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Switching and Protection for Battery systems in Rolling stock
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What is a battery system?
Batteries are the systems where the energy generated from the catenary or generator is stored to be used at a later time. In this way, even when the main source of energy fails or is disconnected, batteries guarantee power continuity.
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Why do you need Switching & Protection solutions for Battery Systems?
Ensure continuous power is always available on the train by protecting both batteries and systems upstream and by controlling circuit breakers from remote, thanks to our complete Switching and Protection product portfolio in compliance with rail standards.
Main benefits
Reliable Supplier
Choose ABB’s reliability to play your role in the energy transition, create a low carbon transportation industry and get maximum efficiency with our innovative solutions.
With more than 50 years of experience in the railway industry we are committed to provide you with local competence and local service.
Designed for Rail
Make your rolling stock vehicles ready for extreme environmental conditions, high vibrations and shocks with ABB solutions, tested in accordance with the latest and most demanding standards for rolling stock applications.
The different connection technologies available, screw terminals for standard ferrules, or screw terminals for ring tongue ferrules, will ensure a secured cable connection.
Space Savings
Increase capacity and reduce train energy consumption thanks to our highly-reliable, top-level products with reduced size and weight.
Switching and Protection for Battery systems in Rolling stock
Auxiliary power supply systems
Onboard auxiliary power includes the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), control system, communication, monitoring and indicators, break compressors, battery chargers, signaling and lighting systems. These systems are critical for rolling stock operation and passenger comfort and requires power redundancy.
Discover our Switching & Protection solutions to keep auxiliary power circuits running in any condition.
Batteries for hybrid systems
A hybrid system has minimum 2 power sources including energy storage system (ESS) on board to achieve the following features
- Improve energy and fuel efficiency by uninterrupted running in the event of the loss of the primary power source and acceleration improvement.
- Reducing fuel consumption and emissions (e.g. CO2, NOx, etc.)
- Reduce environmental impact (e.g. noise, etc.).
With our Application bundle we provide full protection for batteries in Hybrid Systems.
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