Developments of St. Petersburg State University of Railway Communications in the Field of Non-traditional and Renewable Energy

Abstract

Original design solutions in the field of non-traditional renewable energy executed at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Heat Power Engineering at PGUPS over the past three years are considered. Developments relate to the conversion of light radiation energy, biomass fermentation, water flow, and waves into electrical energy. A scheme for the use and research results of electrochemical generators based on hydrogen fuel cells in the power supply system of a wagon power station is provided, in which diesel-generator units with synchronous generators of standard design act as the main source.