Computation and validation of rail-to-earth potential for diode-grounded DC traction system at Taipei Rapid Transit System

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Rail Transportation Division (Publication) RTD

Volumn 27, Issue , 2004, Pages 41-46

  Ku, Bih Yuan ^a   Hsu, Thomas ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b Siemens Limited   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK SUBSTATIONS (BSS); GROUNDED DC TRACTION SYSTEMS; MASS RAPID TRANSIT (MRT); OVER-VOLTAGE PROTECTION DEVICE (OVPD); POWER REMOTE CONTROL (PRC); TRACTION SUBSTATION (TSS);

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DIODES; ELECTRIC SUBSTATIONS; ELECTRIC TRACTION; MAINTENANCE; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; REMOTE CONTROL; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

ELECTRIC RAILROADS;

EID: 2942633279     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/RTD2004-66024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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