Assessment of grounding, bonding, and insulation on rail potential and stray currents in a direct current transit system

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

Volumn 223, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 229-240

  Tzeng, Y S ^a   Lee, C H ^b  

^a ORIENTAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diode grounded; Direct current electrified railways; Direct grounded; Rail potential; Stray currents; Ungrounded

Indexed keywords

CURRENT COLLECTOR; DIRECT CURRENT; DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRIFIED RAILWAYS; DIRECT GROUNDED; RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS; RETURN CURRENT; SIMULATION RESULT; STRAY CURRENT; STRAY CURRENTS; TRACTION CURRENT; TRACTION EARTH CONDUCTORS; TRANSIT SYSTEMS; UNGROUNDED;

DIODES; ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES; ELECTRIC RAILROADS; LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; MASS TRANSPORTATION; RAILROADS; RAPID TRANSIT; TRACTION (FRICTION);

ELECTRIC CURRENTS;

EID: 69249105587     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544097JRRT206     Document Type: Article

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