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The document discusses three types of electrical transmission systems for locomotives: I. A diesel engine driving a DC generator which supplies DC series traction motors. II. A diesel engine driving an alternator which supplies DC series traction motors through silicon diode rectification. III. A diesel engine driving a brushless alternator, with the output rectified and fed to an inverter to power induction traction motors. The third system allows for reduced component sizes, costs, weights and improved efficiency over the first two approaches.

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4th Lecture

The document discusses three types of electrical transmission systems for locomotives: I. A diesel engine driving a DC generator which supplies DC series traction motors. II. A diesel engine driving an alternator which supplies DC series traction motors through silicon diode rectification. III. A diesel engine driving a brushless alternator, with the output rectified and fed to an inverter to power induction traction motors. The third system allows for reduced component sizes, costs, weights and improved efficiency over the first two approaches.

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Types of Electrical

Transmission
Electrical Transmission System may take
any of the following arrangement.

I. Diesel Engine driven D.C generator supplying D.C


series traction motor.

II. Diesel Engine driven 3-phase alternator supplying


D.C series traction motors through silicon diode
rectifier .

III.Electrical Transmission employing 3-phase alternator


supplying induction motor.
I-Diesel Engine driven D.C generator
supplying D.C series traction motor.
 This system employs a diesel engine coupled
to a D.C generator which supplies current to a
D.C series motor.

 Speed control & speed Torque characteristics


will be simple in use.

 Assume diesel engine is running at constant


speed & generator is giving constant voltage then
any increase in TE (Tractive Effort) will
Decreases the speed of the Traction motor.
Increase in Speed (N) ,which is not sufficient to
compensate to increase in TE therefore Output
power increases and engine will overloaded.
 Ideally for traction system , to keep power
same or Constant , T x N= Constant.
Speed & Starting of traction motor can be
controlled by excitation in this system.
 The D.C generator speed is restricted to a
value because of Commutation Difficulties.
 Diesel Engine does not have starting
torque ,it is made self starting employing the
supply from the battery to feed the generator.
II-Diesel Engine driven 3-phase alternator
supplying D.C series traction motors through
silicon diode rectifier .

II-Diesel Engine driven 3-phase alternator
supplying D.C series traction motors through
silicon diode rectifier .
 In this system Synchronous generator is
excited by supplying DC into the rotor by means
of slip ring & brushes which need frequent
maintenance.
 DC series motor are fed through two diode
bridges.
In above fig. slip rings & brushes are
eliminated by making use of brushless excitation
system.
It employs an exciter which is an alternator
with inverted rotor & stator function i.e field on
the stator & 3 phase winding on rotor.
Exciter is mounted on alternator shaft.
 3-phase voltage induced in the exciter rotor are
rectified by a diode bridge which is mounted on
the rotor shaft & therefore revolves with it.
 The rectified voltage is supplied to the field of
synchronous generator.
The Excitation to alternator is adjusted by
controlling exciter field current.
Advantages:
Because of restricted maximum speed, maximum
power rating of DC generator is low. But in this there is
no restriction.
Because of brushless alternator, maintenance is
reduced.
Transmission efficiency is improved up to 2 – 4%.
Parallel connection of all motors are possible.
Decreases cost of generating unit.
This scheme is more economical because of reduced
maintenance & reduced cost of alternator & rectifier.
III-Diesel Engine drive using Inverter fed Induction Motor

Diesel Brushless Rectifier VSI Induction


Engine Alternator Motor

Figure:Diesel Engine Drive Using Inverter fed Induction Motor


In this system Both six-step and PWM inverter can be
employed.

With the use of 6-step inverter , voltage is controlled by


adjusting field current of alternator and with the use of
PWM inverter ,voltage is controlled by inverter itself and
the rectifier output voltage can be maintained constant at
the rated value.

This allows reduction in the current rating of alternator &


diode rectifier.

Also decreases in the cost, weight & size of the generator


unit.
A cycloconverter can be employed instead of diode rectifier
& inverter.But the alternator must be driven at a higher speed.
Advantages:
High power rating, high efficiency due to small
power loss & reduced maintenance.

High ratio of power output to locomotives weight.

All motors can be connected in parallel best


adhesion point of view.

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