• DocumentCode
    3361930
  • Title

    AC/DC railway electrification and protection

  • Author

    White, R D

  • Author_Institution
    Atkins UK
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    1-5 Nov. 2010
  • Firstpage
    233
  • Lastpage
    258
  • Abstract
    The technical strength of all electrification schemes lies in the fact that the prime mover is removed from the train; but this is also its economic weakness. By taking power from a distribution network there is almost unlimited power available which has been efficiently produced but the cost of providing the fixed installations can only be justified where the traffic is heavy or frequency is high.
  • Keywords
    earthing; electrification; feeding; return current; system voltages;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Electric Traction Systems, 2010 IET Professional Development Course on
  • Conference_Location
    London
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1049/ic.2010.0198
  • Filename
    6155261