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A Tool for Design and Simulation of Battery Operated Trains

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Multi-modal battery-operated trains are gaining an increasing favor and diffusion, as a sustainable alternative to Diesel-Electric and Diesel-Hydraulic Powertrain that are conventionally used on not electrified or partially electrified lines. In this work authors examine how current improvements on battery technologies are going to increase performances autonomy and diffusion of this technology also proposing a model and a power management architecture that can be used to simulate and accelerate the development of this technology.

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Development of the systems described in this works has been carried on within the following research program: Sustainable Mobility National Research Center and received funding from the European Union Next-GenerationEU (PIANO NAZIONALE DI RIPRESA E RESILIENZA (PNRR)—MISSIONE 4 COMPONENTE 2, INVESTIMENTO 1.4—D.D. 1033 17/06/2022, CN00000023). This manuscript reflects only the authors’ views and opinions, neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be considered responsible for them.

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Pugi, L., di Carlo, L., Kociu, A., Berzi, L., Delogu, M. (2024). A Tool for Design and Simulation of Battery Operated Trains. In: Bellotti, F., et al. Applications in Electronics Pervading Industry, Environment and Society. ApplePies 2023. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 1110. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48121-5_62

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