POWER SUPPLY ARCHITECTURE TO SAFEGUARD THE PASSENGER

Safety in a metro is not just a matter of preventing collisions. Continuity of power supplies--especially for lighting and ventilation--is a vital element in preventing panic or heat exhaustion when people are trapped below ground. The power network designer must also appreciate that signalling and traction are operationally interdependent and are therefore of equal importance. The high power demands of a new metro can have a significant impact on the public supply in a city, and circuits must be carefully designed so that interruptions which may stop trains still leave vital services functioning.

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  IPC Transport Press Limited

  Quadrant House, The Quandrant
  Sutton, Surrey,   England 
• Authors:
  • Delattre, D
  • VENARD, C
• Publication Date: 1984-1

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 38-39
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 140
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Disasters and emergency operations; Electric power supply; Electric substations; Rapid transit; Rectifiers; Reliability; Safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Emergency procedures
• Subject Areas: Energy; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382312
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1984 12:00AM