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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE
Edited by: J. Pombo
Paper 12.5

The Integration of Innovative Power Sources and Storage Systems in the Railway Sector: A Brief Perspective Analysis

L. Pugi, A. Kociu, L. Berzi, L. Di Carlo and M. Delogu

Department of Industrial Engineering of Florence (DIEF), University of Florence, Italy

Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
L. Pugi, A. Kociu, L. Berzi, L. Di Carlo, M. Delogu, "The Integration of Innovative Power Sources and Storage Systems in the Railway Sector: A Brief Perspective Analysis", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, Online volume: CCC 7, Paper 12.5, 2024, doi:10.4203/ccc.7.12.5
Keywords: battery operated trains, multi-modal trains, hybrid trains, hydrogen propelled trains, longitudinal dynamics, energy efficiency.

Abstract
Massive electrification of road vehicles is offering an unexpected possibility for revolutionary improvements in efficiency and sustainability of rolling stock especially on non-electrified lines: the automotive market with massive production numbers justifies the vast investments in key innovative technologies regarding storage systems, power management and generation that are substantially unaffordable for the railway sector. Research activities performed at Florence University in the last ten years and more generally by different international research groups can strongly correlate to these general assumptions. This work investigates how general past, current and future developments in power storage technology have influenced and can further influence the application of innovative power storage technologies to the railway sector.

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