SLR EOG Power Car for Mail / Express

Trains of Indian Railways

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Project on recurring Cost Savings by
improving Operating Efficiency
From 50%
to 90%
Focus on improving energy conversion
efficiency

SLR Revenue
No impact on the revenue earning = SLR EOG
to Railways revenue

Innovate using known & proven technology / methods

Objective:

• Reduce energy cost to operate conventional Mail & Express passenger trains.

Ground Rules:

• No addition of drag load on the locomotive.

• No compromise on existing revenue earning space.

Key Technology:

• Use of DG set suitable for mounting under the coach (under floor power-pack)

• Opportunity to Save Energy Cost on conventional Mail & Express passenger

trains.
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• This can be done by moving to “End on Generation” (EOG) concept from
“Self Generating” (SG) Concept.

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Current Concepts for Electricity Generation
(Hotel Load*) on Trains

SELF GENERATION (SG) – Majority of Mail & Express Passenger

Trains

END-ON-GENERATION (EOG) – Only Shatabdi & Rajdhani Trains.

MID-ON-GENERATION (MOG) – Obsolete Concept.

HEAD-ON-GENERATION (HOG) – Under review & proto-typing.

For electrified tracks only.

* Hotel Load – Electrical Energy required by all Coaches in a train

How can this be done?

• Eliminate the SG system, i.e., axle mounted generators, batteries etc.

• Transit to improvised EOG system, i.e.,

• Improvised EOG system: Under floor (under slung) mounted DG sets on SLR
coach as against over-board DG sets in current EOG Car (Power Car).

Conventional EOG Car (Power Car) SLR Power Car

• Extra Drag. • No change in passenger Space.
• Only 4T luggage area. • No change in luggage area (8T).
DG set mounted here under floor

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 Value To Railways:
Reference taken is 24 coach passenger train.

Cost Saving per year per train

• Reduction in capital cost (1 time)
at the time of building the new Rs. 93,94,000 One-time Benefit
train.
• Improvement in Energy conversion Rs. 1,30,77,000
efficiency from ~ 50% to 90%+.
Rs. 10,74,000 Recurring Benefit
• Reduction in over-all weight of the
Rs.1,44,63,000
train by approx. 5%.
• Maintenance Cost Savings on Rs. 3,12,000
coaches.

Apply this on 1500 odd mail / express passenger trains

Railways have an estimated opportunity to save Rs.2160
Crores annually

Current Concepts for Electricity Generation

(Hotel Load) on Trains
SELF GENERATION (SG) – Majority of Mail & Express Passenger
Trains

END-ON-GENERATION (EOG) – Only Shatabdi & Rajdhani Trains.

MID-ON-GENERATION (MOG) – Obsolete Concept.

HEAD-ON-GENERATION (HOG) – Under review & proto-typing.

For electrified tracks only.

New Technology proposed

Use of Under-Floor DG sets on SLR Coach with EOG format

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Reference List of Under Floor Engines with
Indian Railways
Coach Builder Engine Rating Type In service Since

ICF J&K DEMU 340 BHP DG set 2007

BEML 8W OHE Car 520 BHP Traction 1987
BEML/SAN 8W OHE Car 285 BHP Traction 1987
ERly 140 T Rail Crane 320 BHP Traction 1995
ICF ARTV/ARMV 340 BHP Traction 1996
ICF DHMU 340 BHP Traction 1996
ICF 8W DETC US 265 BHP Traction 1998
BHEL 4W DETC 265 BHP Traction 2001
ICF SPART 430 BHP Traction 2008
(Under Execution)

Proposal is for
SLR EOG Power Car 400 – 670 BHP DG Set

SLR Power Car Proposed Layout

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SLR Power Car Proposed Layout

SLR Power Car Proposed Layout

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SLR Power Cars for Long distance Trains –
J&K DEMU experience on under-slung DA Set

J&K DEMU with Under Slung DA set for Hotel Load