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Ground-level power supply
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Ground-level power supply, also known as surface current collection or, in French, alimentation par le sol, is a concept and group of technologies that enable electric vehicles to collect electric pow
Seville Tram equipped with CAF ACR ground-level power supply, 2019
Seville Tram equipped with CAF ACR ground-level power supply, 2019
Conduit for current collection between the rails of streetcars in Washington, D.C., 1939. First installed in 1895, it remained in operation until 1962
Conduit for current collection between the rails of streetcars in Washington, D.C., 1939. First installed in 1895, it remained in operation until 1962.
Remaining conduit tram track on the ramp to the abandoned Kingsway tram subway in London, 2011, with plants growing in the conduit
Remaining conduit tram track on the ramp to the abandoned Kingsway tram subway in London, 2011, with plants growing in the conduit
Bordeaux tramway equipped with Alstom APS ground-level power supply, 2006
Bordeaux tramway equipped with Alstom APS ground-level power supply, 2006
Alstom APS
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Alstom APS is a form of ground-level power supply for street trams and, potentially, other vehicles. APS was developed by Innorail, a subsidiary of Spie Enertrans, but was sold to Alstom when Spie was
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…when a vehicle passes over them. The system was developed in 1994 and trialed on a public tram line in 1998, which was eventually dismantled in 2012. Alstom APS uses a third rail placed between the running rails, divided electrically into 11-metre segments. These segments automatically switch on by radio control…
A section of APS track showing the neutral sections at the end of the powered segments plus one of the insulating joint boxes, which mechanically and
A section of APS track showing the neutral sections at the end of the powered segments plus one of the insulating joint boxes, which mechanically and electrically join the APS rail segments
Track with APS under construction in Place Paul Doumer, Bordeaux
Track with APS under construction in Place Paul Doumer, Bordeaux
Alstom APS tracks on the CBD and South East Light Rail in Sydney
Alstom APS tracks on the CBD and South East Light Rail in Sydney