DIN IEC 62973-1
; VDE 0115-973-1:2026-01
Railway applications - Rolling stock - Batteries for auxiliary power supply systems - Part 1: General requirements (IEC 62973-1:2018)
Bahnanwendungen - Fahrzeuge - Batterien für Bordnetzversorgungssysteme - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen (IEC 62973-1:2018)
Overview
This part of IEC 62973 applies to various rechargeable battery technologies for auxiliary power supply systems used on rolling stock. This document applies to any rolling stock types (for example, light rail vehicles, tramways, streetcars, metros, commuter trains, regional trains, high speed trains, locomotives, etcetera). This document with the other parts of the standard is used in conjunction with other related IEC standards for auxiliary equipment used for railway rolling stock applications. The main objective of this document is to achieve standardization of the electrical interfaces by considering various battery parameters in order to allow for calculating the battery capacity required for a specific load profile for the various battery technologies as detailed in the other parts of the standard. This document does not deal with battery chargers. This document focuses on: - the description of electrical interfaces for the following battery nominal voltages: 24 V, 32 V, 36 V, 48 V, 64 V, 72 V, 87 V, 96 V, 110 V; - the description of electrical interfaces: considering battery load profile and battery capacity sizing parameters (for example, operating voltage range and charging characteristics).