Electric traction energy metering on German Railways and the impact of European standardisation on the energy billing process in Germany

摘要

With the onset of liberalisation of energy markets and the formation of DB Energie Inc. as a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG (German Railways), proper billing of electric energy to railway-based consumers has become an important issue. Hence, DB Energie had to develop and implement a revenue metering scheme for traction energy consumed by railroad vehicles. The impact of international interoperable traffic has been considered.