Different Types of Traction System: The various types of traction system commonly used are described below. 1. Direct Steam Engine Drive. The steam engine drive used to be widely employed for railway work. In this…
Starting and Speed Control of Single Phase AC Series Motor: The starting and speed control of single phase AC series motor is carried out by varying the applied voltage. As the operating voltage for a…
Thyristorised Control of DC Electric Traction Motor: The modern trend is towards the use of dc motors (both separately excited and dc series motors) equipped with thyristor chopper control. The operating voltages are 600 V…
What is Metadyne Control? - Construction, Working and Applications: The metadyne control system is based on constant current system of speed control. In resistance control or series- parallel control a great deal of energy is…
Buck and Boost Method of Speed Control in Traction: The circuit diagram of buck and boost method of speed control in electric traction is shown in Fig. 13.15. The armatures of both the traction motors…
Contactor Type Controller in Electric Traction: Contactor Type Controller - Schematic power diagram of a 1,500 V dc train equipment consisting of 4 dc series motors wired for series-parallel operation during starting, in its simplified…
Series Parallel Controller with Reversing Drum: A Series Parallel Controller with Reversing Drum (with shunt transition) for two series motors is shown in Fig. 13.11. In addition to its primary function of providing series parallel…
What is Transition Method in Electric Traction? The methods of changing-over the connections from one grouping to another are known as transition method. The change-over from full series (when the two motors are connected in…
Plain Rheostatic Starting of Traction Motors (Notching): As already mentioned in this plain rheostatic starting method the voltage across the motor is gradually increased from zero to full (normal) voltage and the current is kept…
Starting and Speed Control of DC Traction Motors: Starting and Speed Control of DC Traction Motors - As already discussed, only series and compound dc motors are suitable for traction work. With a dc series…
