Objective
MERLIN’s main aim and purpose is to investigate and demonstrate the viability of an integrated management system to achieve a more sustainable and optimised energy usage in European electric mainline railway systems.
MERLIN will provide an integrated optimisation approach that includes multiple elements, dynamic forecasting supply-demand scenarios and cost considerations to support operational decisions leading to a cost-effective intelligent management of energy and resources through:
• Improved design of existing and new railway distribution networks and electrical systems as well as their interfaces with the public grid and considering network interconnections
• Better understanding of the influence on energy demand of operations and operational procedures of the different elements of the railway system
• Identification of technologies and solutions able to further contribute to the optimisation of energy usage
• More efficient traction energy supply based on optimised use of resources
• Understanding of the cross-dependency between these different technological solutions to define optimum combinations for optimised energy usage
• Improving cost effectiveness of the overall railway system
• Contribution to European standardisation (TecRec)
MERLIN will also deliver the interface protocol and the architecture for energy management systems in the railway domain, combining the technical development with new business model that would enable and foster their application.
Call for proposal
FP7-SST-2012-RTD-1
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Funding Scheme
CP-IP - Large-scale integrating projectCoordinator
1050 Bruxelles / Brussel
Belgium
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Participants (19)
75015 Paris
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28020 Madrid
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93400 Saint Ouen
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16151 NAPOLI
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20200 Beasain
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16129 Genova
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28012 Madrid
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NE1 7RU Newcastle Upon Tyne
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93418 La Plaine Saint-Denis
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28036 Madrid
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70043 Monopoli
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77900 Olomouc
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80100 NAPOLI
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SE1 8SW LONDON
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52062 Aachen
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781 89 Borlange
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80333 Munchen
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93200 St Denis
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28036 Madrid
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