Conference article

The Modeling of Energy Flows in Railway Networks using XML-Infrastructure Data

Andreas Heckmann
Institute of System Dynamics and Control, Oberpfaffenhofen, Wessling, Germany

Sebastian Streit
Institute of Vehicle Concepts, Stuttgart, Germany

Download articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.3384/ecp12076125

Published in: Proceedings of the 9th International MODELICA Conference; September 3-5; 2012; Munich; Germany

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 76:11, p. 125-132

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Published: 2012-11-19

ISBN: 978-91-7519-826-2

ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)

Abstract

This paper introduces a new Modelica package called RailwaySystem Library that provides the capabilities of simulating the energy flow in electrical railway networks on which a fleet of railway vehicles is running. The focus of the library is set upon the interaction of the vehicle and its energy infrastructure; so that energy management aspects may be investigated from a holistic point of view taking the vehicle and the energy supply by the electric power grid into account. However this intention substantially relies on the provision of reliable data of the infrastructure; on the railway network and its power grid. To this purpose the library refers to an open XML-based data format dedicated to railway IT applications. Furthermore; the library is supposed to be used together with arbitrary component libraries to model the energy subsystems such as the vehicle or the power station.

Keywords

Railway network; energy flow; XML data; power grid

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