The development of a flywheel energy storage propulsion system for an urban transit coach is described. This project is being carried out under government contract, an is a major element in an energy conservation and propulsion technology program that is jointly sponsored by the U.S. Departments of Energy (DOE) and Transportation (DOT). Withing DOT, responsibility for this program rests with the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (MTA), and UMTA has designated DOT's Transportation Systems Center (TSC) in Cambridge, Mass., as its systems manager. The designs of the key system elements - the flywheel machine package, the power conditioning subsystem, and the DC traction motor - are briefly described at their present stage of development, together with the installation proposed for mounting the system in the coach. Operation of the flywheel powered coach is described as it executes a typical urban transit mission. Projected Performance of the flywheel powered coach is then presented, and the estimated life cycle costs compared with those of diesel and electric trolley coach systems. (Wassmann)


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    Titel :

    A flywheel energy storage propulsion system for intra urban buses


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Ein Antriebssystem mit Schwungradenergiespeicher fuer Stadtbusse


    Beteiligte:
    Rinehart, R.E. (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1980


    Format / Umfang :

    8 Seiten, 7 Bilder, 2 Tabellen


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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