DocumentCode
1265908
Title
The design of storage-battery locomotives for use in coal mines
Author
Miller, L.
Volume
64
Issue
358
fYear
1926
fDate
10/1/1926 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1004
Lastpage
1010
Abstract
This paper deals with the general considerations which affect the design of a battery locomotive for use in mines. The usefulness of such a piece of apparatus in a mine is briefly discussed and the general conditions to be met are described. Detail points in the design are dealt with on broad lines, and the results are given of certain tests designed to compare the coefficient of adhesion obtained with specially prepared wheels and standard wheels on rails prepared to represent conditions met with in practice. The various methods of obtaining flame-proof enclosure of the electrical apparatus are described. Finally a rough idea of the cost of running a battery locomotive is given.
Keywords
battery powered vehicles; electric propulsion; equipment of factories, mines, ships, etc.; rolling stock; traction;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrical Engineers, Journal of the Institution of
Publisher
iet
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/jiee-1.1926.0110
Filename
5313507
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