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Testing Algorithms for Controlling the Distributed Power Supply System of a Railway Signal Box

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  • Marian Kampik

    (Department of Measurement Science, Electronics and Control, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland)

  • Marcin Fice

    (Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland)

  • Anna Piaskowy

    (Department of Measurement Science, Electronics and Control, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland)

Abstract

Trends in the use of renewable energy sources to power buildings do not bypass objects for which maintaining a power supply is critical. This also applies to railway signal boxes. The aim of the research work was to test the multisource power supply system for a railway signal box with power electronic converter systems and a DC bus, built as part of the research project. The assumption for powering the railway signal box building was to use renewable sources, energy storage devices, and a 3 kV DC traction network as the second required power supply grid. Both power grids were connected by power electronic converters, and the power values of the converters were set based on the calculated power balance values using the values measured at the system nodes and the set constraints. The tests primarily tested the response of the power supply system to changes in load power and power generated by the photovoltaic source, as well as the charge level of the energy storage devices. The correctness of the control algorithm’s operation was assessed based on the recorded power values in the power supply system nodes. The tests were carried out for 60 scenarios that covered all normal and emergency operating conditions. During the tests, delays in response to changes in the power supplied to the converters and the values of circular power flow between the power grid connections were recorded. The recorded delays ranged from 2 to about 50 s and the circular power flows did not exceed 1500 W. Based on the results of the tests, it was found necessary to improve the power measurement system in the power supply system nodes and to improve the quality of communication and the transmission time of measurement data transmission time.

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  • Marian Kampik & Marcin Fice & Anna Piaskowy, 2024. "Testing Algorithms for Controlling the Distributed Power Supply System of a Railway Signal Box," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(17), pages 1-23, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:17:y:2024:i:17:p:4423-:d:1470651
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    1. Ying Wang & Ya Guo & Xiaoqiang Chen & Yunpeng Zhang & Dong Jin & Jing Xie, 2023. "Research on the Energy Management Strategy of a Hybrid Energy Storage Type Railway Power Conditioner System," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(15), pages 1-16, August.
    2. Mohsen Davoodi & Hamed Jafari Kaleybar & Morris Brenna & Dario Zaninelli, 2023. "Energy Management Systems for Smart Electric Railway Networks: A Methodological Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(16), pages 1-35, August.
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