The Status of Advanced Propulsion Technology in Japan

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• Creators:
  Nene, Vilas D.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Alternating current motors
  • Choppers (Electricity)
  • Electric power conditioning
  • Electromagnetic interference
  • Noise (Communications)
  • Rapid transit cars
  • Reliability
  • Subways
  • Technology
  • Technology assessment
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-UMTA-81-76 ; UMTA-MA-06-0025-81-5
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1527023
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Abstract:
  This report describes the efforts of the Japanese transit industry, which includes manufacturers and transit operators, in the area of advanced propulsion systems for urban rail vehicles. It presents different chopper system designs, new ac drive developments, various commercial frequency and audio frequency signaling systems, investigation of potential electromagnetic interference problems, and possible countermeasures. Six Japanese transit systems using chopper cars are described in some detail in Appendix A and a widely used commutation circuit of these choppers is described in Appendix B. Other related topics, such as equipment reliability and maintenance, are also discussed.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRS-57-81-C-00033
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11413/dot_11413_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.44 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e92307ae50b5a65be3ec70e951caafe8fff6b7f82850a771afbff099aa3cc572