Towards Realising Accelerated Innovation in Novel (TRAIN) Battery Technologies

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Title
Towards Realising Accelerated Innovation in Novel (TRAIN) Battery Technologies

CoPED ID
d97200e2-2e77-4b97-830b-b45c0e1d8aee

Status
Closed


Value
£1,282,676

Start Date
March 1, 2018

End Date
Feb. 28, 2019

Description

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Viva rail has produced a proof of concept hybrid train which has been shown to be reliable, energy efficient and cost effective. This work was self-funded and delivered in a very timely and effective way. The TRAIN project will be delivered in a similar way with close cooperation between the partners. Vivarail and our partners Petalite and Valence, provide lightweight versatile cost-effective rail solutions including units that can run as DMU (diesel multiple unit), EMU (electric multiple unit), battery, or battery hybrid depending on power supplies available. Battery technology will incorporate advances from other sectors. The TRAIN project will develop innovative rapid charging technology and static energy storage to exploit low-rate cheap energy for high-rate charging. Two battery modules hang under each carriage and operate independently or in conjunction with other energy sources (electric). The solution provides significant operational savings, CO2 and noise reductions, and reduces maintenance demands to minimise out-of-service time. This project will fully develop innovative designs and validate them for production. Outputs include: Modular battery pack to suit specific applications; Rapid charging unit operating at approximately 600V; Integration of hardware/software; Static charging evaluation; Test train with prototype technologies: Duty cycle demonstrations and performance assessment.

Vivarail Ltd LEAD_ORG
Petalite Limited PARTICIPANT_ORG
Vivarail Ltd PARTICIPANT_ORG

Ian Wenman PM_PER
Ian Wenman PM_PER

Subjects by relevance
  1. Accumulators
  2. Energy efficiency
  3. Batteries
  4. Energy
  5. Trains
  6. Diesel multiple units
  7. Projects
  8. Innovations
  9. Electric cars

Extracted key phrases
  1. Battery Technologies
  2. Electric multiple unit
  3. Effective rail solution
  4. Concept hybrid train
  5. Diesel multiple unit
  6. Viva rail
  7. Battery hybrid
  8. Train project
  9. Rate cheap energy
  10. Modular battery pack
  11. Effective way
  12. TRAIN
  13. Static energy storage
  14. Battery module
  15. Novel

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