Abstract
Objective: The development of hybrid technologies is an aspect that carries serious changes for the railway industry, its design and technological base. These changes provide the scientific and technological breakthroughs to a much greater extent than the implementation of any new projects in traditional forms. Methods: Of great interest is the solution to the problem of hybrid locomotives and related power supply interaction. In addition, there are problems of quality and reliability of the rolling stock. The relationship between the three sets of technology, as well as the problem of support quality of the latter, becomes essential for the successful implementation of hybrid locomotives with a combined power plant. Results: The primary problems of locomotive projects in question are: electric power storage, in-depth modernization of the traction drive, and implementation of an optimal motion control algorithms in different modes. Increasing energy density stored in the traction battery, while reducing vehicle mass, ensures competitive advantages of eco-friendly hybrid locomotives versus traditional. The cost of the traction battery tends to dominate over the relevant economic parameters of other components of the traction drive hybrid locomotives, therefore, projects with a high technological level are relevant, while ensuring lower total weight of the vehicle. However, in the last decade, due to the increasing importance of electronic components in the transportation industry, along with the objectives stated above, problems of management optimization of rolling stock systems and provision of an appropriate level of quality control take center stage. Issues of energy storage application in the hybrid locomotive and their advantages over the currently used energy sources are considered in the article. Practical importance: It is shown that the use of a hybrid energy storage system will significantly increase the efficiency and reliability of the locomotive.
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