DocumentCode
638577
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
2013
fDate
3-6 June 2013
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
electric locomotives; railway electrification; traction power supplies; electric railway system; loco-hauled train; multiunit train; railway traction duty; traction control; Rail transport; electricity; power conversion; traction system; train resistance;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Railway Electrification Infrastructure and Systems (REIS 2013), 6th IET Professional Development Course on
Conference_Location
London
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-84919-740-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1049/ic.2013.0073
Filename
6617360
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