Despite low energy and fuel consumption levels in the rail sector, further improvements are
being pursued by manufacturers and operators. Their primary efforts aim to reduce traction …

Hybrid renewable energy (HRE) sources have become a popular alternative in isolated and
rural locations; because of the increased prices of fossil fuels and their CO2 emissions. This …

A significant advancement regarding the electrification of transportation has occurred in
recent years due to technological developments, environmental concerns, and geopolitical …

Governments have recently been dedicating relevant funds to cope up with the inevitable
transition to sustainable mobility aiming for a greener transportation sector. This scenario is …

The increasing development of railway systems around the world is leading the scientific
community to a growing interest in studying the coupling between different railway …

This article proposes a novel two-step approach to concurrently optimize the train operation,
timetable, and energy management strategy of the onboard energy storage device (OESD) …

The need for decarbonization has increased the interest in alternative propulsion systems
for light rail vehicles, including fuel cells, batteries, and supercapacitors. These sources and …

With the rapid progress in railway electrification and energy storage technologies, onboard
energy storage devices (OESDs) have been widely utilized in modern railway systems to …

This article proposes a noninverting bidirectional buck–boost chopper accompanied by an
auxiliary converter for battery storage that is installed in a light rail vehicle. The proposed …

Moving towards sustainable transport by adopting alternative energy sources to traditional
ones is, in these times more than ever, of fundamental importance for humanity. In this …