Innovación Tecnológica en Buses, IV Congreso SIBRT - Lima 2014, Asociación Latinoamericana de sistemas integrados y brt - SIBRT

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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
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East
LansingSan José
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e
Brussels
Porto
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n
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Paris
Subsidiary
Center
Senior Advisor
Project Center / Strategic Cooperation
São Paulo
Campinas
Stellenbosc
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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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AutoTram® Extra Grand
Co-Funded by
Project: 03/2009 to 08/2012
Budget: 12 Mill. €

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AutoTram® Extra Grand
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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AutoTram® Extra Grand
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
AutoTram® Extra Grand

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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 -
AutoTram® Extra Grand
Vehicle concept
30,730 m

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AutoTram® Extra Grand
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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AutoTram® Extra Grand
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
AutoTram® Extra Grand
Advantages

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AutoTram® Extra Grand
Dual energy storage
50
0
Speed[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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AutoTram® Extra Grand
Testing

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AutoTram® Extra Grand
Reversing into a parking space

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AutoTram® Extra Grand
Awards
German High Tech Champion 2012 in
„Sustainable Transportation“
5 March 2012
New Dehli

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AutoTram® Extra Grand
Presentations
22 August 2012
Dresden
19 – 27 September 2012 IAA
Hannover

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AutoTram® Extra Grand
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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AutoTram® Extra Grand
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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