Kolkata: In a first in the country, Metro Railway Kolkata is installing a battery system that will allow a train full of passengers to be taken to the nearest station in case of sudden power failure, an official said.
The Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is being built in the Dakshineswar-New Garia corridor (Blue Line) which runs from north to south through Kolkata. This system is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
A Metro spokesperson said, "This will be the first such initiative in the country to ensure the safety of passengers and improve energy consumption."
The new system in the Blue Line, India's oldest metro service, will be "an amalgamation of inverters and Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) batteries".ACCs are new generation advanced energy storage technologies that can store electrical energy as electrochemical or chemical energy and convert it back to electrical energy when needed.
The Union Cabinet approved the National Program on Advanced Chem Cell Battery Storage with a budgetary outlay of over Rs 18,000 crore in 2021. It is being used across all zones of railways in India as well as in all other metro systems, firstly in Kolkata Metro.
"It aims to strengthen the eco-system for electric mobility and battery storage," the spokesperson said.
Several foreign multinational companies had expressed their eagerness to work with Kolkata Metro to implement this project.After open bidding, the Indian subsidiary of the Taiwanese multinational received the order last month, he said.
This new system is designed in such a way that the electricity generated from it can be used to move rakes loaded with passengers from the middle tunnel to the next station at a speed of 30 km/hr in case of any power failure or even national grid failure. Can be used to pull from. ,
“This is indeed a major advancement as trains loaded with passengers will not have to wait in underground tunnels or bridges for power supply to be restored in case of power disruption. With the help of this system, thousands of passengers can be brought safely,” the spokesperson said.
The new system, equipped with green batteries and expected to last for about 14 years, will require approximately 106 square meters of space to install.It has better energy efficiency, reduced carbon footprint with longer life and occupies less space without the health hazards and fire hazards that are so often associated with acidic or alkaline batteries.
The Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is being built in the Dakshineswar-New Garia corridor (Blue Line) which runs from north to south through Kolkata. This system is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
A Metro spokesperson said, "This will be the first such initiative in the country to ensure the safety of passengers and improve energy consumption."
The new system in the Blue Line, India's oldest metro service, will be "an amalgamation of inverters and Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) batteries".ACCs are new generation advanced energy storage technologies that can store electrical energy as electrochemical or chemical energy and convert it back to electrical energy when needed.
The Union Cabinet approved the National Program on Advanced Chem Cell Battery Storage with a budgetary outlay of over Rs 18,000 crore in 2021. It is being used across all zones of railways in India as well as in all other metro systems, firstly in Kolkata Metro.
"It aims to strengthen the eco-system for electric mobility and battery storage," the spokesperson said.
Several foreign multinational companies had expressed their eagerness to work with Kolkata Metro to implement this project.After open bidding, the Indian subsidiary of the Taiwanese multinational received the order last month, he said.
This new system is designed in such a way that the electricity generated from it can be used to move rakes loaded with passengers from the middle tunnel to the next station at a speed of 30 km/hr in case of any power failure or even national grid failure. Can be used to pull from. ,
“This is indeed a major advancement as trains loaded with passengers will not have to wait in underground tunnels or bridges for power supply to be restored in case of power disruption. With the help of this system, thousands of passengers can be brought safely,” the spokesperson said.
The new system, equipped with green batteries and expected to last for about 14 years, will require approximately 106 square meters of space to install.It has better energy efficiency, reduced carbon footprint with longer life and occupies less space without the health hazards and fire hazards that are so often associated with acidic or alkaline batteries.
