• DocumentCode
    1469193
  • Title

    Diesel-electric switching-locomotive application by means of nomographic charts

  • Author

    Millan, A. P. ; Perkinson, T. F.

  • Author_Institution
    Transportation division of General Electric Company, Boston, Mass.
  • Volume
    63
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1944
  • Firstpage
    45
  • Lastpage
    47
  • Abstract
    The application of switching locomotives involves calculations of locomotive performance under given conditions of grade, train weight, and length of run. Such calculations can be made quickly by nomographic charts. Equipment heating limitations on Diesel-electric and electric locomotives can also be checked by elements added to the nomograms. The theory and the method of construction of such charts are described in the paper.
  • Keywords
    Batteries; Commutation; Engines; Generators; Resistance; Resistance heating; Switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1944.6440167
  • Filename
    6440167