Influence of inverter design and control on the energy consumption of electric locomotives

Author

Meyer, Markus ; Aeberhard, Martin ; Ruegg, Ruedi

Author_Institution

Chair of Power Electron. & Electrometrol., Swiss Federal Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

23-27 Jun 1996

Firstpage

1420

Abstract

The following paper presents an analysis of the energy consumption of modern inverter locomotives. Two-level and three-level inverters with GTO thyristors as well as different control strategies are compared. The results are based on measurements and calculations and include energy for traction as well as that for losses and auxiliaries. As a perspective, inverters with high power IGBTs are included by calculation. All results reveal the economic importance of an optimal locomotive design with respect to minimal energy consumption in scheduled train service

Keywords

DC-AC power convertors; electric locomotives; invertors; power consumption; railways; thyristor convertors; GTO thyristors; auxiliaries; calculations; electric locomotives; energy consumption; losses; measurements; three-level inverters; traction energy; two-level inverters; Electric variables control; Energy consumption; Inverters; Power electronics; Power generation; Power generation economics; Rail transportation; Thyristors; Traction motors; Wheels;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 1996. PESC '96 Record., 27th Annual IEEE

Conference_Location

Baveno

ISSN

0275-9306

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3500-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PESC.1996.548768

Filename

548768