Application of Regenerative Braking with Optimized Speed Profiles for Sustainable Train Operation

Table 1

Train specifications.

Parameters		Values	Parameters	Values
					Number of cars per train		10 cars/train	Maximum operating speed	120 km/h
Number of traction motors		4 units/car	Approximate headway	2640 s
Motor power		265 hp	Maximum acceleration rate	3.2 km/h/s
Weight per car		63,045 kg	Maximum deceleration rate	4.8 km/h/s
Passenger weight	Peak	122,727 kg	Air resistance coefficient	0.07
	Off-peak	61,364 kg	Regeneration coefficient	0.82
Coefficient of rotating masses		1.04