NDLI: Transportation: AC propuision and the use of microprocessors for locomotive control and diagnostics may help an ailing railroad industry retrack itself

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Kaplan, G.
Copyright Year	1964
Abstract	In assessing the developments in 1985, it is pointed out that new generations of locomotives and railroad cars incorporating AC propulsion and microprocessors entered service last year, and the trend is destined to continue. Electronics is also making possible freight trains that rely on a telemetry unit at the rear to monitor airbrake pressure, instead of a manned caboose. Microprocessors are being used in locomotives not only to reduce energy waste through better regulation of traction motor currents and auxiliary devices such as cooling fans, but also to control engine speed, braking, and other functions. The improvements made in train identification systems are discussed, together with the reductions in crew size made possible by new electronic components.
Starting Page	73
Ending Page	75
Page Count	3
File Size	1413583
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00189235
Volume Number	23
Issue Number	1
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1986-01-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Microprocessors Traction motors Vehicles Propulsion DC motors Maintenance engineering
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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