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To: gg cox who wrote (119)	5/11/2005 10:11:46 AM
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Excerpts in quotes from here.. edn.com ""One forthcoming feature in the Evolution will be ability of the traction motors to capture energy when the train is traveling downhill or coasting to a stop."" So it is forthcoming..so GE is having trouble finding suitable energy storage system. ""The traction motors convert the energy to electricity and store it in a battery pack, promising a 10 to 15% savings in fuel consumption."" If GE could store 90 % of energy produced from dynamic braking for later redirection to traction motors the fuel savings would be more than 30%. ""This so-called hybrid technology extends a function known as dynamic braking, which for the past 30 years has deployed the traction motors as a braking system to slow the locomotive, particularly on steep grades."" Not the past 30 years..the past 50 years. "" The hybrid principle might sound simple, but one of the major design challenges was developing batteries that could on a daily basis withstand the sudden surges of electricity. "That's millions of dollar of opportunity," says Daum."" VRB Energy Storage System is the solution. gg

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