The Impact of Sympathetic Magnetisation Transients on Harmonic Filters in Auto-Transformer Fed Railway Traction Applications

The operation of mixed fleets of modern PWM rectifier and older thyristor locomotives and the tightening of harmonic emission standards globally will lead to more complex harmonic filter installations in railway applications. This paper shows that track switching operations in an auto-transformer fe...

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Main Author: Wolfs, Peter
Other Authors: Nesimi Ertugrul
Format: Conference Paper
Published: The University of Adelaide 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17770
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description The operation of mixed fleets of modern PWM rectifier and older thyristor locomotives and the tightening of harmonic emission standards globally will lead to more complex harmonic filter installations in railway applications. This paper shows that track switching operations in an auto-transformer fed system can generate sympathetic transformer magnetization currents that have very significant magnitudes, high harmonic content and last for some seconds. A sympathetic transient can occur when un-energized auto-transformers are switched into service and paralleled with energized transformers at the feeder station or in adjacent track sections. The harmonic loads imposed by these currents need to be considered in the design of the harmonic filter elements and protection.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-177702017-10-02T02:27:58Z The Impact of Sympathetic Magnetisation Transients on Harmonic Filters in Auto-Transformer Fed Railway Traction Applications Wolfs, Peter Nesimi Ertugrul power system transients magnetisation traction power system harmonics railway electrification autotransformers power harmonic filters The operation of mixed fleets of modern PWM rectifier and older thyristor locomotives and the tightening of harmonic emission standards globally will lead to more complex harmonic filter installations in railway applications. This paper shows that track switching operations in an auto-transformer fed system can generate sympathetic transformer magnetization currents that have very significant magnitudes, high harmonic content and last for some seconds. A sympathetic transient can occur when un-energized auto-transformers are switched into service and paralleled with energized transformers at the feeder station or in adjacent track sections. The harmonic loads imposed by these currents need to be considered in the design of the harmonic filter elements and protection. 2009 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17770 The University of Adelaide fulltext
spellingShingle power system transients
magnetisation
traction
power system harmonics
railway electrification
autotransformers
power harmonic filters
Wolfs, Peter
The Impact of Sympathetic Magnetisation Transients on Harmonic Filters in Auto-Transformer Fed Railway Traction Applications
title The Impact of Sympathetic Magnetisation Transients on Harmonic Filters in Auto-Transformer Fed Railway Traction Applications
title_full The Impact of Sympathetic Magnetisation Transients on Harmonic Filters in Auto-Transformer Fed Railway Traction Applications
title_fullStr The Impact of Sympathetic Magnetisation Transients on Harmonic Filters in Auto-Transformer Fed Railway Traction Applications
title_full_unstemmed The Impact of Sympathetic Magnetisation Transients on Harmonic Filters in Auto-Transformer Fed Railway Traction Applications
title_short The Impact of Sympathetic Magnetisation Transients on Harmonic Filters in Auto-Transformer Fed Railway Traction Applications
title_sort impact of sympathetic magnetisation transients on harmonic filters in auto-transformer fed railway traction applications
topic power system transients
magnetisation
traction
power system harmonics
railway electrification
autotransformers
power harmonic filters
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17770