ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE CHARACTERISTICS OF ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS FOR URBAN RAIL VEHICLES

Early research and development efforts by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) in the area of urban rail transit were long range programs attempting to apply advanced technology to problems plaguing U.S. transit properties. The programs themselves are known collectively as Subsystem Technology Applications to Rail Systems (STARS). This study of electromagnetic interference (EMI) characteristics of advanced propulsion systems, directed toward resolving total systems problems with EMI, is a part of a larger STARS program. This report describes various track circuit signalling systems and identifies different modes of possible EMI from onboard electrical power subsystems for urban rail vehicles. Chopper controlled ac drives and inverter controlled ac drives are analyzed and characterized as electromagnetic noise sources. Waveforms of currents through various reactors in the drive circuitry are presented. Finally, eleven different chopper circuit configurations are analyzed in detail in Appendix A and the characteristics of multiple-car trains are reviewed in Appendix B.

• Corporate Authors:

  Unified Industries, Incorporated

  6600 Loisdale Court, Suite 400
  Springfield, VA  United States  22150

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Nene, V D
• Publication Date: 1981-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 173 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Choppers (Electricity); Development; Electric drives; Electric power conditioning; Electric power transmission; Electromagnetic interference; Motors; Multiple unit cars; Noise (Communications); Propulsion; Rapid transit; Rapid transit cars; Research; Signal to noise ratio; Track circuits; Traffic signal control systems; Vehicle power plants; Waveform analysis
• Uncontrolled Terms: Propulsion systems; Research and development
• Old TRIS Terms: Choppers; Electric choppers; Electromagnetic noise; Rapid transit railways; Signal systems; Stars program; Waveform
• Subject Areas: Energy; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Research; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00343629
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-VA-06-0075-81-1Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DTUM60-80-C-72025
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 28 1982 12:00AM