A remotely controlled onboard measurement system for optimization of energy consumption of electrical trains

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2250-2256

  Landi, Carmine ^a   Luiso, Mario ^a   Pasquino, Nicola ^b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy measurements; Monitoring system; Remote measurements

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ENERGY POLICY; LOCOMOTIVES; OPTIMIZATION; RAILROAD CARS; TRACTION (FRICTION);

ABSORPTION CURVES; CONTROL STATIONS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION.; ENERGY MEASUREMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; MEASUREMENT DATA; MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTIES; MONITORING SYSTEM; MONITORING SYSTEMS; NETWORK CONNECTIONS; OPTIMIZED PROTOCOL; POWER ABSORPTION; QUALITY SERVICES; RAILWAY TRACTIONS; REDUCTION IN ENERGY CONSUMPTION; REMOTE MEASUREMENTS; TRAIN OPERATIONS; VEHICLE STRUCTURES;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 52649086281     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2008.922110     Document Type: Article

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