Locomotive on-board electric retrofit: Using the UBCO STS lab's unique locomotive electric power management research expertise to solve Southern Railway of BC (SRY) design problem.

机车车载电力改造：利用UBCO STS实验室独特的机车电力管理研究专业知识来解决BC南部铁路（SRY）的设计问题。

• 批准号: 520823-2017
• 负责人: Lovegrove, Gordon
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: University of British Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=640337
• 关键词: Locomotive; board; electric; retrofit; Using

UBCO Sustainable Transport Safety (STS) researchers have been approached by Southern Railway of BritishColumbia Limited (SRY) to solve a very specific and technically challenging design problem. The reduced airquality and high levels of noise & vibrations produced by SRY`s current fleet of 24 diesel-electric locomotivescreate financial and PR burdens on SRY due to Metro Vancouver's Non-Road Diesel Emissions registrationfees for each locomotive not meeting US EPA Tier 2 levels for PM (up to $35,000/year per locomotive). It isalso an improvement of the company`s public image to opt for clean and quiet locomotive propulsion systems.UBCO STS researchers are unique in Canada to research and design an on-board all-electric propulsion systemretrofit for SRYs diesel-electric locomotives. Applying UBCO rail electrification expertise to research and testfeasibility of retrofits that eliminate burning hydrocarbons is the main goal of this NSERC Engage application.If successful in solving SRY's design problem, it would be a precursor to a full-scale prototype project in 2018.Moreover, this NSERC Engage would produce design specifications, logistic requirements, feasibility results,and cost estimates towards applying UBCO's theoretical research/design solution in an on-the-ground SRYprototype demonstration project. Electrifying SRY's fleet by traditional methods (e.g. overhead wires or thirdrail like Skytrain) is too expensive, time consuming, unsightly and impractical for retrofits. UBCO STSresearch in on-board battery and fuel cell hybrid technology have demonstrated that a much lower-cost retrofitsolution is possible when integrated with UBCO STS's power management system technology. This technologyis unique in Canada. SRY has both the mechanical systems engineering experience and garage operationscapacity to conduct such a locomotive retrofit. But SRY needs UBCO STS expertise and technology to solveits design problem. This is a logical next step for UBCO STS research. It would also meet SRY diesellocomotive needs in their quest to reduce emissions, noise, and costs, and, to address local communitycomplaints.

英国南方铁路哥伦比亚有限公司(SRY)已与UBCO可持续运输安全(STS)研究人员接洽，以解决一个非常具体且具有技术挑战性的设计问题。由于温哥华Metro Vancouver的非公路柴油排放登记，每台机车的PM费用不符合美国环保局第二级PM标准(每台机车每年高达35,000美元/年)，SRY现有的24台柴油-电力机车所产生的空气质量下降和高水平的噪音和振动给SRY带来了财务和公关负担。选择清洁安静的机车推进系统也是对公司公众形象的改善。UBCO STS的研究人员在加拿大独一无二地研究和设计了为SRY内燃机车改装的车载全电力推进系统。应用UBCO轨道电气化专业知识来研究和测试消除燃烧碳氢化合物的改装的可行性是NSERC Engage应用的主要目标。如果成功解决SRY的设计问题，这将是2018年全面原型项目的先导。此外，NSERC Engage将产生设计规范、后勤要求、可行性结果和成本估算，以便在地面SRY原型示范项目中应用UBCO的理论研究/设计解决方案。用传统方法(如架空电线或空中列车那样的三栏杆)为SRY的车队通电太昂贵、太耗时、太难看，而且不实用于改装。UBCO STS在车载电池和燃料电池混合技术方面的研究表明，与UBCO STS的电源管理系统技术相结合，可以实现成本低得多的改装解决方案。这项技术在加拿大是独一无二的。SRY既有机械系统工程经验，又有车库运营经验，有能力进行这样的机车改造。但SRY需要UBCO STS的专业知识和技术来解决其设计问题。这是UBCO STS研究的合乎逻辑的下一步。它还将满足SRY柴油机车减少排放、噪音和成本的需求，并解决当地社区的投诉。