THYRISTOR CONTROL OF HIGH-SPEED TRAINS

Passenger service in the 200 to 300 km/h range demands high power transmission through lightly loaded axles to minimise track stresses. Maximum use of available adhesion can only be achieved through stepless variation of traction motor current by a control system that responds instantly to wheelspin, while the input from driver or a.t.o. system should be acceptable as a constant speed demand. Tore Nordin of ASEA points out that present thyristor converters meet these exacting requirements.

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• Authors:
  • Nordin, T I
• Publication Date: 1972-8

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 289-293
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 128
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: High speed rail; Motors; Railroad electrification; Thyristors; Traction; Traction drives
• Old TRIS Terms: Thyristor control
• Subject Areas: Construction; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00044047
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways Board
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 15 1973 12:00AM