Solid Fuel Firing in Thermal Power Plant

Solid Fuel Firing The solid fuels like coal, coke etc. are burned by following methods : 1. Hand firing system ...
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Electric Traction

Advantages of Electric Traction As compared to steam traction, electric traction has the following advantages : 1. Cleanliness. Since it ...
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Direct Lightening Strokes Electrical Protection

Direct Lightening Strokes Basically, lightning strike is an electric discharge on a massive scale between the atmosphere and an earth ...
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Lightning Arrester for Railway Systems and Voltage Limiter

Lightning Arrester for Traction Systems 1. DC Traction Arrester2. Track Side Arrester3. AC Surge Arrester4. Low Voltage Limiter 5. Enhanced ...
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Lightning Arresters for Railway System

Lightning Arrester for Traction Systems 1. DC Traction Arrester It is of 10 kA rating. It is designed to be ...
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Surge Protection of Railway System (Traction system)

Surge Protection of Traction System Q. Explain with neat sketch protection of locos against lightening surges. There is a wide ...
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Railway Traction Transformer Tab Changer working and Construction

Tap Changer Q. Explain the purpose of equipments in AC locomotive : Tap changer. Tap changers are of many types ...
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Linear induction motor, Moving Secondary Fixed Primary Single Sided LIM

Moving Secondary Fixed Primary Single Sided Linear Induction Motor As from the name suggests, in this type of linear motor the ...
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LEM Propelled Traction

LEM Propelled Traction A Linear induction asynchronous linear induction motor that works on the same principle as that of other ...
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Electrical Output power in Train for Light and Fan (Three Brush Generator)

Method of Obtaining Constant Electrical Output power in Train The most important requirement of train lighting is to obtain constant ...
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