THE DIGITAL TYPE SLIP DETECTOR

Article discusses the system used on the new Tokaido line electric cars to minimize wheel slip when the brakes are applied. This wheel slip detector is designed to release brakes when any one axle exceeds 20-30 percent of the train velocity. A block diagram of the system is included.

• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  JAPANESE NATIONAL RAILWAYS

  TOKYO,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Obu, T
  • Wada, H
• Publication Date: 1968-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 245-246
• Serial:
  • Railway Technical Research Institute, Quarterly Reports
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Railway Technical Research Institute/Tetsudo Gijutsu Kenkyujo
  • ISSN: 0033-9008
  • Serial URL: http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adhesion; Braking; Dynamics; Electric automobiles; Electric vehicles; Equipment design; Railroad rails; Slip (Fluid mechanics); Technology; Train track dynamics; Velocity; Wheel slip; Wheels
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Old TRIS Terms: Slip velocity
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00033236
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Quart Rpt
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1976 12:00AM