TWO MANUFACTURERS TRY THREE-PHASE MOTORS IN DC TRACTION

The three-phase a-c traction motor, lighter and lower maintenance than the traditional d-c traction motor in railway applications, has been made possible by solid-state power coversion systems. One area where the a-c motor should ofer particular advantage is in rapid-transit and light-rail applications. Two short articles describe experimental drives installed by Siemens in a Nurnberg tramcar and by Oy Stromberg in three two-car prototype transit vehicles in the Helsinki Metro.

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  IPC Transport Press, Limited

  Dorset House, Stamford Street
  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Authors:
  • Rudiger, W
  • Brunnecker, U
• Publication Date: 1976-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 228-29
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 132
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternating current motors; Chopper circuits; Light rail vehicles; Motors; Propulsion; Rapid transit cars; Solid state devices; Synchronous motors; Traction; Traction drives; Vehicle power plants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Propulsion systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Choppers; Solid state
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00138328
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 3 1981 12:00AM