BY:-

Study of Eco-friendly Generation of Electricity

from Railways in India
BY:-
SAURABH KAREER
B . Tech-2
nd
Year
Department of Civi En!ineerin!
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INDIAN RAILWAYS
Is the fourth largest rail network in the world.
Covers 64000 km of route along length & width of the
country.
Has 114,500 kilometres of track cover.
ENERGY STATISTICS OF RAILWAYS
Daily expenditure is about Rs. 100 cr out of which 18% is
on fuels
The railways alone used about 13000 million kWh of the
electricity in India during the year 2010-11.
Still the railways got the only 80% of electricity of what
was actually needed.
So railways suffer a shortage of the electricity.
PROPOSED SOLUTIONS FOR SMART RAILS
EXISTING CONDITION OF TRACKS
The following figure shows the track design
As evident from the figures in a typical Ballasted Track,
which is commonly used, Rail Pads are used.
Rail pads have an area of 200 cm2
These , originally called soles, are used with concrete ties.
These ties are being used in modern tracks .
Their function is to reduce the vibrations in concrete ties and
reduce cracking of the ties.
The following figure shows the use of rubber pads in tracks:
USE OF PIEZOELECTRIC RAIL PADS
One of the solutions involve the use of piezoelectric pads
instead of the above illustrated rubber rail pads.
These pads are similar in geometry as the original rubber
pad
When the train crosses over these pads, the downward force
of the moving train causes these pads to deform and produce
electricity.
NETWORK OF PADS AND STORAGE OF PRODUCED ELECTRICITY
These pads are joined with each other by the means of connecting
wires.
After a span of a few kilometers these wires are joined to a single
carrier and end up in the grid or rechargeable battery.
EXPECTED OUTPUT
The expected output of the pads is 400 kWh from one
kilometer of the stretch of the track.
Thus the total output , if used in India can be 4.85 cr
kWh.
USES
Though the output is low but still the electricity generated can be
used for a number of purposes like:
Lighting of the lamps in the interior areas of the country!
Lighting of the railway crossings across the country!
EXPECTED COST AND MAINTENANCE
Since this technology is new so the cost of the project cannot be
predicted
But this technology is economical.
The pads are very durable and they have an expected life of 30 The pads are very durable and they have an expected life of 30
years.
Than you !