| 08:00 |
Registration and refreshments |
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Theme: Drives
Chair: Geoff Bolton, Metronet Rail Asset, Renewal (SSL Programme), UK
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| 09:00 |
DC Motor Control
Jonathan Greening, Alstom Transport |
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- Basic dc motor characteristics and traction applications
- Camshaft and tapchanger controllers
- Diesel electric transmission
- Choppers and thyristor bridge power converters
- Control of wheelslip
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| 10:00 |
Control of Induction Motors
Andy Pankhurst, Alstom Transport
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- Characteristics of induction motor for control
- Scalar control system and limitations
- Park equations developing to vector control
- Vector control system - limitations and practicalities
- Where next? Possible further developments
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| 10:50 |
Refreshments
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| 11:15 |
Power converters and inverters
Ramzi Faddoul , Alstom Transport
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- DC-DC Converters
- AC-DC Converters
- Cooling Methods for Traction Converters
- Design use of thermal and harmonic simulation
- Historical review
- Types of inverters
- Operation of 2-level VSI
- Harmonic spectra in 2-level VSI
- IGBT traction converter equipment
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| 12:30 |
Review session
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| 13:00 |
Lunch
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| 14:00 |
Technical Visits
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- Longsight Depot
- Manchester Metrolink
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