DocumentCode
283678
Title
High power converters for rail traction vehicles
Author
Wilson, R.M.
Author_Institution
Brush Electr. Machines, Loughborough, UK
fYear
1988
fDate
32484
Firstpage
42401
Lastpage
42408
Abstract
Modern traction vehicles make extensive use of power semiconductors for conversion and control of electrical energy in both propulsion and auxiliary systems. The author highlights the effects of power supplies, protection requirements and cooling on the design of such converters. He discusses the different converter types, diode rectifiers for diesel-electric locomotives, controlled rectifiers for AC supplied traction, choppers, inverters, and heat dissipation/cooling of locomotives
Keywords
choppers (circuits); invertors; locomotives; railways; rectifying circuits; traction; AC supplied traction; choppers; controlled rectifiers; cooling; diesel-electric locomotives; diode rectifiers; heat dissipation; inverters; power converters; power semiconductors; propulsion; rail traction vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Very High Power Converter Devices and Applications, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location
London
Type
conf
Filename
209744
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