Frank Steinert - Instituto Fraunhofer - Autotram

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RESEARCH FOR A MOBILE FUTURE

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DRESDEN

FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND

INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS IVI

Dr. -Ing. Frank Steinert

AutoTram® Extra Grand – the longest and most

innovative bus worldwide

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OVERVIEW

Fraunhofer Gesellschaft

Intermediate transport systems

between bus and light rail

AutoTram® Extra Grand

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Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, the largest organization for

applied research in Europe

66 institutes and independent research units

more than 22,000 staff

€ 1.9 billion annual research budget totaling

two thirds of this sum is generated through contract research on behalf

of industry and publicly funded research projects

one third is contributed by the German federal and Länder governments

in the form of base funding

international cooperation

“Fraunhofer lines”

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Fraunhofer worldwide

Representative / Marketing Office

Dubai

Bangalore

Jakarta

Beijing Seoul

Tokyo

Boston

Plymouth

East

Lansing San José Newark

Maryland

Cairo

Ampang

Santiago de Chile

Singapore

Cambridg

e

Brussels

Porto

Vienna

Bolzano Graz Budapest

Wrocław

Gothenburg

Thessaloniki

Sydney

Londo

n

Glasgow

Salvador

Sendai

Paris

Subsidiary

Center

Senior Advisor

Project Center / Strategic Cooperation

São Paulo

Campinas

Stellenbosc

h

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Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft total business volume 2008 – 2012 in € million

1614

113

199

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Major infrastructure capital expenditure

Defense research

Contract research

1657 1617

1401

1926 1849

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People Resources

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Apprentices

Graduands and students (tertiary and secondary)

Scientific, technical and administrative staff

15,823

17,907 19,002

20,326

22,093

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Vehicle technologies in public transport

Comparison of costs

100

investment costs

[million €/km]

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

operating costs [€/veh/km]

conventional bus

subway 50

25

10

5

2.5 trolleybus

AutoTram®

alternative to

Light rail transit

(LRT) system

trolleybus

supplement to

Bus Rapid Transit

(BRT)

conventional bus

AutoTram®

BRT system

people mover

LRT system

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Co-Funded by Project: 03/2009 to 08/2012

Budget: 12 Mill. €

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Motivation

Fast - growing cities

Collapsing traffic

Increasing air pollution

Scarce resources

Cost pressure

Implementation time

Mega cities > 10 Mill. 5-10 Mio. 1-5 Mio.

2005 2025 2005 2025 2005 2025

Europe 1 2 3 3 48 47

Asia 10 16 18 25 182 291

Africa 1 3 2 8 43 73

North America 2 2 4 8 38 44

South America 3 3 4 4 29 40

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Go4City Bus Family

excellent German bus manufacture

Göppel Bus GmbH

modular Go4City bus and train

configurations

high capacitive AutoTram® EG

30.5 m long

> 256 passengers

longest and one of the most

innovative buses worldwide

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multi axle steering system

new articulation systems

manoeuvrability like a 12-meter bus

hybrid propulsion system

Diesel-electrical

Dual energy storages

partial emission free

8 km zero-emission operation

reduced Life Cycle Costs

30 … 50 % compared to light rail systems

Highlights


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segm. 3 2 1

axle 5 4 3 2 1

axle type indipendent,

high floor

independent, low

floor

independent, low

floor

twin tyres axle,

low floor

independent, low

floor

axle load 9 t 7,5 t 7,5 t 13 t 7,5 t

steering

type

electro-

hydraulic electro-hydraulic electro-hydraulic - mechanical

machine synchronous - - synchronous -


Vehicle concept

30,730 m

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Articulation systems by HÜBNER

1050 1600

HNKG 100

Articulating angle: ± 54°

Pitch angle (1 axis): ± 10°

Roll angle: ± 2°

Articulating angle: ± 54°

Pitch angle (2 axes): ± 10°

Roll angle: ± 2°

New double pitch

articulated joint

+ +

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Steering system

turning circle < 25 m

minimized lateral offset

algorithm solving in real-time

speed-dependent

reverse driving possible

high reliability & availability

approved for public transport

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Diesel-electric hybrid propulsion

system

all-electric operation by means of Li-

ion batteries

range extender for charging

processes during operation


Advantages

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Dual energy storage

50

0

Sp

ee

d [km

/h] 1 km

Acceleration

Deceleration

Lithium-Ion battery Ultracapacitors

Cells

Energy [kWh]

Power [kW]

264

35

120

96

0,94

420

Distance

Emission free driving range: approx. 5 – 8 km

Constant speed

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Basic configuration

Hybrid configuration

BRT application

Diesel-electric / gas electric propulsion

High floor

series hybrid propulsion with

SuperCaps

Small Li-Ion-Battery for 5 to 8 km

electrical range comparable to the

German configuration

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Advanced electric configuration

BRT application

High floor

Series hybrid propulsion with

SuperCaps

Big Li-Ion Battery for an

electrical Range of 30 to 50 km

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