EU funding obtained
HYBRID MAGNETIC RAILWAY: ML
The project involves the creation of elements of drive and suspension systems for vehicles and linear infrastructure of the Hybrid Magnetic Railway (HMR) and ultimately the Low Pressure Railway (LPR, known in the original version as Hyperloop).
For the needs of the Hybrid Magnetic Railway, tests of elements integrating the magnetic track with a conventional railway track and a hybrid turnout will be performed. As part of the project, a test track and a prototype of a real-size open magnetic railway vehicle will be built.
The suspension system used by Hyper Poland will be based on passive magnetic levitation, which will allow to increase speed while minimizing operating costs. The electric linear motor used for the drive will enable high speeds (approx. 300 km/h for HMR and approx. 600 km/h for LPR in existing corridors and over 1000 km/h for LPR on new routes).
The subject of the research will be the drive and the suspension as a system of two cooperating objects. Implementation of the Project outcomes will concern the HMR system for the transport of goods, and later passengers, on sections of up to 300 km. It will include the installation of the developed product, i.e. the drive and magnetic suspension in vehicles intended for the transport of goods, and the retrofitting of the existing railway track infrastructure with a magnetic track, using special integrators (overlays for railway sleepers).
| Name of beneficiary: | Nevomo LM SA |
| Name of program: | Intelligent Development Operational Program |
| Name of project: | „Development of a linear drive technology and an EDS magnetic levitation and stabilization system for the Hybrid Magnetic Railway and the Low-Pressure Railway” |
| Project value: | PLN 21,045,671.53 |
| Co-financing value: | PLN 16,482,193.98 |
| Implementation period: | from 2019-08-01 to 2022-01-31 |
Project co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund under the Intelligent Development Program. The Project is carried out as part of the competition of the National Center for Research and Development: Szybka Ścieżka (Fast Track)
INTEGRATED INFRASTRUCTURE: IoT
The project assumes the creation of an integrated infrastructure and rolling stock monitoring system for conventional railways and an IT system to optimize the predictive maintenance of infrastructure and rolling stock. A uniform system will be designed featuring: measuring devices equipped with specialized sensors, a data acquisition and transmission module, software analyzing data based on predictive models involving deep convolutional neural networks and an application presenting the results of measurements, predictions and information on the occurrence of alarm states to the end user. The product is aimed at railway infrastructure managers, rolling stock operators and maintenance entities (ECM).
| Name of beneficiary: | Nevomo IOT sp. z o.o. |
| Name of project: | ”Development of an integrated system for monitoring and predictive maintenance of infrastructure and rolling stock based on deep convolutional neural networks” |
| Project value: | PLN 9,399,899.16 |
| Co-financing value: | PLN 6,782,413.02 |
| Implementation period: | from 2021-03-01 to 2022-11-30 |
Project No. POIR.01.01.01-00-1131/20-00 co-financed by the National Center for Research and Development under the Smart Growth Operational Program 2014-2020, sub-measure 1.1.1 ”Industrial research and development works carried out by enterprises”, co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund.
MECHANICAL LINEAR MOTOR: LIM
The project involves the development of linear drive technology in a system with the powered part of the motor located on the vehicle side, which will be an auxiliary drive for classic rail vehicles. Scope of work envisaged under the project:
- Validation on a laboratory bench of analytical and numerical results resulting from a series of electromagnetic, propulsion and structural analyses
- Structural design of the motor and determination of its electrical parameters during its operation and vehicle movement
- Construction of a solution demonstrator and testing of the developed technology
| Name of beneficiary: | Nevomo LIM sp. z o.o. |
| Name of project: | ”Proof of Concept (PoC) for the electromagnetic design and preliminary mechanical design of the linear motor with the active part located on the vehicle” |
| Project value: | PLN 1,100,000.00 |
| Co-financing value: | PLN 880,000.00 |
| Implementation period: | from 2022-04-01 to 2023-03-31 |
Project co-financed by the National Center for Research and Development under the Smart Growth Operational Program 2014-2020, co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund. Priority I: Support for R&D operations run by enterprises, Measure 1.3: R&D operations financed with capital funds, sub-measure 1.3.1: Support for research and development projects in the preseed phase by proof of concept – BRIdge Alpha Funds.
INVERTERS AND LINEAR DRIVE CONTROL ALGORITHMS: PE
The project involves carrying out research work on the design of frequency converters and linear drive control algorithms in order to create an efficient and cost-effective system for powering very long linear motor sections for magnetic vehicles. The solution being developed in this project is based on five main aspects:
- Synchronization of converters between sections to maintain thrust constancy
- Development of master control of sectional converters, which is responsible for controlling the operation of the propulsion system in the context of the global motion control system
- Development of converter set controllers adapted for operation in a multi-section configuration
- Development of infrastructure (hardware and software) for communication between individual converter sets and between converter sets and the master controller
- Development of the design and software of sectional switches
| Name of beneficiary: | Nevomo PE sp. z o.o. |
| Name of project: | ”Power converter system with control of a multi-section linear permanent magnet synchronous motor” |
| Project value: | PLN 1,100,000.00 |
| Co-financing value: | PLN 880,000.00 |
| Implementation period: | from 2021-04-01 to 2022-04-30 |
Project co-financed by the National Center for Research and Development under the Smart Growth Operational Program 2014-2020, co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund. Priority I: Support for R&D operations run by enterprises, Measure 1.3: R&D operations financed with capital funds, sub-measure 1.3.1: Support for research and development projects in the preseed phase by proof of concept – BRIdge Alpha Funds.
MAGLEV-DERIVED SYSTEMS FOR RAIL - MaDe4Rail
The MaDe4Rail project aims to explore non-traditional and emerging maglev-derived systems (MDS) and to evaluate the technical feasibility and effectiveness to introduce MDS in Europe under safety aspects and technical-economic performance.
Identification and benchmarking of the different maglev-derived technologies for transportation systems and their state of development, definition of a common architecture and specification of the subsystems and technologies needed for its commercialization are expected in the MaDe4Rail Project. Moreover, a risk analysis and identification of needs for standardization on safety and security in operations of MDS will be performed. Also, the assessment of the technical and economic feasibility to introduce these systems into the common European mobility network will be implemented as well as the development of a European roadmap for the possible future implementation of MDS. Lastly, the design of the concept for an MDS vehicle subsystem and a prototype of a sample vehicle for a European use case are foreseen in this project.
The MaDe4Rail project is expected to have significant impacts such as contributing to the development of MDS, promoting more sustainable passenger and freight transport and initiating a path towards the reinforcement of railway as the backbone of a multimodal, sustainable and efficient mobility network by possibly, upgrading the existing railway lines/facilities through the adoption of a maglev-derived technology. Moreover, the project fosters information exchange and growth and diffusion of knowledge.
MaDe4Rail brings together a multidisciplinary group of experts from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of competences and expertise that would contribute to the success of the project such as Infrastructure Managers, Transport Authorities, Engineering and Consultancy Companies, Technological Developers and Research Centres and Universities.
Project objectives
MaDe4Rail project aims to evaluate the technical feasibility and effectiveness to introduce MDS in Europe from the perspective of safety, economic and technical performance. As the scope of the Flagship Area 7 is to explore non-traditional and disruptive guided transportation systems that are based on new technologies, MaDe4Rail aims to contribute to the development of MDS. Quantitative KPIs are not formulated in this project, as its goal is to build a common knowledge, define the technological concept and the specifications of maglev-derived transportation systems to understand the potential of introducing such system – or their subsystems – into the European transportation network and to foster development towards its commercial maturity.
| Total Project Cost: | 2,56 M€ |
| EU-Rail JU Funding: | 1,5 M€ |
| Duration: | from 01.07.2023 to 30.06.2024 |
| Partners: | 16 partners from 8 countries |
| Project coordinator: | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana S.P.A. |
| Call: | HORIZON-ER-JU-2022-02 |
| Grant agreement no.: | 101121851 |
Consortium
The consortium is composed of 16 organisations – 5 Founding Members, 4 Affiliated Entities and 7 External Partners – from different sectors such as research centres, universities, technological developers, SMEs, Infrastructure Managers (IM), and transport authorities. These organisations come from Switzerland and from 7 European Member States – France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and Sweden.
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HORIZON EIC 2022 - ACCELERATOR CHALLENGES
MagRail will bring frictionless mobility (levitating trains) to conventional tracks. Our system upgrades a conventional railway line with MagRail infrastructure components (linear motor and levitation beams), supplemented by signaling and traffic control system, and vehicle components (e.g. bogie). As a result, MagRail allows for interoperability of conventional and magnetic trains on the same track, which makes the system unique. Retrofitting conventional railway lines’ (speeds up to 160 kph) or high-speed railway lines’ (330 kph) infrastructure into MagRail will allow to substantially increase the speeds to up to 330 and 550 kph respectively, which will bring massive savings in time and money.
MagRail will radically increase the capacity and flexibility of railway lines, bringing more goods and passengers to railways, supporting a real modal shift from road, air, and sea to rail, making zero-emissions goals and sustainability targets more achievable.