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- Title
Non‐linear switched model for accurate voltage estimation and power flow analysis of DC railway systems.
- Authors
Mayet, Clément; Arboleya, Pablo; Bouscayrol, Alain; Mohamed, Bassam; Delarue, Philippe; El‐Sayed, Islam
- Abstract
Simulation tools are crucial to efficiently design the infrastructures and operations of DC electrical railway systems, including potential innovative technologies such as reversible traction power substations and energy storage systems. For this purpose, it is essential to accurately estimate the evolution of the voltage and power flows within the DC traction network, with fast computation time. This study, therefore, proposes a new simulation approach for fast and accurate voltage estimation and power flow analysis of DC railway systems. It is based on the use of non‐linear switched models for traction power substations and trains. The modified nodal analysis is extended to consider such models, including the voltage drop control of the different subsystems, avoiding the necessity to use complex numerical iterative solvers. This new approach is validated and compared to an existing dynamical model and a conventional static model. The comparisons prove the relevance of the new approach, which provides validated and accurate results (<2% error compared to the validated dynamical model) with fast computation time (speed up of 500 compared to the dynamical model). It can, therefore, be used to study, design, size, and optimise DC traction systems with new technologies aimed at saving braking energy.
- Publication
IET Electrical Systems in Transportation (Wiley-Blackwell), 2020, Vol 10, Issue 4, p425
- ISSN
2042-9738
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1049/iet-est.2020.0048