AEG to supply battery chargers for Deutsche Bahn

AEG PS has developed a customised solution specifically for the Bombardier contract, based around its existing battery chargers, inverters and DC/DC converters (one solution includes three modules each providing 20A). Redundancy and in-built battery management guarantee continued operation after the first internal failure, therefore ensuring the highest levels of reliability.

Electric locomotives are a challenging environment for on-board battery chargers, converters and inverters. An ambient temperature range from -40 to +70°C, harsh conditions in terms of shock and vibration and extremely wide input voltage and frequency ranges must all be met. AEG PS does so by manufacturing components with premium, high-grade components to deliver excellent reliability.

Bombardier has won a framework contract from Deutsche Bahn for up to 450 locomotives to be delivered by 2023. The manufacturing of the 130 locomotives, which were called off first, started in 2014. The serial production will ramp up in 2015. The locomotives are of Bombardier’s existing BOMBARDIER TRAXX platform.