DocumentCode
498679
Title
Electric railway systems in common use
Author
Schmid, Felix ; Goodman, Colin John
Author_Institution
Sch. of Civil Eng., Univ. of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
fYear
2009
fDate
1-5 June 2009
Firstpage
6
Lastpage
20
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
electric locomotives; railway electrification; traction power supplies; 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, 2009. REIS 2009. 4th IET professional Development Course on
Conference_Location
London
ISSN
0537-9989
Print_ISBN
978-1-84919-133-3
Type
conf
Filename
5211380
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