ASYNCHRONOUS TRACTION MOTORS WILL MEET THE SYNCHRONOUS CHALLENGE

More and more three-phase traction motors are appearing, with benefits that are evident. Less obvious is the balance of advantage between synchronous and asynchronous motors, and the various types of power converter needed to drive them. The ability to dispense altogether with brushes will probably be the decisive factor enabling the squirrel-cage induction motor to fight off the synchronous challenge represented by the French BB10004 prototype.

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• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Transport Press Limited

  Quadrant House, The Quandrant
  Sutton, Surrey,   England 
• Authors:
  • Powers, W F
• Publication Date: 1984-3

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 179-183
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 140
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternating current motors; Electric locomotives; Electric power conditioning; Induction motors; Inverters; Motors; Synchronous motors; Technology; Traction; Traction drives
• Geographic Terms: France; Germany
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00386380
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 1984 12:00AM