Evaluation of Design Method for Engine Output Power and Battery Energy Capacity for Lithium‐Ion Battery Hybrid Diesel Railway Vehicles. Issue 3 (22nd July 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shiraki, Naoki; Kondo, Keiichiro
• Is Part Of: Electrical engineering in Japan. Volume 185:Issue 3(2013)
• Page Start: 49
• Page End: 56
• Publication Date: 2013-07-22
• Subjects: Electrical engineering -- Periodicals; 621.30952
• DOI: 10.1002/eej.22396
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0424-7760

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="eej22396-abs-0001"> <title>Summary</title> <p id="eej22396-para-0003">Diesel engine lithium‐ion battery hybrid vehicles are attracting attention because the energy consumption during their operation and exhaust emissions can be reduced considerably. However, a reasonably accurate method of designing the engine power and battery energy has not yet been proposed, although the above‐mentioned type of traction system can help in realizing an environment‐friendly railway vehicle. In this paper, a design method for the battery energy capacity and engine output power is proposed in the case of a control strategy in which the sum of the kinetic energy of the vehicle and the battery energy is maintained constant. The proposed method is verified by the velocity/state of charge of the battery charts obtained in experimental tests. The proposed design method can be used to develop environment‐friendly railway traction systems for nonelectrified sections.</p> </abstract>