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Article

Flywheel Energy Storage System in Italian Regional Transport Railways: A Case Study

by
Aldo Canova
,
Federico Campanelli
and
Michele Quercio
*,†
Dipartimento Energia “G. Ferraris”, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Energies 2022, 15(3), 1096; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15031096
Submission received: 4 January 2022 / Revised: 24 January 2022 / Accepted: 27 January 2022 / Published: 1 February 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Frontier on Energy Storage Technologies)

Abstract

In this paper, we looked at the role of electromechanical storage in railway applications. A mathematical model of a running train was interfaced with real products on the electromechanical storage market supposed to be installed at the substation. Through this simulation, we gathered data on the recoverable energy of the system, its advantages, and its limitations. Various storage powers were run along variations in speed and gradient to paint a clearer picture of this application. Throughout these simulations, the energy savings were between 25% and 38%, saving up to 0.042 kWh/(seat km).
Keywords: light rail transit; flywheel energy storage system; driving cycle; numerical model; energy savings; cost savings light rail transit; flywheel energy storage system; driving cycle; numerical model; energy savings; cost savings

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Canova, A.; Campanelli, F.; Quercio, M. Flywheel Energy Storage System in Italian Regional Transport Railways: A Case Study. Energies 2022, 15, 1096. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15031096

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Canova A, Campanelli F, Quercio M. Flywheel Energy Storage System in Italian Regional Transport Railways: A Case Study. Energies. 2022; 15(3):1096. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15031096

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Canova, Aldo, Federico Campanelli, and Michele Quercio. 2022. "Flywheel Energy Storage System in Italian Regional Transport Railways: A Case Study" Energies 15, no. 3: 1096. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15031096

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Canova, A., Campanelli, F., & Quercio, M. (2022). Flywheel Energy Storage System in Italian Regional Transport Railways: A Case Study. Energies, 15(3), 1096. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15031096

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