Improving the System of Electricity Consumption Rationing

Abstract

The main tool for reducing energy consumption in train traction is the construction of such a system of electricity consumption rationing, which will allow to reliably analyse and forecast energy consumption. This requires the development of a scientifically based system for rationing electricity consumption in train traction and its widespread implementation in locomotive depots. The purpose of the study is to improve the system of technical rationing of electricity consumption by freight trains. To this end, an attempt was made to solve the following tasks: to determine tools for assessing the impact of operational factors on electricity consumption using information from samples of drivers’ route sheets by the method of statistical analysis; based on the conducted research, to propose an improved system of technical rationing of energy consumption in freight train traction. The proposed method of technical rationing allows for more accurate calculation of electricity consumption per trip and, as a result, provides a greater incentive effect for saving electricity by locomotive crews.