Investigation of Hybrid Drive Trains for Railway Vehicles
2001-01-2525
08/20/2001
- Event
- Content
- The concept of hybrid drive trains was first developed for automobiles. These drive trains allow achieving a minimum fuel consumption by properly matching the driving requirements and the engine characteristics.In this paper the authors analyze the possibility of extending this concept to railway vehicles. Basic hybrid railway vehicles are designed and discussed.
- Pages
- 7
- Citation
- Gay-Desharnais, S., Routex, J., and Ehsani, M., "Investigation of Hybrid Drive Trains for Railway Vehicles," SAE Technical Paper 2001-01-2525, 2001, https://doi.org/10.4271/2001-01-2525.