GS Yuasa Corporation (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 6674) announced today that its storage battery railway vehicle drive system using industrial lithium-ion battery module LIM30H-8A has been chosen by The Kinki Sharyo Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 7122) to power its “Smart BEST” self-charging battery-powered trains.
GS Yuasa and Kinki Sharyo collaborated on the development of the lithium-ion battery drive system for the “Smart BEST” series of railway vehicles. The system combines GS Yuasa’s lithium-ion batteries, whose high charge-discharge current makes them ideal for railway applications, with Kinki Sharyo’s sophisticated railway vehicle technologies to create the energy-efficient, highly advanced “Smart BEST” series of self-charging battery-powered trains.
“Smart BEST” comprises a small diesel engine generator used as a power source and high-capacity lithium-ion batteries. The system boasts highly-efficient recharging, as the high-capacity batteries are utilized for drive power and the diesel engine generator is used only to replenish discharged electricity. As a result, the per-vehicle engine output can be reduced by between a quarter to a third compared with the output of conventional railway vehicle diesel engines. The self-charging, battery-powered “Smart BEST” railway vehicles developed by Kinki Sharyo are now being tested by West Japan Railway Company on its Sanin Line.
Currently, a number of leading railway operators are conducting field tests on environmentally friendly railway vehicles equipped with storage batteries. In the future, the technology is expected to be adopted for mass-produced railway vehicles. GS Yuasa will continue to contribute to lowering the environmental burden by promoting the expanded adoption of industrial-use lithium-ion batteries for railway vehicles and stationary power storage systems for railway operations.
Features of the LIM30H-8A Lithium-ion Battery Module
1. High current charge/discharge performance
The maximum current capacity is 600A and the continuous current capacity is 100A, which ensures stable charge and discharge performance.
2. High input-output performance and longer operating life through reduced internal resistance
3. Lightweight, compact design
The use of plastic resins in the outer module casing enables a lightweight, compact design. The plastic resins have superior insulation properties, enabling them to be used even under high voltage conditions.
4. Standard battery-monitoring system to continuously monitor battery status
A proven battery-monitoring device for industrial-use lithium-ion batteries is a standard feature. The device continuously monitors the voltage of all cells as well as the module temperature. The device has a function to send battery data to the charging device and the system.
By adding a GS Yuasa battery management unit (BMU), battery data can also be output to external devices.
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Dimensions (mm) |
W:231 x D:389 x H:147 |
Mass (kg) |
approx. 20 |
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Nominal voltage (V) |
28.8 |
Nominal voltage per cell (V) |
3.6 |
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Capacity (Ah) |
30 |
Operating voltage range (V) |
23.2 ~ 33.2 |
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Maximum current (A) |
600 |
Direct current (A) |
100 |
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Temperature range (゜C) |
0 ~ 45 |
Monitoring device |
All-cell monitoring; Module temperature monitoring |
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1. LIM30H-8A Lithium-ion Battery Module
２．Kinki Sharyo’s “Smart BEST” Self-charging, Battery-powered Train
