A user-friendly simulator for modelling audio frequency track circuit operation

Author

Hill ; Coles

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Bath Univ., UK

fYear

1993

fDate

6-8 Apr 1993

Firstpage

77

Lastpage

86

Abstract

A simulator based on a professional circuit simulation package intended for the study of railway track circuits is described. The simulator facilities include user-friendly input and output, a hierarchical block structure for the simulation model and an accurate representation of the rail track. The simulation objectives are the design and site adjustment of track circuits and assessment of the effects of electromagnetic interference on track circuit operation. The authors describe how the simulator is verified and give an example simulation showing the effects of track parameter variations on track circuit receiver normal operating conditions

Keywords

digital simulation; electrical engineering computing; electromagnetic interference; railways; audio frequency; circuit simulation package; electric railway tracks; electromagnetic interference; hierarchical block structure; modelling; parameter variations; user-friendly; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Frequency; Impedance; Packaging; Power system modeling; Rail transportation; Tracking loops; Traction power supplies; Vehicle detection;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Railroad Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the 1993 IEEE/ASME Joint

Conference_Location

Pittsburgh, PA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0963-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RRCON.1993.292960

Filename

292960