Reducing of energy consumption in public transport — Results of experimental exploitation of super capacitor energy bank in Gdynia trolleybus system

Abstract

Paper presents the result of test exploitation supercapacitor energy bank in Gdynia trolleybus system. In the first part of the article the basics of the regenerative breaking are presented and the construction and control strategy of the supercapacitor bank are described. The area of research and method of measurement are explained. In the second part of paper the results of tests and measurements are described. Emphasis was placed on the comparison of different methods of using regenerative braking energy. In the last part of the article conclusions are presented.