12th acrps conference 2025 | March 13 and 14, 2025
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acrps 2025 Call for Papers
12th acrps Conference
The acrps is an international conference and the worldwide largest of its kind specifically on the subject of a.c. rail power supply. Every two years since 2003 this conference has regularly attracted more than 500 experts from railway companies, infrastructure managers, consulting companies and authorities from Europe and beyond in Leipzig (DE). The conference, attended by both decision makers and technical experts, provides both the information about new industrie trends as well as providing a forum for the exchange information among experts.
Topics of the acrps 2025 conference will be
Rail power supply and conversion
Effective use of energy
Interaction vehicles/infrastructure
Integration of renewable energy sorces
SCADA (protection and control)
New developments in overhead contact lines
Charging infrastructure for BEMUs
Earthing and the return circuit, EMC
Interaction of a.c. and d.c. railways
Standardization and regulations
Railway projects
both for railways with AC 15 kV 16,7 Hz and AC 25 kV 50 Hz.
The conference program will be complemented by a panel discussion.
The event will be held as a hybrid event (on-site and virtual) to enable interested international experts to participate.
Call for Papers
Interested experts who wishes to give a presentation at the acrps 2025 are requested to submit a proposal with details of speakers, the subject and a brief summary (max. 500 characters) by email to acrps@rail-s.de. The presentation can be given in English or German.
Deadline is the 28th June 2024.
With registration senders bind themselves the following:
1. Preparation of a presentation (MS PowerPoint) by no later than 14th February 2025.
2. Comittment to prepare a paper in English about the subject of the presentation for the magazine eb - Elektrische Bahnen by no later than 15th January 2025.
The senders will be informed about the acceptance of their proposal until 31st July 2024.
Speakers are automatically registered as participants of the conference. Their participation is free of charge. However, travel and accommodation expenses are to be paid by the speakers themselves. The hotel reservation for the speakers will be done by the organizers of the conference.
On the eve of the conference (12h March 2025) all speakers are invited to a reception in Leipzig.