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Posts published in “Day: March 15, 2019”

Algorithm could cut high speed rail energy use

Algorithm could cut high speed rail energy use 15 Mar 2019 The Chinese high speed network already features regenerative braking. CHINA: Researchers at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University’s Suzhou campus have developed an algorithm intended to optimise the storage and reuse of braking energy.Currently, regenerative braking is used extensively across China’s 29 000 km high speed network. Typically, the…

Overhead Line Electrification for Railways

Overhead Line Electrification for Railways 15 Mar 2019 Book Review Overhead Line Electrification for Railways By Garry Keenor Developed over several years by an experienced electrification engineer, this book is intended to provide ‘an approachable and reasonably comprehensive’ study of overhead electrification systems, setting out ‘the why as well as the what’ for readers with…