Effects of earthing systems on stray current for corrosion and safety behaviour in practical metro systems

IET Electrical Systems in Transportation

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 69-79

  Alamuti, M M ^a   Nouri, H ^a   Jamali, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CORROSION DAMAGE; CORROSION PHENOMENA; DC RAILWAY; DC SUPPLIES; EARTHING SYSTEM; METALLIC PART; METRO LINES; METRO SYSTEM; RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEMS; RAIL VOLTAGE; SIMULATION SOFTWARE; SIMULATION STUDIES; STRAY CURRENT; TRACTION SUBSTATION;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CORROSION; ELECTRIC SWITCHGEAR; LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; RAILS; TRACTION (FRICTION);

ELECTRIC GROUNDING;

EID: 80053077969     PISSN: 20429738     EISSN: 20429746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-est.2010.0029     Document Type: Article

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