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    Skeleton Technologies Rail Wayside v1

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    This document discusses rail industry applications for ultracapacitor technology from Skeleton Technologies. It notes that braking in rail systems currently causes high peak loads that are burned off in resistors. Skeleton's ultracapacitors can be used in a wayside kinetic energy recovery system to capture energy during train braking, redistribute it to accelerate other trains, and reduce energy costs by up to 20% while extending the lifetime of electric equipment and reducing peak loads on the electric grid. A case study shows that a 3.3 MW, 11 kWh ultracapacitor system can recover 15 kWh of energy per train trip and save over 1490 MWh of energy annually on one rail line, paying for itself in under 6 years.

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    This document discusses rail industry applications for ultracapacitor technology from Skeleton Technologies. It notes that braking in rail systems currently causes high peak loads that are burned off in resistors. Skeleton's ultracapacitors can be used in a wayside kinetic energy recovery system to capture energy during train braking, redistribute it to accelerate other trains, and reduce energy costs by up to 20% while extending the lifetime of electric equipment and reducing peak loads on the electric grid. A case study shows that a 3.3 MW, 11 kWh ultracapacitor system can recover 15 kWh of energy per train trip and save over 1490 MWh of energy annually on one rail line, paying for itself in under 6 years.

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    This document discusses rail industry applications for ultracapacitor technology from Skeleton Technologies. It notes that braking in rail systems currently causes high peak loads that are burned off in resistors. Skeleton's ultracapacitors can be used in a wayside kinetic energy recovery system to capture energy during train braking, redistribute it to accelerate other trains, and reduce energy costs by up to 20% while extending the lifetime of electric equipment and reducing peak loads on the electric grid. A case study shows that a 3.3 MW, 11 kWh ultracapacitor system can recover 15 kWh of energy per train trip and save over 1490 MWh of energy annually on one rail line, paying for itself in under 6 years.

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    Skeleton Technologies Rail Wayside v1

    Uploaded by

    Suraj Kaushal
    This document discusses rail industry applications for ultracapacitor technology from Skeleton Technologies. It notes that braking in rail systems currently causes high peak loads that are burned off in resistors. Skeleton's ultracapacitors can be used in a wayside kinetic energy recovery system to capture energy during train braking, redistribute it to accelerate other trains, and reduce energy costs by up to 20% while extending the lifetime of electric equipment and reducing peak loads on the electric grid. A case study shows that a 3.3 MW, 11 kWh ultracapacitor system can recover 15 kWh of energy per train trip and save over 1490 MWh of energy annually on one rail line, paying for itself in under 6 years.

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    TARGET

    INDUSTRIES

    AUTOMOTIVE GRID INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORTATION

    1
    TRANSPORTATION
    INDUSTRY

    HEAVY
    BUS TRUCK EQUIPMENT RAIL ROBOTAXI
    INDUSTRY INDUSTRY INDUSTRY INDUSTRY INDUSTRY

    2
    RAIL INDUSTRY Catenary Free

    APPLICATIONS
    Operation

    Wayside
    Energy
    Regeneration

    Fast
    Charging

    DMU Hybrid
    / KERS

    Engine
    Cranking
    (DEMU)

    (*) Kinetic Energy Recovery System 3


    RAIL INDUSTRY
    CHALLENGES
    KEY CHALLENGES
    + Braking causes high peak loads and is
    burned off in resistors
    + Most overhead lines are not capable of
    providing energy back to the grid
    + Most grid operators do not want to have the
    energy sent back to the grid because of
    power quality issues

    KNOWN CONSEQUENCES
    + Excess energy is lost when a train brakes
    + High peak loads have negative impact on
    electric equipment

    4
    RAIL INDUSTRY
    SOLUTIONS
    SKELETON TECHNOLOGIES ULTRACAPACITORS OFFER:
    + Wayside KERS(*) captures and re-distributes energy during braking
    of train and supply energy during the re-acceleration of the train

    CONSEQUENCES
    + Up to 20% energy cost reduction
    + Safe energy
    Wayside + Reduced peak loads
    Energy
    Regen
    ADVANTAGES
    + Longer lifetime of the wayside KERS system compared with a li-ion
    solution
    + 1 million cycles as a minimum, long calendar life, typically 15 to 20
    years
    + -40°C to +65°C operating temperature range
    + Smaller and cheaper vs a battery-based solution of similar
    requirements, battery needs to be oversized to cater for peak loads
    + Peak load reduction, leading to lower grid related bills

    (*) Kinetic Energy Recovery System 5


    RAIL INDUSTRY
    CASE STUDY
    SkelGrid Ultracapacitors
    Power 3,3 MW 300 C
    High Discharge and
    Capacity ~11kWh
    Charge power
    102V Modules 192 (12s16p)
    2 x smaller footprint
    Maintenance Maintenance free cells (compared to 1C
    Lifetime >10 years Battery)
    15 kWh recovery for train from A to F*
    Cycles 1 M+ (including catenary losses, auxiliary)
    99,280 cycles per year*

    1490 MWh
    Saved energy
    per year
    5.8 years
    ROI

    * based on: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326664263_Analysis_of_wayside_energy_storage_devices_for_DC_heavy_rail_transport 66


    WE ARE

    WE HELP TO SAVE ENERGY


    Robin N. Mota Dawson Sales
    [email protected]
    www.skeletontech.com

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