• DocumentCode
    2889821
  • Title

    Electric railway systems in common use

  • Author

    Schmid, Felix ; Goodman, C.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Civil Eng., Univ. of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    6-9 June 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    15
  • Abstract
    The authors describe the railway traction duty and discuss the different methods for providing and controlling tractive effort for both loco-hauled and multiple unit trains.
  • Keywords
    locomotives; railway electrification; traction; electric railway systems; loco-hauled trains; multiple unit trains; railway traction duty; tractive effort control; Rail transport; electricity; power conversion; traction system; train resistance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Railway Electrification Infrastructure and Systems (REIS 2011), 5th IET Professional Development Course on
  • Conference_Location
    London
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-84919-512-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1049/ic.2011.0174
  • Filename
    6261199
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2889821