Electric power and demand of multi-vehicle AGT systems

This paper describes a computerized model which calculates the power demand in a multi- vehicle guideway transit system. The purpose of the model is to find the total complex power demand from the electric utility at selected times and to find the voltage fluctuation at the individual vehicles. The model is also designed to show the impact of relocating the interconnections between the electric utility and the guideway system. The model is modular so that the guideway deployment and vehicle propulsion systems can be changed. In this Paper preliminary results are given using a fleet of fifteen vehicles in a line-haul guideway deployment. The feasibility of an iterative Newton-Raphson solution to the resulting set of non-linear simulataneous equations is demonstrated.