BATTERIES READY FOR CLASS 379 TEST BED: VALENCE BATTERIES PROVED IN LABORATORY TESTS

摘要

Lithium Iron Magnesium Phosphate battery technology from Valence is the first to meet the requirements of the independently-powered EMU demonstrator project, following testing at the Valence lab in Texas. Network Rail and its industry partners - including the Enabling Innovation Team, Bombardier and Greater Anglia - are testing the potential for an independently powered electric multiple unit (IPEMU) to run on short, unelectrified branch lines. Network Rail's IPEMU senior engineer James Ambrose said: 'It's taken a lot of hard work to get this far. As well as testing the batteries under simulated journey conditions, we've needed to get the donor train gauge cleared tor the routes the train has got to run on and gain a certificate of rolling stock/infrastructure compatibility.