ELECTRONICS INCREASES LOCOMOTIVE PULLING POWER
Controller compares ground speed, as reported by radar, to wheel speed. When a wheel slips, controller adjusts generator voltage supplied to traction motors so that slipping wheel runs at a speed providing optimum wheel-to-rail friction.
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Availability:
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Corporate Authors:
Penton Publishing Company
Penton Building, 1111 Chester Avenue
Cleveland, OH United States 44113 - Publication Date: 1980-7-24
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 42
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Serial:
- Machine Design
- Volume: 52
- Issue Number: 17
- Publisher: Penton Media, Incorporated
- ISSN: 0024-9114
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Detectors; Electronic equipment; Friction; Locomotives; Motors; Radar; Rolling contact; Traction; Traction drives; Vehicle performance; Voltage regulation; Wheel slip
- Old TRIS Terms: Electronic systems; Locomotive performance
- Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00331111
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: British Railways
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 12 1981 12:00AM