DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION, AND TESTING OF A SYNCHRONOUS CONDENSER FOR A HIGH-POWER THREE-PHASE TRACTION DRIVE
This report documents the synchronous machine, referred to as a synchronous condenser, which, in the tracked levitated research vehicle (TLRV), provides line commutation for the inverter and power factor correction for the linear induction motor. The machine also incorporates features permitting its use as a synchronous alternator or motor in a wide range of conventional and advanced ground transportation applications. The machine provides a very high specific power density (1.7 kVA/lb) and voltage rating (7150 V, line-to-line, RMS), principally through the use of direct liquid cooling of both the stator and rotor windings and other elements of the machine (i.e., bearings, brushes, sliprings, etc.). Deionized water is used as the cooling liquid.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Prepared for U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Research and Development, Washington, D.C.
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Corporate Authors:
AiResearch Manufacturing Company
2525 West 190th Street
Torrance, CA United States 90509 -
Authors:
- Brown, T E
- Grahl, R F
- Publication Date: 1976-12
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 100 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Electric power conditioning; Electric power supply; Intelligent transportation systems; Inverters; Linear induction motors; Magnetic levitation vehicles; Power factor (Electricity); Tracked vehicles
- Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems; Power factor
- Subject Areas: Energy; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00170280
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Federal Railroad Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: FRA/ORD 76-266 Final Rpt.
- Contract Numbers: DOT-FR-00029
- Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Feb 16 1978 12:00AM