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Editors' Choice Top Product Pick
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<h2>What can a Pentadyne system do for me?</h2>
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<p>This flywheel energy storage/renewable energy recycling technology has been proven in the London Underground, New York City Subway, and at the Paris and Lyon stations in France.</p>
<p>Advantages of the <a target="_blank" href="/uploads/18/File/flyer-rail.pdf">Pentadyne's energy storage/renewable energy recycling system for electric rail</a>:</p>
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<li><strong>Absorbs braking energy</strong> - In station applications, the system captures and stores the regenerative braking energy of trains</li>
<li><strong>Delivers acceleration energy</strong> - Delivers stored braking energy to trains leaving the station, boosting performance and reducing peak energy use and strain on the infrastructure</li>
<li><strong>Cuts resistor bank heating</strong> - By capturing and storing the energy normally wasted to resistor banks, the Pentadyne system cuts energy use both by eliminating unnecessary resistor heat production and the station's HVAC demands to remove that excess heat</li>
<li><strong>Mitigates voltage dips</strong> - By pumping stored renewable energy into the 3rd rail or catenary system when voltage dips below a programmable level, the Pentadyne system prevents DC voltage dips, improving performance; this is true both for in-station and wayside between (or instead of) substations</li>
<li><strong>Reduces headway -</strong> By supporting proper voltage, you get ALL the performance that was built into your rolling stock</li>
<li><strong>Enables higher capacity</strong> - With improved voltage support, you can deploy more cars and trains</li>
<li><strong>Eliminates slowdowns</strong> - Deploying a Pentadyne rail system between substations eliminates the low voltage problems that cause slowdowns</li>
<li><strong>Cheaper than a substation</strong> - Configurable from 1 MW to 8 MWs or more, Pentadyne rail systems cost less than a similar sized substation, can be deployed more rapidly, and cost less to operate</li>
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