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Hybrid DLC-Battery Energy Storage System for Streetcars

Green Car Congress

In Portugal, the hybrid energy storage system has been successfully used in passenger services since November 2008. The Sitras HES hybrid energy storage system consists of two energy-storing components: the Sitras MES mobile energy storage unit (double-layer capacitor, DLC) and a nickel-metal hydride battery.