DocumentCode
2807201
Title
A brief history and theory behind AC, DC and maglev trains and subways
Author
Carbino, Timothy Jay ; Gassman, Malcolm R. ; Glass, Jeffery ; Rashid, M.H.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of West Florida, Pensacola, FL, USA
fYear
2005
fDate
23-25 Oct. 2005
Firstpage
165
Lastpage
171
Abstract
This paper gives a brief history of the last 125 years of electrically propelled locomotives. It discusses the uses of DC powered motors as the mainstay of locomotive power for the first 80 years. Also talks about the technical advances that allowed for the industry to advance to a more efficient AC motor with the invention of such semiconductor devices as the diode and GTO´s. Lastly it discusses the ability to magnetically levitate and propel a locomotive with maglev technology.
Keywords
AC motors; DC motors; history; locomotives; magnetic levitation; railways; AC motor; DC powered motors; electrically propelled locomotives; locomotive power; maglev trains; magnetically levitate; subways; AC motors; DC motors; History; Magnetic levitation; Rail transportation; Superconducting magnets; Synchronous motors; Testing; Traction motors; Vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Power Symposium, 2005. Proceedings of the 37th Annual North American
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9255-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NAPS.2005.1560519
Filename
1560519
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