Application of hydraulic energy storage technology for urban rail transit systems

Liuyang Zhang, Shihua Yuan, Wei Wu, Jibin Hu

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Abstract

As the modern city arterial traffic, urban rail transit system has good effectiveness. It has regular starts and stops due to its specific operating conditions. A considerable amount of energy has been saved because kinetic energy can be recycled during braking and released when accelerating. This paper discussed the possibility of equipping the rail transit system with the hydraulic storage transmission. The proposed scheme was modeled in AMESim with dynamic analysis. According to the national standard, parameter matching was done. And based on the Beijing Subway Line 4, the prospects of proposed system was analyzed. Simulation results show that urban rail transit system using the hydraulic storage transmission meets the dynamic requirements of national standard. When braking, 36% of the kinetic energy can be converted to hydraulic energy and stored in the accumulator. However, the maximum value of energy recovery efficiency using electric motor is 30%. Also, the accumulator in the hydraulic storage system has the advantage of high power density, won't cause voltage rise and won't be affected by train schedule. Compared with the electric motor, using the hydraulic storage transmission system will save over a million dollars on Beijing Subway Line 4 per year, showing higher economic benefits and a promising prospect.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2015 International Conference on Fluid Power and Mechatronics, FPM 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages181-186
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781479987702
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Nov 2015
Event7th International Conference on Fluid Power and Mechatronics, FPM 2015 - Harbin, China
Duration: 5 Aug 20157 Aug 2015

Publication series

NameProceedings of 2015 International Conference on Fluid Power and Mechatronics, FPM 2015

Conference

Conference7th International Conference on Fluid Power and Mechatronics, FPM 2015
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHarbin
Period5/08/157/08/15

Keywords

  • energy recovery efficiency
  • hydraulic storage
  • rail transit
  • regenerative braking
  • simulation

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