Benefits of a low frequency, low voltage railway electrification system

Author

Bhargava, Bharat

Author_Institution

Southern California Edison Co., Rosemead, CA, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

30 Apr-2 May 1996

Firstpage

177

Lastpage

184

Abstract

The benefits of a low frequency (15-20 Hz) railway electrification system are presented in this paper. The low frequency railway electrification system has been used in European countries for almost a century. The railway electrification load is one of the worst kinds of load to be fed by an electrical utility. It requires over-sized substation facilities and results in power quality deterioration. With the modern day power electronics technology available for frequency conversion and the high power quality demanded by the utility power customers, the low frequency systems will provide an affordable and desirable railway electrification system

Keywords

distribution networks; frequency convertors; power electronics; power supply quality; railways; substations; 15 to 20 Hz; frequency conversion; low frequency railway electrification system; low voltage railway electrification system; over-sized substation facilities; power electronics; power quality deterioration; railway electrification; Cities and towns; Environmental economics; Europe; Frequency conversion; Low voltage; Power electronics; Power generation economics; Power quality; Rail transportation; Railway electrification;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Railroad Conference, 1996., Proceedings of the 1996 ASME/IEEE Joint

Conference_Location

Oakbrook, IL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3351-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RRCON.1996.507977

Filename

507977