DocumentCode
1076304
Title
Developments in electric traction
Author
Kemp, R.J.
Author_Institution
GEC Transp. Projects Ltd., Manchester, UK
Volume
3
Issue
2
fYear
1989
fDate
3/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
71
Lastpage
82
Abstract
Railways are in a competitive business sector and need to keep up with the latest developments in technology. The author reviews recent developments of traction equipment for HV AC supply systems and DC supplied railways, and finally looks at inverter-fed induction motor drives which are increasingly being used on both AC and DC supplies
Keywords
electric drives; electric locomotives; induction motors; invertors; power supplies to apparatus; railways; traction; DC railways; HVAC railways; electric traction; inverter-fed induction motor drives;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Power Engineering Journal
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0950-3366
Type
jour
Filename
28144
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