THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT OF THE ET403 HIGH-SPEED MULTIPLE- UNIT TRAIN

A detailed account is given in two parts of the engineering aspects of the ET403 whose specification includes the following features: power supply 15 kV, 16-2/3 Hz; maximum speed 200 km/h; acceleration 0.6 m/sq s, braking deceleration 0.9 m/sq s; number of driven wheel-sets in the four-vehicle basic train, 16. The power control is based on the phase- switched thyristor technique.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • The article appears in two parts: Part 1, pp 118-130; Part 2, pp 153-161.
• Corporate Authors:

  Verlag R Oldenbourg

  Rosenheimer Strasse 145
  Munich 80,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Koller, H
  • Lossel, W
  • Winden, R
• Publication Date: 1973-6

Language

• German

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Elektrische Bahnen
  • Publisher: Verlag R Oldenbourg

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Braking performance; Electric power conditioning; High speed rail; Multiple unit cars; Solid state devices; Thyristors; Traffic signal phases
• Uncontrolled Terms: Phase angles; Propulsion systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Solid state
• Subject Areas: Energy; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00142593
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Railroad Administration
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 1 1976 12:00AM