Electric Traction – Basics

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  • Kod: 4322
  • Producent: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Warszawskiej
  • Autor: Adam Szeląg

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Electric Traction – Basics

rok wydania: 2019
ISBN: 978-83-8156-014-6
ilość stron: 184
oprawa: miękka

Spis treści

1. INTRODUCTION / 9

2. THE ROLE OF RAIL TRANSPORT IN THE ECONOMY OF INTEGRATING EUROPE / 11

3. A HISTORICAL SKETCH / 17

4. ADVANTAGES OF ELECTRIC TRACTION / 21
4.1 External and internal costs of transport / 24
4.2. Electrification threshold / 25

5. VEHICLE’S MOTION / 28
5.1. Motion equations / 29
5.2. Resistance to motion / 30
5.3. Limitations of a tractive effort / 33
5.4. Phases of traction vehicle motion / 41

6. TRACTION MOTORS / 50
6.1. Requirements for traction motors / 50
6.2. Characteristics of a DC series motor / 51
6.3. AC motors /62
6.4. Transmission of a torque from a motor to vehicle’s wheels / 65

7. TRACTION VEHICLES / 71
7.1. Electric locomotives / 74
7.2. Electric traction units / 79
7.3. Trains for high speed rides (high speed trains) / 82
7.4. Tilting trains/ 90
7.5. Electric trams / 93
7.6. Trolley buses / 96
7.7. Rolling stock for metro / 99
7.8. Autonomous traction / 104
7.8.1. Traction with combustion engines / 105
7.8.2. Road vehicles with an electric drive / 106
7.8.3. Hybrid vehicles / 108
7.9. Non-conventional vehicles – maglev / 108

8. POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS OF ELECTRIC TRACTION / 111
8.1. Electric traction supply systems – requirements / 112
8.2. Determining power supply system loads / 117
8.3. Solutions for power supply systems / 119
8.4. Overhead contact system – catenary / 127
8.5. 3 kV DC system / 137
8.6. AC 25 kV 50 Hz system / 152
8.7. AC 15 kV 16 2/3 Hz system / 155
8.8. Supply of electrified railway in Poland / 158
8.9. Conclusions / 159

9. SUMMARY / 162

10. BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR SELF-STUDY / 163

11. SAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR SELF-STUDY / 164

12. POLISH-ENGLISH DICTIONARY OF BASIC TERMINOLOGY RELATED TO ELECTRIC TRACTION / 171