REGENERATIVE BRAKING EQUIPMENT FOR CLASS RE 6/6 LOCOMOTIVES OF SWISS FEDERAL RAILWAYS

The advantages of electric braking are listed as are the advantages of regenerative type braking when compared to rheostatic type for ac traction vehicles. An advance in capacitor technology has made feasible the resonance excitation system for a locomotive employing six single-phase ac motors. All six traction motor fields of these locomotives can be connected in series, thus dispensing with the excitation transformer.

• Corporate Authors:

  Brown Boveri and Company Limited

  Publicity Department
  Baden,   Switzerland 
• Authors:
  • Schacher, R
• Publication Date: 1973-12

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Brown Boveri Review
  • Volume: 60
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Brown Boveri and Company Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brakes; Electric locomotives; Electric power conditioning; Locomotives; Propulsion; Regenerative braking; Thyristors; Vehicle power plants
• Identifier Terms: Schweizerische Bundesbahnen
• Old TRIS Terms: Braking systems; Propulsion controls; Thyristor control
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056745
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1976 12:00AM