DocumentCode
2890243
Title
AC and DC electric railway interfaces
Author
Jordan, Nicholas
Author_Institution
Electrification & Plant Consultancy Services Ltd., UK
fYear
2011
fDate
6-9 June 2011
Firstpage
250
Lastpage
260
Abstract
This paper describes some of the technical challenges presented by parallel operation, dual operation and direct interconnection of AC and DC electric railways. The practical solutions described have been employed and are based upon a number of case studies in the UK including High Speed One, Thameslink and Crosstail.
Keywords
electric vehicles; railways; traction power supplies; AC electric railway interfaces; Crosstail; DC electric railway interfaces; High Speed One; Thameslink; UK; direct interconnection; dual operation; parallel operation; Interfacing of electric railways;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Railway Electrification Infrastructure and Systems (REIS 2011), 5th IET Professional Development Course on
Conference_Location
London
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-84919-512-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1049/ic.2011.0193
Filename
6261218
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