• DocumentCode
    1443400
  • Title

    Adequate electrical maintenance essential to transportation

  • Author

    Clardy, W. J.

  • Author_Institution
    Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing company, East Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Volume
    62
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    1943
  • Firstpage
    517
  • Lastpage
    521
  • Abstract
    The demand for public transportation is increasing rapidly under present conditions of accelerated industrial activity. Adequate maintenance of electrical apparatus on rolling stock is essential to avoid impairment to the war effort. Measures which will assist to retain generators, motors, and control in service practically 100 per cent of the time are proper operation, effective inspection, preventive maintenance, keeping apparatus clean, accurate adjustments, prompt worn-part replacements, undelayed commutator conditioning, use of improved insulation, and correct lubrication. More careful attention to all of these factors during the present emergency will assure maximum rolling stock availability.
  • Keywords
    Brushes; Commutation; Generators; Inspection; Insulation; Maintenance engineering; Transportation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1943.6435882
  • Filename
    6435882