Airport management system

Siemens and the Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR – German Aero-space Center) worked together to develop Siamos, the Siemens Airport Management and Operations Software that flexibly adapts airport operation to managerial goals. Siamos permits direct energy savings and a sustained increase in efficiency. The Vienna International Airport, for example, was able to achieve energy savings of over 20 percent. Further advantages of Siamos include five tons less jet fuel consumed per hour and runway thanks to shorter waiting times. In addition, flights are up to 20 per-cent more punctual.

Baggage transport and sorting systems

The Sibag Cross baggage sorting system ensures fast and safe baggage handling in airports. The hybrid tray solution is a combination container system and cross-belt conveyor. The belt moves without an electric motor, which means reduced energy consumption and low operating costs – with a highly reliable and flexible system.

Mini-LEU for ETCS

As basic elements in an ETCS (European Train Control System), the LEUs (Lineside Electronic Units) transmit information from signals to rail vehicles. The Mini-LEU S11 is solar-powered and uses 90 percent less energy than conventional models. In addition, the need for extensive cabling is eliminated.

Satellite-based mobility management

Galileo, the European satellite navigation system, will also optimize Siemens traffic and logistics solutions – for example, to enable the on-board units in tolling sys-tems to calculate with meter accuracy via satellite without expensive infrastructure facilities. It will also permit the implemen-tation of other entirely new applications, from forward-looking traffic flow control and reduced traffic jams and CO2 emissions to the intermodal tracking and monitoring of goods and vehicles.

Links to airports

Rail connections to and from airports are a reliable and attractive alternative to traveling by private car or taxi. At the same time, they help reduce pollution in urban centers. And if, for example as in Bangkok, you can check your bags in the city, the system is especially convenient for passen-gers. Thanks to an innovative logistics system from Siemens, baggage is automati-cally loaded onto the Airport Rail Link, transported to the airport in an environ-mentally responsible manner, and then transferred to the baggage system.

Fully automated passenger transport

The fully automated passenger transport systems from Siemens have the capacity to transport 30,000 passengers per hour and direction. Another advantage of the vehicles being used for Airval airport shuttles and Cityval trains is their low energy consumption. The vehicle brakes are operated electrically and the braking energy is stored for subsequent accelera-tions.

Train control systems

The Trainguard MT train control system can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 10,000 tons annually on a typical metro line thanks to energy-optimized travel. The automatic train control system also permits 50 percent more traffic on a given segment of track. It used to be that an average of 20 trains per hour could use a metro track, and now it is 30. Thanks to reduced headways and thus shorter wait-ing times, more travelers are changing from cars to public transit.

Regional multiple-unit trains

The Desiro ML EMU regional multiple-unit train uses the equivalent of only 0.2 liters of gasoline per person per 100 kilometers at 100 percent passenger load. The diesel-driven Desiro ML DMU, which already meets Stage III b emissions regulations that go into effect in 2012, is also charac-terized by its high efficiency and environ-mental compatibility. Its diesel-electric drive, in combination with active motor management and fast energy storage, reduces consumption by up to 40 percent compared to conventional diesel-powered vehicles.

High-speed trains

The Velaro high-speed train runs on the equivalent of 0.33 liters of gasoline per person per 100 kilometers at 100 percent passenger load. In addition, it uses envi-ronmentally friendly, easily biodegradable fuels and sustainably generated, pollutant-tested materials. This makes Velaro not only the world’s fastest series production trainset, but also the most eco-friendly. Based on its improved aerodynamics alone, the new Velaro trains use ten percent less energy than the first generation.

Optimizing operating energy

Up to 30 percent of the requisite operating energy in mass transit and main-line railways can be saved with the CCU energy-saving method. Using vehicle- and railway line-related data, the system calculates the most efficient “motion path” for energy- optimized operation. CCU improves punc-tuality, has a stabilizing effect on the over-all schedule, and ensures wear-resistant and low-noise operation.

Metro vehicles

The components and materials of the Oslo Metro are 94.7 percent recyclable. And its consistent lightweight construction and regenerative braking system means it also uses 30 percent less energy than prede-cessor vehicles. This makes this metro not only very environmentally friendly, but the reduced weight also puts less of a load on the tracks, thus reducing operating and maintenance costs.

Postal redirection systems

The United States Postal Service saves USD 1,000,000 a day with the Postal Address Redirection System (PARS). With this intelligent system from Siemens, letters to addresses that are no longer current, for example, due to a move, are sent quickly and with no detours to the new address. This reduces unnecessary transport and delivery attempts. And it also noticeably improves the company’s ecobalance while reducing the amount of energy used for transportation and logistics.

Flat sorting systems

The new Open Mail Handling System (OMS) reduces energy use by 32 percent thanks to more efficient processes, including the sorting of flats, newspapers and catalogs. Such savings are the result of the consistent use of energy-saving drives and the latest LED/LCD components.

Adaptive traffic control

The “green wave” in Muenster, Germany, helps the city reduce CO2 emissions by 1,000 tons a year. The Sitraffic Motion adaptive network control system flexibly adjusts traffic signals to the amount of traffic, thus reducing congestion, noise and emissions. At the same time, it speeds up traffic – by up to 15 percent in Muenster.

Toll systems

With its city toll, the British capital of London has reduced the number of vehi-cles per day by 60,000 and emissions per year by 150,000 tons. Intelligent video systems from Siemens use “video scene analysis” to record license plate numbers and compare them to a database, thus determining whether the toll was paid. This has substantially reduced London traffic, and traffic flow has improved by over 35 percent.

Electromobility

Tomorrow’s mobility will require innovative solutions for vehicles and infrastructure. That’s why Siemens is working in several areas of electric mobility: on environmen-tally compatible power generation and distribution, efficient drive systems and charging stations and the intelligent inte-gration of electric vehicles into overall traffic – with systems for driver informa-tion, parking guidance and traffic manage-ment. Innovations such as these not only make electric mobility possible, but help reduce CO2 emissions in cities.

Energy-optimized travel

Vicos Advice reduces energy consumption by five percent per train journey. The system calculates the optimal traveling speed and then sends recommendations to the driver, thus reducing energy use and efficiently preventing delays.

Intermodal traffic management

In Halle, Germany, more than 50 percent of drivers have switched to trams since the introduction of an intermodal traffic concept. The system informs drivers of the current traffic situation and free parking spaces as well as the departure time of the next tram. As a result, the intelligent networking of Sitraffic system modules has optimized traffic flow in the city of Halle and made using public transportation even more attractive.

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LED signaling systems

Signaling systems based on LED technology reduce energy costs by up to 90 percent. LEDs consume only a tenth as much energy as standard incandescent bulbs, but that’s not the only reason more and more opera-tors are adopting this new technology. LEDs also last ten times longer than con-ventional incandescent bulbs and thus pay for themselves twice over.

High-performance locomotives

Vectron, the modern locomotive platform for transporting freight and passengers, is particularly impressive in terms of environmental compatibility: it reduces pollution and noise and is built from 98 percent recyclable materials and compo-nents. And its regenerative braking system saves up to 25 percent more energy, depending on the line topology.

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Low-floor trams

The Avenio is not only the most modern low-floor tram today, but with its 500+ passenger capacity and its innovative Sitras HES hybrid energy storage system, comprising a mobile energy storage unit and a traction battery, it also sets important environmental standards. Avenio uses 30 percent less energy and offers 100 per-cent comfort. This means higher capacity, lower consumption, plus the option of traveling up to 2.5 kilometers without an overhead contact line.

Reading and video coding systems

When sorting standard letters, the new integrated reading and video coding systems from Siemens use 55 percent less energy than predecessor models. Better system designs and the use of the latest technologies boost sorting throughput. At the same time, minimized system layouts take up less space, thus resulting in lower incidental expenses.