Metrology for smart energy management in electric railway systems
Improved energy and power quality measurements will enable smart, energy efficient management of railway networks
The European railway system consumes about 36.5 terawatt-hours of energy each year. To meet the ambitious EU target of reducing CO2 emissions from rail transport by 50 % by 2030, efficient use of energy across Europe's railway system is mandatory. This requires accurate and reliable knowledge of the energy exchanged between the train and the railway grid, and real-time power quality.
This project has developed the infrastructure needed for accurate measurement of energy exchange and power quality, under the highly dynamic conditions experienced in transit. The project also focussed on the characterisation of the railway subsystem as a producer-consumer, able to transfer excess energy, with a view to its integration in a wider smart grid. The results will underpin the energy efficient management of Europe's railway networks, and allow upcoming EU legislation concerning railway energy management to be met.
EMPIR project 20NRM03 DC grids builds on this work.
Sensors
International Conference on Sensors Engineering and Electronics Instrumentation Advances
IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference
2020 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference
IET Electrical Systems in Transportation
IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification
2020 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC)
2020 Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM)
2020 Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM)
ACTA IMEKO
IMEKO Proceedings
ACTA IMEKO
2020 IEEE 20th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference ( MELECON)
IMEKO TC-4 2020 PROCEEDINGS
Sensors
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
2020 Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM)
2020 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC)
19th International Congress of Metrology (CIM2019)
2019 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Applied Measurements for Power Systems (AMPS)
2019 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Applied Measurements for Power Systems (AMPS)
2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC)
2019 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC)
WCRR Papers
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
Proc. of 24nd IMEKO TC4 International Symposium
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
2019 IEEE 10th International Workshop on Applied Measurements for Power Systems (AMPS)
2019 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC)
2019 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC)
Proc. of 24nd IMEKO TC4 International Symposium
Proc. of 24nd IMEKO TC4 International Symposium
2018 IEEE 9th International Workshop on Applied Measurements for Power Systems (AMPS)
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Participating EURAMET NMIs and DIs
CMI (Czechia)
INRIM (Italy)
LCOE (Spain)
LNE (France)
METAS (Switzerland)
NPL (United Kingdom)
VSL (Netherlands)
Other Participants
ASTM, Analysis, Simulation, Test and Measurement SAGL (Switzerland)
Hitachi Rail Italy S.p.A (Italy)
Metro de Madrid, S.A. (Spain)
Railenium (France)
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (Italy)
Trenitalia S.p.A (Italy)
Universidad Pontificia Comillas (Spain)
Università degli studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli (Italy)
University of Strathclyde (United Kingdom)
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