Electric energy storage device on a shunting diesel locomotive

This article discusses the application of electric energy storage devices in the power systems of shunting diesel locomotives. The proposed circuit solutions allow for reducing the diesel fuel consumption of the locomotive and increasing the power and torque on the shaft of the locomotive's traction engine.

1. Russian Government Resolution No. 1473 of September 9, 2023, "On Approval of the Comprehensive State Program of the Russian Federation 'Energy Conservation and Improving Energy Efficiency'." – URL: https://base.garant.ru/407632842/ (accessed: June 27, 2025)

2. Use of contact-battery electric locomotives for shunting operations at stations / Yu. M. Inkov, A. S. Kosmodamiansky, G. A. Fedyaeva, V. P. Feoktistov // Science and Technology of Transport. - 2014. - No. 4. - P. 9-15. - ISSN: 2074-9325.

3. Titova, T. S. Improving the energy efficiency of locomotives with energy storage devices / T. S. Titova, A. M. Evstafiev // Bulletin of the St. Petersburg University of Railway Engineering. - 2017. - No. 4. - P. 200-210. - ISSN: 1815-588X.

4. Shunting hybrid diesel locomotive TEM5H // Warehouse and equipment: – URL: https://sitmag.ru/article/25569-manevroviy-gibridniy-teplovoz-tem5h-gibridniy-avtonomniy-lokomotiv-obrel-plot?ysclid=mhqjxh42r2103115432 (date of access: 08.11.2025).

5. Kuznetsov, G. Yu. Improving the technical characteristics of autonomous locomotives with a lithium-ion traction battery / G. Yu. Kuznetsov, E. Yu. Loginova // Transsib News / Omsk State University of Railway Engineering. - Omsk. - 2022. - No. 4 (52). - P. 57 - 65. - ISSN: 2220-4245.

6. Bidirectional DC-DC Converters for Energy Storage Systems / H. R., Karshenas, H., Daneshpajooh, A., Safaee, P., Jain, A., Bakhshai // Energy Storage in the Emerging Era of Smart Grids. – 2011. – pp. 161-178. DOI: 10.5772/23494