• DocumentCode
    498670
  • Title

    Electric Contact Systems – Passing power to the trains

  • Author

    Hartland, D.J.

  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    1-5 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    70
  • Lastpage
    82
  • Abstract
    This paper describes the main systems for transmitting power from the lineside substation to the moving train. For both overhead and third rail systems, the interfaces are explored, and a case study is presented describing the design work associated with the specific requirements for London Underground Shoegear.
  • Keywords
    electrical contacts; railways; substations; London Underground Shoegear; electric contact systems; lineside substation; moving train; overhead rail systems; third rail systems;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Railway Electrification Infrastructure and Systems, 2009. REIS 2009. 4th IET professional Development Course on
  • Conference_Location
    London
  • ISSN
    0537-9989
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-84919-133-3
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5211340