Abstract:
One project element that has a particularly large number of interfaces with a wide variety of other elements is the traction electrification system (TES). The purpose of this paper is to identify the principal interfaces of the TES with other subsystems and to present a number of analyses of the effects on the TES design of several key design decisions in these other subsystems. Examples of TES designs for several recent light rail transit projects are presented to demonstrate these interrelationships. The discussion is concerned with traction electrification systems that use overhead contact not third rail. (Author)
Supplemental Notes:
This paper appeared in Transportation Research Board State-of-the-Art Report 2, Light Rail Transit: System Design for Cost-Effectiveness. Presented at the Conference on Light Rail Transit held May 8-10, 1985, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
