Energy loss comparison between 750 VDC and 1500 VDC power supply systems using rail power simulation

Advances in Transport

Volumn 15, Issue , 2004, Pages 951-960

  Acikbas S ^a   Söylemez, M Turan ^b  

^a Istanbul Municipality   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

1500 VDC; DC rail traction systems; Multi train simulation

Indexed keywords

BRAKING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC TRACTION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; MASS TRANSPORTATION;

1500 VDC; DC RAIL TRACTION SYSTEMS; MULTI-TRAIN SIMULATION; TRACTION ENERGY;

ELECTRIC RAILROADS;

EID: 4644268810     PISSN: 1462608X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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