• DocumentCode
    936679
  • Title

    Hong Kong mass transit railway power supply system

  • Author

    Lawton, P. ; Murphy, F.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Mass Transit Railway Corporation, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • Volume
    133
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1986
  • fDate
    11/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    462
  • Lastpage
    468
  • Abstract
    The paper describes the development of the power supply system of the Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway Corporation as the railway system was extended through three stages. The means of maintaining a reliable power supply to critical loads is discussed. The paper discusses the selection of plant and equipment to meet the particular requirements of railway system reliability and underground location in Hong Kong.
  • Keywords
    distribution networks; railways; reliability; traction; Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway Corporation; critical loads; railway power supply; reliability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Generation, Transmission and Distribution, IEE Proceedings C
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0143-7046
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/ip-c.1986.0070
  • Filename
    4646945