SIEMENS DEVELOPS NEW MAGLEV CONTROL SYSTEM

The Transrapid maglev project in Shanghai, China is a joint venture between Siemens, Thyssen Krupp and Transrapid International (TRI). The first commercial maglev line is due to open in January 2004 between Pudong, Shanghai's business centre, and the airport. Journey time will be 7.5 minutes, compared with 1 hour by car. The Operation Control System (OCS) supplied by Siemens is described. The system interconnects the subsystems to form a fully automated system to control train operation. All routes and vehicle movements are monitored and protected on a decentralised basis. The maglev train is driverless and boarding and alighting at stations are controlled by the OCS. The operations control centre is responsible for scheduling, dispatching, control, monitoring, diagnostics and operating statistics. Decentralised components are located in substations and passenger stations. Train-borne OCS components monitor speed. The fail-safe components of the OCS and the operation of the OCS are described.

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    Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

    345 Hudson Street
    New York, NY  United States  10014
  • Authors:
    • BITTER, U
    • MATTHEE, W
  • Publication Date: 2003-9

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  • English

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  • Pagination: p. 42,44-5
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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00970306
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Mar 5 2004 12:00AM