DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL INVERTER-INDUCTION MOTOR DRIVE FOR RAILWAY TRACTION USE
The use of ac motor-inverter drives for railway vehicles has grown steadily. The development described is being carried out by an equipment manufacturer and a railway authority to check the practicalities of ac drives in railway conditions. The new train-borne equipment provided consists of twin inverters supplying traction motors of two types. Initially the dc input will come from an existing 25kV 50Hz controlled rectifier; later stages of test will use a 750V dc third rail supply. DC transistor choppers are used in advance of the current fed inverters. Dynamic rheostatic braking is provided over part of the speed range.
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Supplemental Notes:
- IEE Conference Publication, International Conference on Electric Variable-Speed Drives, 2nd, London, England, September 25-27, 1979.
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Corporate Authors:
Institution of Electrical Engineers
Savoy Place
London WC2R 0BL, NY England 10016-5997 -
Authors:
- Siddall, R B
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1979
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 93-99
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alternating current motors; Choppers (Electricity); Dynamic braking; Electric drives; Electric power conditioning; Inverters; Motors; Railroad cars; Traction; Traction drives; Variable speed limits
- Old TRIS Terms: Choppers
- Subject Areas: Energy; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00319666
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Engineering Index
- Report/Paper Numbers: No. 179 Conf Paper
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Nov 29 1980 12:00AM