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Re: Nearly wireless streetcars. It's being done.
Author: mook
Date: 10-26-2015 - 17:43
The DC underground power conduit system looked a lot like cable car trackage. See:
Wikipedia article: [en.wikipedia.org].
Photo at Wikipedia: [en.wikipedia.org]
Wikipedia on conduit current collection systems in general: [en.wikipedia.org]
The Chinese system described in the article is essentially similar in concept to Brookville's "hybrid" battery-powered trolley, which operates for short distances (up to a mile or so) on a battery and has a pantograph used elsewhere, or at a terminal station, to recharge and operate with. Recharging time is reasonably short but not instant but for a touristy operation it works. The supercapacitor used in China can recharge much more quickly than a battery, but doesn't store as much power, so stops have to be close together (much less than a mile) and the system recharges at each stop.
Studies & Reports re. the modern DC Streetcar: [www.dcstreetcar.com]
Wikipedia on modern European ground-level current collection systems: [en.wikipedia.org]
Just some things to look at to start on the subject, if you're interested. Internet searches can turn up lots of other references.
Wikipedia article: [en.wikipedia.org].
Photo at Wikipedia: [en.wikipedia.org]
Wikipedia on conduit current collection systems in general: [en.wikipedia.org]
The Chinese system described in the article is essentially similar in concept to Brookville's "hybrid" battery-powered trolley, which operates for short distances (up to a mile or so) on a battery and has a pantograph used elsewhere, or at a terminal station, to recharge and operate with. Recharging time is reasonably short but not instant but for a touristy operation it works. The supercapacitor used in China can recharge much more quickly than a battery, but doesn't store as much power, so stops have to be close together (much less than a mile) and the system recharges at each stop.
Studies & Reports re. the modern DC Streetcar: [www.dcstreetcar.com]
Wikipedia on modern European ground-level current collection systems: [en.wikipedia.org]
Just some things to look at to start on the subject, if you're interested. Internet searches can turn up lots of other references.
