A Comprehensive Research on Ensuring Energy Efficiency in Rail Systems

Authors : Yağmur Arikan, Özge Pinar Akkaş, Ertuğrul Çam

Pages : 30-46

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Publication Date : 2024-01-31

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :Today, the increase in energy needs and the risk of depletion of some energy resources is a worrying situation for sustainable life. Therefore, energy efficiency and prevention of energy losses are crucial. Transportation is one of the sectors where energy is used most intensively. As in every field, it is aimed to prevent the excessive use of energy in this sector. One of the most important activities in this regard is to encourage public transportation, and in this sense, rail systems are frequently preferred in big cities. However, their energy consumption is increasing due to the increasingly widespread network structure of these systems. Therefore, energy efficiency studies on these systems have a significant impact on clean and sustainable life and attract the attention of researchers. Energy efficiency studies in rail systems show a wide variety due to their complicated structure. In this paper, the concepts of energy consumption and efficiency in rail systems, studies on this subject in the literature and the technologies and methods used have been examined. The outputs of the paper have been evaluated in terms of energy efficiency and an assessment have been made for the future.
Keywords : Enerji tüketimi, Enerji Verimliliği, Raylı sistemler, Maliyet