Deepakkumar Yadav
Solid Fuel Firing The solid fuels like coal, coke etc. are burned by following methods : 1. Hand firing system : Though the hand firing system is simple and suitable for small power plants but it cannot be used for high capacity power plants since it is difficult to achieve the uniform combustion and it … Read more
Advantages of Electric Traction As compared to steam traction, electric traction has the following advantages : 1. Cleanliness. Since it does not produce any smoke or corrosive fumes, electric traction is most suited for underground and tube railways. Also, it causes no damage to the buildings and other apparatus due to the absence of smoke … Read more
Direct Lightening Strokes Basically, lightning strike is an electric discharge on a massive scale between the atmosphere and an earth bound object. Most of the lightning events are between the clouds to cloud where discharges only occur in the high atmosphere. Near about 25% of all the lightning events is ground to cloud. A lightning … Read more
Lightning Arrester for Traction Systems 1. DC Traction Arrester2. Track Side Arrester3. AC Surge Arrester4. Low Voltage Limiter 5. Enhanced Voltage Limiter This is installed in between the current return path and the structures lying alongside to the rails, such as telecommunication, signalling and electrical equipment. In case of over voltages, enhanced voltage limiter generates … Read more
Lightning Arrester for Traction Systems 1. DC Traction Arrester It is of 10 kA rating. It is designed to be used on the DC voltage systems in the traction applications. Their function is to limit the damaging effects of large lightning derived transient overvoltage conditions. They are suitable for indoor or outdoor applications and can … Read more
Surge Protection of Traction System Q. Explain with neat sketch protection of locos against lightening surges. There is a wide expansion of the track electrification worldwide. We often forget the hidden enemy and widespread damage that comes with overvoltage power surges. The easiest ways to understand are those which are derived from the lightning strikes … Read more
Tap Changer Q. Explain the purpose of equipments in AC locomotive : Tap changer. Tap changers are of many types such as On-Load tap changers and Off-Load tap changers. In traction power circuit mainly on load tap changers are preferred. On load tap changers are capable of changing the taps quickly without interrupting the flow … Read more
Moving Secondary Fixed Primary Single Sided Linear Induction Motor As from the name suggests, in this type of linear motor the secondary is moving and the primary is fixed as shown in the Figure The operating principle is same as that of that the above Moving Primary Fixed Secondary Single Sided LIM. The only difference is … Read more
LEM Propelled Traction A Linear induction asynchronous linear induction motor that works on the same principle as that of other conventional induction motor but it is typically designed to directly produce motion in a straight (Linear) direction. Electric Motor (LEM) is an Whenever there is a relative motion between the field and the short circuited … Read more
Method of Obtaining Constant Electrical Output power in Train The most important requirement of train lighting is to obtain constant output irrespective of locomotive speed. To achieve this there are three methods of obtaining constant output. They are as follows : Belt Driven Generator Three Brush Generator Rosenberg Generator 1. Belt Driven Generator2. Three Brush … Read more