Necessity and possibility of smart grid technology application on railway power supply system

Hitoshi Hayashiya, Hiroshi Yoshizumi, Takashi Suzuki, Takayuki Furukawa, Takatoshi Kondoh, Masayuki Kitano, Takashi Aoki, Takafumi Ishii, Nobuhito Kurosawa, Takamasa Miyagawa

European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications · 2011 · 37 citations · 1 references

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Abstract

Basic study of smart grid technology application for railway power supply system has started to enhance eco-friendliness of railway transportation in our company, East Japan Railway Company, since 2009. In this paper, its necessity and future possibility is discussed to utilize regenerative energy and to realize reasonable power supply system based on practical load data.

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