RAIL TRANSPORTATION

This summary of 1983 developments includes descriptions of two transit operations that will employ linear induction motors, the 21.4 km transit line in Vancouver, B.C., and the short magnetic-levitation system that connects the Birmingham, England, railway station with the airport terminal. Other highlights were the experience being gained in Europe and Japan with thyristor-controlled propulsion systems employing induction motors; UMTA sponsorship of the development of AC propulsion systems for transit cars; microprocessor-based systems for traction and braking systems for use by Bay Area Rapid Transit and Washington Metro; conversion by New Jersey DOT of former Erie-Lackawanna commuter electrification from 3 kV DC to 25 kV, 60-hertz AC; and utilization of phase control with forced-commutated thyristors for increasing power factor on new series of heavy-duty electric locomotives.

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  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

  Operations Center, 445 Hoes Lane, P.O. Box 1331
  Piscataway, NJ  United States  08855-1331
• Publication Date: 1984-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 82-85
• Serial:
  • IEEE Spectrum
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • ISSN: 0018-9235

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternating current motors; Electric power conditioning; Induction motors; Light rail transit; Linear induction motors; Magnetic levitation; Microprocessors; Power factor; Propulsion; Technology; Thyristors; Traction drives; Vehicle power plants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Propulsion systems
• Geographic Terms: Europe; Japan
• Old TRIS Terms: Power factors
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00386375
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 1984 12:00AM