Electric Traction
Electric Traction
Electric Traction
Traction
Suresh Kamble,Electrical Dept.GPA
Block Diagram of A.C Locomotive
1. Overhead
3. Circuit
Contact wire breaker 4. On-load tap
changer
2.
Pantogra
7. Smoothing 5.
choke Transform
8. D.C . Traction
Trolley Wires or Contact wire
Contact
wire
Trolley Wires
The trolley wire or contact wire must be suspended with
the minimum of sag
Contact
wire
F
ig.
Loop
wire
Trolley wire
Fig. shows compund catenary
construction
Employed for heavy current i.e where traffic density is high.
It consist of three wires.
1.The upper wire is catenary wire, which is insulated from the
supporting structure
2. The another wire known as intermediate catenary, is
supported by droppers clipped to both wires.
3. Third wire i.e trolley wire.
Compund catenary Contd…
Fig show a diamond type single pan pantograph Fig show a actual diamond type pantograph
pa
n
ØA positive pressure has to be
maintained at
all Times to avoid loss of contact &
sparking.
Spri
ng ØBut pressure must be as low as
Fig show a pantograph collector possible in
Ø It consists of a pantograph framework of
steel tubing.
Ø The contact portion consists of a pressed steel pan
fitted with
renewable copper wearing Strips which are
forced against the
overhead contact wire by the upward direction of
ØThe pantograph can be raised or lowered from cabin by
air cylinders.
Desirable Characteristics of Traction motor
The main requirements of electric motors used for traction work
1. Electric characteristics:
2. Mechanical features:
5. Repulsion motors.
3. Feeding posts.
9. Sub-sectioning posts.
Substation