Control of traction supply power quality using locomotive PWM converter controls

Railway traction systems are highly susceptible to severe harmonic distortion, poor voltage regulation and line resonances. Electric locomotives, which are concentrated high power loads, move continuously along the supply line, rendering the topography of the supply system, a time-variable. Under th...

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Main Authors: Kuppa, V., Wolfs, Peter, Senini, S.
Other Authors: Richard Duke
Format: Conference Paper
Published: University of Canterbury NZ 2003
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27474
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Wolfs, Peter
Senini, S.
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description Railway traction systems are highly susceptible to severe harmonic distortion, poor voltage regulation and line resonances. Electric locomotives, which are concentrated high power loads, move continuously along the supply line, rendering the topography of the supply system, a time-variable. Under those conditions, the resonant impedances vary as the traction vehicle moves along the track. Parallel resonances with feeder line inductance and capacitance between feeder line and earth, cause harmonic magnification. This paper will examine the use of small retrofit converters to improve the performance of multiphase PWM rectifiers as found in locomotive applications.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-274742017-10-02T02:27:38Z Control of traction supply power quality using locomotive PWM converter controls Kuppa, V. Wolfs, Peter Senini, S. Richard Duke Railway traction systems are highly susceptible to severe harmonic distortion, poor voltage regulation and line resonances. Electric locomotives, which are concentrated high power loads, move continuously along the supply line, rendering the topography of the supply system, a time-variable. Under those conditions, the resonant impedances vary as the traction vehicle moves along the track. Parallel resonances with feeder line inductance and capacitance between feeder line and earth, cause harmonic magnification. This paper will examine the use of small retrofit converters to improve the performance of multiphase PWM rectifiers as found in locomotive applications. 2003 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27474 University of Canterbury NZ fulltext
spellingShingle Kuppa, V.
Wolfs, Peter
Senini, S.
Control of traction supply power quality using locomotive PWM converter controls
title Control of traction supply power quality using locomotive PWM converter controls
title_full Control of traction supply power quality using locomotive PWM converter controls
title_fullStr Control of traction supply power quality using locomotive PWM converter controls
title_full_unstemmed Control of traction supply power quality using locomotive PWM converter controls
title_short Control of traction supply power quality using locomotive PWM converter controls
title_sort control of traction supply power quality using locomotive pwm converter controls
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27474