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Recent trends in power electronics applications as solutions in electric railways
Author(s) -
Hayashiya Hitoshi,
Kondo Keiichiro
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ieej transactions on electrical and electronic engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.254
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1931-4981
pISSN - 1931-4973
DOI - 10.1002/tee.23121
Subject(s) - power electronics , traction (geology) , traction substation , engineering , electric power system , electronics , automotive engineering , electrical engineering , power (physics) , manufacturing engineering , systems engineering , mechanical engineering , voltage , physics , quantum mechanics , transformer
Certain applications of power electronics for railway vehicle traction systems and fixed installations are reviewed and future possibilities considering technical and social trends around railway industry are mentioned in this paper. First of all, some particularities of railway load and traction power supply system are summarized as problems to be solved by power electronics technologies. Such technologies for fixed installations and vehicle traction systems are presented and future possibilities for higher performance, minimization, and improved resilience of railway system are pointed out. © 2020 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.