Experimental study on a PEMFC fed railway vehicle motor drive system

Takemasa Furuya*, Keiichiro Kondo, Takamitsu Yamamoto

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper, we present experimental test results at RTRTs rolling stock test facility with a 28kW rating polymer membrane fuel cell (PEMFQ, a 90KVA general purpose inverter and actual traction motors for a commuter train to verify the compatibility of the PEMFC with an induction motor railway vehicle traction system. Through these tests, we have verified that the PEMFC can properly feed electrical power to control traction motors even in the case of sudden change of motor consuming power and, that PEMFCs can be applied to railway vehicle traction system. We are convinced that this research work contributes to promoting environmental friendliness of railway transportation system in the future.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConference Record of the 2006 IEEE Industry Applications Conference - Forty-First IAS Annual Meeting
Pages1249-1252
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006 Dec 1
Externally publishedYes
Event2006 IEEE Industry Applications Conference - Forty-First IAS Annual Meeting - Tampa, FL, United States
Duration: 2006 Oct 82006 Oct 12

Publication series

NameConference Record - IAS Annual Meeting (IEEE Industry Applications Society)
Volume3
ISSN (Print)0197-2618

Other

Other2006 IEEE Industry Applications Conference - Forty-First IAS Annual Meeting
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityTampa, FL
Period06/10/806/10/12

Keywords

  • Fuel cell
  • Induction motor drive
  • Inverter
  • Railway vehicle traction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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