Solar Powered Trains in Lahore
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Light rail system in Lahore
BY: JAMSHAID MINHAS
Electrical Energy & Mobility Systems
Introduction
Location
Latitude
31.31 oN
Longitude
74.40 oE
Elevation
217 m
Road network
1244 Km
Population
9-10 Million
City Area
420 Km2
Bus Routes:
~ 100
Daily Traffic
17.6 M trips
Annual solar radiation - horizontal
1.71 MWh/m
Annual solar radiation - tilted
1.86 MWh/m
Source: NESPAK
[1]
Mode of travelling
Trips (,000)
Percentage
Percentage
Excluding
Pedestrians
Public Transport
3,409
19.3%
35.4%
Cars
2,894
16.4%
30.1%
Motorcycle/
Bicycles
3,314
18.8%
34.5%
Mechanized Total
9,617
54.5%
100%
Walk
8,050
455.5%
Total
17,667
100%
Private
Vehicles
MODE
Lahore Rapid Mass Transit System
Green Line/ Main Line (Completed 2013)
Proposed Capacity 380,000 Passengers
Length
27 Km
Stations
22
One side trip
45 min (Avg. 33 Km/h)
Daily ridership
15,000 Passengers/hr
(150,000 Passengers/day)
No. of vehicles
64
Orange Line (under construction)
Proposed Capacity 330,000 Passengers
Length
27Km
Note: LRMTS have a dedicated track of average width 10 m.
Source: NESPAK 2009
[2]
Green Lines Green Future
Total area of LRMTS green line track is 270,000 m2
(Excluding stations)
A simple roof frame is needed to mount solar
panels above the track facing directly south with
the slope of 31.55o.
166,000 Sunpower SPR-320E-WHT-D (320W)[3] Solar
panels can be installed above this track with an
overall capacity of 52.8 MW.
[5]
Power Profile
Source: NREL Homer Analysis
Annual production
84,613 MWh/yr (tilted)
Annual production
78,281 MWh/yr (horizontal)
Mean output
232 MWh/day
Hours of operation
4,384 hr/yr
Levelized cost
~ 0.122 $/kWh
Note: Capacity factor for solar panels is 18.3%, transmission losses are 3%, and inverter/converter efficiency is 98%.
Light Rail Vehicle
Model :
Dimensions and Weight
Bombardier FLEXITY 2
Length:
32.2 m
Height:
3.42 m
Width:
2.65 m,
Weight (empty):
40.9t
Technical Characteristics
Electric system:
600 Vdc (overhead)
Traction system:
4x120 kW 3-phase ASMs
Performance and Capacity
Maximum speed:
70 km/h
Seated passengers:
74
Standing passengers:
148
Multipurpose areas:
[4]
System model
No of light rails
24
Frequency
12/hr (one side)
Daily ridership (forecast)
130,000
Daily energy requirement
184.32 MWh
Annual energy requirement
67,276.8 MWh
Excess energy sold to grid
17116.2 MWh
Project life is 20 years with an operation of 16 hours/day
Note: we are exchanging electricity with the grid on a flat rate of 0.122$/kWh
System Cost
Power production:
Panels Cost:
42.24 M$,
Total:
158.4 M$
Installation cost:
116.16 M$,
Trains cost:
~79.2 M$
Total Capital:
237.6 M$ (excluding rail track & transmission lines)
Cost Analysis
Term
(5 years)
Fix/Average
Fare
($)
1st term
0.3
71.175 M
10.575 M
81.75 M
2nd term
0.4
94.9 M
10.575 M
105.475 M
3rd term
0.5
118.625 M
10.575 M
129.2 M
4th term
0.6
142.35 M
10.575 M
152.925 M
Total
427.05 M
42.3 M
469.35 M
Equity Payback
Simple Payback
Income
($)
Grid sales
($)
Total
($)
~ 12 years
~ 20 years
Net annual GHG emission reduction is 32,245.9 tCO2 for electricity production which is
equivalent to 5,906 cars & light trucks used in Pakistan.
Note: All calculations are applicable to the orange line too as it is identical to green line in dimensions and length .
References
[1]
G. o. Punjab, "Lahore Metro Project," Lahore, Pakistan, 2013.
[2]
SYSTRA, "Lahore Metro, Green and Orange lines," Lahore, Pakistan, 2013.
[3]
"Sunpower SPR-320E-WHT-D (320W) Solar Panel," Solar Design Tool, 29 Jan 2013. [Online]. Available:
http://www.solardesigntool.com/components/module-panel-solar/Sunpower/1186/SPR-320E-WHTD/specification-data-sheet.html.
[4]
Bombardier, "FLEXITY 2 Trams," 29 Jan 2013. [Online]. Available:
http://www.bombardier.com/en/transportation/products-services/rail-vehicles/light-railvehicles/flexity-2-trams.html.
[5]
H. A. K. M. K. S. A. Syed Husain Imran Jaffery, "A STUDY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF SOLAR POWERED RAILWAY SYSTEM FOR
LIGHT WEIGHT URBAN TRANSPORT".
