• DocumentCode
    796995
  • Title

    PWM Inverter Induction Motor Transit Car Drives

  • Author

    Vutz, Norman

  • Author_Institution
    Westinghouse Air Brake Division, WABCO, Wilmerding, Pa. 15148.
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1972
  • Firstpage
    89
  • Lastpage
    91
  • Abstract
    A brief description of the WABCO/Reliance-pulse-width modulation (PWM) propulsion system and its potential operational advantages are presented. PWM system performance and early operating experience on Cleveland Transit System (CTS) car no. 154 are reviewed. CTS no. 154 is a modern ``airporter´´ car that has been retrofitted with engineering prototype inverter and control packages. It is running on the transit system to evaluate propulsion system performance and reliability. This car and the earlier breadboard experimental car, CTS no. 169, are the only known transit vehicles using ac induction motors.
  • Keywords
    Automotive engineering; Design engineering; Induction motors; Packaging; Propulsion; Prototypes; Pulse width modulation; Pulse width modulation inverters; Reliability engineering; System performance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-9994
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIA.1972.349743
  • Filename
    4158203