• DocumentCode
    989404
  • Title

    The High-Speed Circuit Breaker in Service on the Illinois Central Railroad

  • Author

    Monroe, W.P. ; Allen, R.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Assistant Engineer, Illinois Central Railroad.
  • Volume
    47
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1928
  • Firstpage
    1307
  • Lastpage
    1311
  • Abstract
    The purpose of this paper is to describe briefly the distribution system of the Illinois Central Suburban Electrification and to state considerations influencing the selection of high-speed circuit breakers for d-c. feeder and machine protection. The knowledge gained by nearly two years´ operating experience with this system, which contains 98 high-speed circuit breakers, and the conclusions reached, are also presented.
  • Keywords
    Circuit breakers; Circuit testing; Rail transportation; Railway electrification; Substations; Supervisory control; Voltage control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Transactions of the
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-3860
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/T-AIEE.1928.5055141
  • Filename
    5055141
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=989404