Model development and stability assessment of the Amtrak 25 Hz traction system from New York to Washington DC

Author

Eitzmann, Murray A. ; Paserba, John J. ; Undrill, John M. ; Amicarella, Cesar ; Jones, Andrew L. ; Khalafalla, Ezzat B. ; Liverant, William

Author_Institution

Power Syst. Eng. Dept., Gen. Electr. Co., Schenectady, NY, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

18-20 Mar 1997

Firstpage

21

Lastpage

28

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to summarize the results of a recent stability study involving the Amtrak 25 Hz traction system from New York to Washington D.C. This paper presents a unique approach to power system stability analysis. The steps used for this study involved machine testing, advanced model development (frequency converters and locomotive loads), and simultaneous modeling of the 25 and 60 Hz systems using a standard load flow and stability analysis program. The results show that the Amtrak 25 Hz system is robust from a stability point-of-view

Keywords

electric locomotives; frequency convertors; load flow; power system analysis computing; power system stability; railways; traction; 25 Hz; 60 Hz; Amtrak traction system; USA; computer simulation; electric railways; frequency converters; load flow analysis; locomotive loads; machine testing; model development; power system analysis; stability assessment; Frequency conversion; Load flow; Power engineering and energy; Power system modeling; Power system stability; Power transmission lines; Robust stability; Samarium; Stability analysis; Systems engineering and theory;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Railroad Conference, 1997., Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE/ASME Joint

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3854-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RRCON.1997.581348

Filename

581348