APTS-PHILEAS: Clean- HighTech PT-system
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1 Jos Jansen A dvanced Public Transport System s A PTA 2011 -5 O ctober ‘11 Phileas 18 m Fuel Cell Vehicles
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APTS-PHILEAS: Clean- HighTech PT-system. Phileas 18 m Fuel Cell Vehicles. VDL is a consortium of companies. 20 companies belong to the VDL Bus & Coach group Production in 2010:1,800 coaches & buses Turnover $ 600 million. VDL in the year 2010 79 companies Turnover $ 1,9 billion - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Transcript of APTS-PHILEAS: Clean- HighTech PT-system
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J os J ansen Advanced Public Transport Systems
APTA 2011 - 5 October ‘11
Phileas 18 m Fuel Cell Vehicles
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VDL is a consortium of companies
VDL in the year 2010• 79 companies• Turnover $ 1,9 billion• 16 countries• Export 70%• 9 million sq ft production area• 7,400 employees
22 april 2023 General presentation VDL Groep2
20 companies belong to the VDL Bus & Coach group
• Production in 2010: 1,800 coaches & buses• Turnover $ 600 million
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Phileas has been developed as an affordable alternative for tram systems (SIL 2 and SIL 4 level)
Available versions of the Phileas vehicle• Length: 60’, 80’ and 85’
• Hybrid propulsion versions– Parallel hybrid diesel (Allison)– Serial Hybrid fuel cell (Ballard / Vossloh Kiepe)– Serial Hybrid trolley (Vossloh Kiepe)– Primove Induction 80‘ (Bombardier)
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Why Phileas platform for the H2 buses of Amsterdam and Cologne?
Innovative and futuristic design
Light weight body construction (sandwich panels); lifetime > 20 year
All wheel steering
Flexibility in design; interior, exterior and system lay-out
Independent wheel suspension
Large capacity 18m (up to 140 passengers)
Maximum weight 27,000 kg
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Specification Phileas H2 for GVB & RVK
First 18 m Fuel Cell vehicle in the world!
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System lay-out of the Phileas
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GVB Amsterdam: • 2 buses from 15 Aug.’11• Testing phase on the line
RVK Cologne: • 2 buses from 1 June ’11• Testing phase completed• Driving in service
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Future feasibility of fuel cell projects
• Price fuel cell and hybrid system should go down
• Life time has to raise; 12,000 hours means approximately $ 2,00/km; incl. hybrid $ 3.50/km. This will never affordable to the operators.
• Lot of improvements made last years in size, costs, weight, etc. Still not enough! Maybe technology should be improved.
• Very poor infrastructure of fuelling stations for H2.
• We are running out of time! Battery developments will catch up with H2 rapidly.
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