Renovation of Medium Capacity Transit System Traction Electronics at Taipei Rapid Transit Systems

This paper presents the Taipei Rapid Transit System program to replace the original DC motor drive of the Medium Capacity Transit System (MCTS) trains with modern IGBT circuitry. The MCTS fleet used traction power circuitry designed in the 1980s, which soon suffered from high failure rates long before mid-service life overhaul. With modern power electronics technology, the cumbersome drive circuitry is replaced for current-controlled power transistors by simple and straightforward gate drive circuitry for voltage-controlled IGBTs. Also, a large number of discrete components found on the original board have been replaced by modules and ICs, improving service reliability and service life expectancy.

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• Authors:
  • Ku, Bih-Yuan
• Publication Date: 2006-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: pp 25-31
• Serial:
  • IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • ISSN: 1556-6072
  • Serial URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/tocresult.jsp?isnumber=34840

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced public transportation systems; Direct current motors; Electric power generation and transmission; Electronic controllers; Rail transit facilities; Rapid transit; Technological innovations; Transit vehicle operations; Urban transit
• Identifier Terms: Taipei Rapid Transit System
• Geographic Terms: Taipei (Taiwan)
• Subject Areas: Energy; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01047254
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 2007 7:16PM