Project

WIR! - TRAINS - UV15 - Multiple unit train demonstrator with H2 combustion and health monitoring, TP1.5: Predictive maintenance: data validation and processing to improve the maintainability of rail vehicles

Title: WIR! - TRAINS - UV15 - Multiple unit train demonstrator with H2 combustion and health monitoring, TP1.5: Predictive maintenance: data validation and processing to improve the maintainability of rail vehicles

Description: The technical objectives of the sub-project, in cooperation with the partners of sub-project UV15, are to apply sensors to the drivetrain of a train and to further process the resulting raw data. The quality of the data in terms of plausibility and also the quantity of data for subsequent processing techniques play a key role here. With the help of intelligent data analysis and machine learning, existing data will be examined to improve the maintainability of the multiple units. In particular, the automatic categorization of data in the monitoring system and issues of data economy will be considered. It is essential to be able to draw on the diverse experience gained from the current UV12. For example, the data recording unit used in UV12, which allows raw data to be recorded at very high speed, will be used. In addition, the methods of deep neural networks investigated in UV12 will be transferred to the issues at hand here. 
Anhalt University of Applied Sciences (HSA) is pursuing a holistic view of the "state of the art" in predictive maintenance and will develop suitable, data-driven methods using high-performance hardware in a server backend in its own research computing center (ACDS). 
In another part of the work at HSA, investigations are being carried out to monitor the lubricant quality of H2 combustion engines. The aim here is not only to apply a suitable monitoring system to the real powertrain, but also to make maintenance interval recommendations if necessary. The influence of hydrogen combustion on the quality of lubricating oils has not yet been sufficiently investigated and is therefore not known.

Duration: 01.03.2024 - 31.12.2025

Funding body: Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Funding program: WIR! - Change through innovation in the region

Cooperation partner: WTZ Dessau-Roßlau; ALSTOM; Gedack Rohrsysteme; IMS of the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg