Optimal driving strategy for traction energy saving on DC suburban railways

IET Electric Power Applications

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 675-682

  Bocharnikov, Y V ^a   Tobias, A M ^a   Roberts, C ^a   Hillmansen, S ^a   Goodman, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAKING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY STORAGE; RAPID TRANSIT; TRACTION (FRICTION);

AUTOMATIC TRAIN OPERATION SYSTEMS; FITNESS FUNCTION; OPTIMAL TRAIN TRAJECTORIES;

RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 34548045961     PISSN: 17518660     EISSN: 17518679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-epa:20070005     Document Type: Article

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