Title :
Developments in electric traction
Author_Institution :
GEC Transp. Projects Ltd., Manchester, UK
fDate :
3/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Power Engineering Journal
