Project: Metrology for smart energy management in electric railway systems
| Acronym | 16ENG04 MyRailS (Reference Number: 16ENG04) |
| Duration | 01/09/2017 - 31/08/2020 |
| Project Topic | The European railway system consumes about 36.5 terawatt-hours of energy each year. To meet the ambitious EU target of reducing CO2 emissions from rail transport by 50 % by 2030, efficient use of energy across Europe's railway system is mandatory. This requires accurate and reliable knowledge of the energy exchanged between the train and the railway grid, and real-time power quality.This project will develop the infrastructure needed for accurate measurement of energy exchange and power quality, under the highly dynamic conditions experienced in transit. The project will also focus on the characterisation of the railway subsystem as a producer-consumer, able to transfer excess energy, with a view to its integration in a wider smart grid. The results will underpin the energy efficient management of Europe's railway networks, and allow upcoming EU legislation concerning railway energy management to be met |
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| Network | EMPIR |
| Call | EMPIR Call 2016 |
Project partner
| Number | Name | Role | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica | Coordinator | Italy |
| 2 | Cesky Metrologicky Institut | Partner | Czech Republic |
| 3 | Fundación para el Fomento de la Innovación Industrial | Partner | Spain |
| 4 | Laboratoire national de métrologie et d'essais | Partner | France |
| 5 | NPL Management Limited | Partner | United Kingdom |
| 6 | VSL B.V. | Partner | Netherlands |
| 7 | Universidad Pontificia Comillas | Partner | Spain |
| 8 | Hitachi Rail Italy S.p.A | Partner | Italy |
| 9 | Metro de Madrid, S.A. | Partner | Spain |
| 10 | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana | Partner | Italy |
| 11 | Railenium | Partner | France |
| 12 | University of Strathclyde | Partner | United Kingdom |
| 13 | Università degli studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli | Partner | Italy |
| 14 | Trenitalia S.p.A | Partner | Italy |
| 15 | ASTM, Analysis, Simulation, Test and Measurement SAGL | Observer | Switzerland |
| 16 | Eidgenössisches Institut für Metrologie METAS | Observer | Switzerland |