Energy Evaluation of Urban Railroad Systems

The paper presents a techno-economic analysis regarding the simulation of conventional and battery-operated tramways in the urban contexts of cities having a very high historical value. In these sensitive sites the adoption of innovative storage technologies can contribute to further improve efficiency and sustainability also in terms of potential impact on the surrounding cultural and historical heritage. In this work, a benchmark case study for the city of Florence is reported. This study is a preliminary work of a larger joint study of the Italian universities of Pisa, Rome, and Florence devoted to the development standardized common simulation procedures and tools. Trainrunner Studio and Modelica software packages have been utilized to carried out simulations.