Railway traction power supply from the state of the art to future trends

Author

Aeberhard, M. ; Courtois, C. ; Ladoux, P.

Author_Institution

Infrastruktur Energie, Systemdesign, Industriestrasse, Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (SBB), Zollikofen, Switzerland

fYear

2010

fDate

14-16 June 2010

Firstpage

1350

Lastpage

1355

Abstract

In this paper, the authors show how high power static converters contribute to the voltage quality in railways. The first part of the paper gives an overview of power electronics solutions currently used by French National Railways and Swiss Federal Railways such as frequency converter for 15 kV/16.7 Hz system and line voltage booster or unbalance compensator for 25 kV/50 Hz system. Operating results for such devices are presented. The second part of the paper is dedicated to future trends in railway power supply. Innovative solutions concerning DC or AC systems are proposed. In each case, prototypes and experimental results are presented.

Keywords

frequency convertors; power convertors; traction power supplies; frequency 16.7 Hz; frequency 50 Hz; frequency converter; high power static converters; line voltage booster; railway traction power supply; unbalance compensator; voltage 15 kV; voltage 25 kV; voltage quality; Europe; Frequency conversion; Power electronics; Power generation; Power supplies; Rail transportation; Static VAr compensators; Static power converters; Traction power supplies; Voltage; Choppers; Frequency conversion; Power Electronics; Rail transportation power systems; Static VAR compensators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics Electrical Drives Automation and Motion (SPEEDAM), 2010 International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Pisa

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4986-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-7919-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SPEEDAM.2010.5542093

Filename

5542093