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17-682: Phileas can refer to: Phileas (public transport) , in the Netherlands Phileas Fogg , the lead figure from Around the World in Eighty Days Phileas Fogg snacks , in the United Kingdom Phileas of Thmuis , early Egyptian martyr See also [ edit ] Pelleas and Pelleas and Melisande (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

34-805: A dealer in secondhand vehicles. In 2021, both were acquired by the Chișinău trolleybus system , in Moldova, and one entered service in June 2022. Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality purchased 50 Phileas bi-articulated vehicles for €63,278,650 (€1,265,573 per bus) for the Metrobus project; which was the highest order for Phileas at the time. There were several challenges due to faulty design including overcrowding (originally designed for 240 passengers, accommodating up to 300 passengers, exceeding their intended capacity), and challenging terrain (over 7% slopes). In addition,

51-726: A planned new busway system in Pescara , Italy, and a 2014 prototype (with doors on both sides) for the Metromare busway then under construction in Rimini . Neither ever entered service on the systems for which they had been purchased, because the Metromare did not open until 2019, several years after the Phileas design was discontinued, and the planned Pescara trolleybus line has yet to open as of 2024. Both prototypes eventually were sold to

68-500: A pre-programmed route defined by magnets built into the road. The FROG technique used allowed driverless operation , however, for legal reasons, a driver must always remain present and vigilant - the budget prevented the Phileas from being completely separated from ordinary traffic. However, the regional authority for urban transport in Eindhoven (SRE) decided to stop using the magnetic guidance system. The computer systems inside

85-437: A privately held company of 150 employees, developing hydrogen fuel cell stacks for automobiles. AFCC's initial ownership split was Daimler AG (50.1%), Ford Motor Company (30.0%), and Ballard itself (19.9%). In 2018, Ballard signed a contract with Weichai Power for a strategic partnership. Weichai acquired for US$ 163 million19.9 percent of Ballard's shares. As part of this collaboration, Ballard and Weichai intend to supply

102-461: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Phileas (public transport) Phileas is an advanced guided bus , intended to deliver tram-like public transport at a low cost; the maintenance infrastructures are intended to be cheaper, due to no maintenance of rails and overhead lines . A major feature of the bus, is the recharging battery by means of electromagnetic induction ; which allows

119-631: The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE), and in 1995 was listed on the NASDAQ . Ballard Power Systems opened a fuel cell manufacturing facility in 2000 in Burnaby, B.C. On February 1, 2008, Ballard spun out Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation (AFCC) to allow for further expansion of fuel cell technology. After the split, Ballard continued as a publicly traded company focusing on non-automotive applications (including buses), while AFCC became

136-628: The Chinese market with fuel cell systems for trucks, busses, and forklifts. In cooperation with German car manufacturer Audi , Ballard is part of a development partnership for automotive fuel cells, which will run at least until 2022. Ballard delivers fuel cells to bus manufacturers, e.g. Van Hool ( Belgium ), New Flyer (Canada) and Solaris ( Poland ). Besides road vehicles, Ballard delivers fuel cells also for trains, mining trucks, marine applications, and backup power systems for critical infrastructures such as radio towers. Furthermore,

153-494: The Dutch Misplaced Pages entry, nl:Phileas (OV) Ballard Power Systems Ballard Power Systems Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell products for markets such as heavy-duty motive (consisting of bus and tram applications), portable power, material handling as well as engineering services. Ballard has designed and shipped over 400 MW of fuel cell products to date. Ballard

170-514: The Phileas buses are designed in accordance with Safety Integrity Level SIL-4. It controls the vehicle's speed and direction and has a triple- redundant , fail-safe architecture. This means that one system consists of three single-board computers in a 2-out-of-3 configuration . Each is installed in a different place in the bus, to avoid a complete system failure in the event of a vehicle collision. Every single computer obtains data from all sensors via two CAN bus connections and compares them with

187-519: The battery to be manufactured in smaller sizes. Thus, less heavy and environmentally damaging. The project has cost more than two billion Euros , including infrastructure changes. Phileas is named after Phileas Fogg , the protagonist in Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne because of the high speed and ability to be on time. The Phileas mainly drives on a bus lane , following

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204-457: The buses was lost to a fire on the 25 of March, 2015 at E5 road. Around 32 buses are usable and approximately 20 buses are in light use (25,000 km per year) due to their high operating expenses and high failure rates. The remaining buses remain parked at Edirnekapı and Hasanpaşa garages of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. They are currently in unusable condition and are used as a source of spare parts. This article incorporates parts of

221-749: The manufacturer of the Phileas Tram signed a contract with Ballard Fuel Cells of Vancouver to supply zero-emission engines for the Phileas. The Phileas Trams are in successful operation in the Netherlands , Turkey , Korea , and Israel ( Metronit in Haifa ). They were also in use for a time in Douai , France , but persistent unreliability led to their replacement by traditional articulated buses just 4 years after their introduction. Only two Phileas trolleybuses were ever built: A 2011 prototype for

238-654: The other two computers' results. In the case of data mismatch, the bus is switched off and the entire system goes into a "safe state", which means that the bus stops and opens its doors. On 3 November 2005, a license & technology transfer agreement was signed between Advanced Public Transport Systems (APTS) and the Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI). The KRRI developed the Korean version of Phileas vehicle in May 2011. In December 2009, APTS,

255-411: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Phileas . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phileas&oldid=1039567798 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

272-483: The weak traction axles of the buses frequently cracked and buses needed modifications to continue service. The modification cost for the stronger traction axles was comparatively expensive and was more than €200,000 per bus (competitor buses like the Mercedes Conecto with 185 passenger capacity were sold for approximately €400,000 at that time). Changes were made to accommodate higher passenger traffic. One of

289-405: Was founded in 1979 by geophysicist Geoffrey Ballard , Keith Prater, and Paul Howard, under the name Ballard Research Inc. to conduct research and development on high-energy lithium batteries . Since committing to the development of PEM fuel cell technology in 1989, Ballard has delivered PEM fuel cell products worldwide to a number of leading product manufacturers. Ballard went public in 1993 on

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