lithium options. A minute's worth of charging (such as in a station) will keep the vehicle running for 20km or more if the charging rate is high enough.TDI is looking to prove a simple drive on-drive off packaged connection for its trains and trams with the capability to charge at 700amps or more (at 700v). Of course, the infratructure may not be in place right now but we are confident it will and we want to establish a connection method that will be proof for the future.3rd rail systems are capable of operating at 1000amps or more. The Wabtec Group, Brecknell Willis, a specialist in such systems will work with us to develop a drive-on, drive-off twin shoe connection system.The principle will rely on short lengths of conductive rail in stations with a ramp-up and a ramp down in a slab. Shoes will ride onto these rails and make a charging contact.TDI has constructed a programme with the aim of designing and proving (with Brecknell Willis) a system capable of delivering the proposed charging rate. We will build these contacts onto our existing Revolution train with ground-based rails and thereby demonstrate that swift invisible seamless flash charging is feasible. This, we believe, will spearhead a transformational application of battery-powered trains.

这项申请针对的是主题3，即低排放和更环保的铁路，它涉及该主题中确定的一些要点。我们正在申请拨款，以证明一种无缝平板封装的隐形驱动、驱动关闭的5-700kW闪电接触方法，用于我们的电池供电列车。国际运输设计公司(TDI)是一家总部位于埃文河畔斯特拉特福德的铁路和公路车辆开发集团。我们正在领导的两个主要项目--考文垂超轻轨(Tram)和革命超轻轨(演示列车)即将完工。Revise的重量不到同等长度的传统列车的一半，舒适地搭载120名乘客。它目前是一款柴油-电池混合动力汽车。TDI领导着由华威制造集团、康明斯、RDM集团、Prose AG、Transcal和Eversholt Rail Group(ERG)组成的财团。时间、技术和绿色倡议意味着TDI和ERG都认为尽快采用完全电池供电的选项是必不可少的。电池供电的革命列车将能够充电500千瓦或更多，因为它使用的是钛酸锂电池，这是锂选项中最安全、寿命最长、充电速度最快的。如果充电率足够高，一分钟的充电(如在车站)将使车辆运行20公里或更长时间。TDI希望为其火车和有轨电车证明一种简单的免驾驶套装连接，能够以700安培或更高的功率(700伏)充电。当然，基础设施现在可能还没有到位，但我们有信心它会到位，我们希望建立一种连接方法，这将在未来得到证明。第三轨道系统能够以1000安培或更高的速度运行。Wabtec集团，Brecnuell Willis，这类系统的专家将与我们合作开发一种驱动上、驱动下的双鞋连接系统。原理将依赖于车站中的短长度导电钢轨，车站有一个上坡和一个下坡。鞋子将骑在这些铁轨上并进行充电接触。TDI构建了一个项目，目的是设计并证明(与布雷克内尔·威利斯)能够提供建议充电率的系统。我们将把这些联系建立在我们现有的具有地面轨道的革命列车上，从而证明快速、隐形、无缝闪存充电是可行的。我们相信，这将引领电池驱动列车的变革性应用。