The objectives of the project were to identify weak points on the network, find the maximum capacity with the actual infrastructure and make a business case of a static battery that delivers energy in rush hours and stores energy during valley hours.
The city of Rotterdam owns 4 models regarding their tram network: 1. South and North tram system with as-built configuration 2. South and North tram system where new and future developments can be tested 3. Southern part of the tram with extra substations 4. Southern part of the tram with extra lines and the ESS battery concept The module of the contact wire temperature and the ESS battery were developed on request from RET. The following problems are solved: - Which is the maximum temperature of the contact wire? - Is the voltage of the contact wire within the values defined in EN50163? - Does the business case of an ESS battery for increasing the frequency of the tram network have a positive impact on the infrastructure? - Which is the maximum frequency that the vehicles can run on the actual infrastructure?
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