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... Guiding the Selection & Application of Wayside Energy Storage Technologies for Rail Transit and Electric Utilities Transit Cooperative Research Program Transportation Research Board Page 8 of 61 technology, transit agencies are looking for guideposts to assess the effectiveness of each application, the performance characteristics of competing energy storage designs, and estimations on energy cost savings. 2 Study Objectives To address the need of transit agencies to reduce energy use and their need to better understand how energy storage may help, the American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
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... Guiding the Selection & Application of Wayside Energy Storage Technologies for Rail Transit and Electric Utilities Transit Cooperative Research Program Transportation Research Board Page 9 of 61 to the electrical receptivity of that line. Receptivity is a measure of the ability of the electrical line to accept the added power and this added power is seen as a voltage rise to the system.

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