Alstom makes advances in traction power: Alstom Transport has successfully completed a prototype development programme for permanent magnet motors for railway traction applications.(Rolling Stock Design)

From: International Railway Journal | Date: April 1, 2004 | Copyright information

THE permanent magnet traction motor's have so far been developed for vehicles at each end of the passenger rail spectrum--light rail and high-speed. Initial applications this year will be in a low-floor Citadis light rail vehicle for Rotterdam and the Automotrice a Grande Vitesse (AGV) high-speed train with distributed traction.

These two applications include one motor per inverter traction equipment, easily modifiable for the use of permanent magnet motors. Characteristics of the two types of motor are shown in the table.

Permanent magnet motors offer increased ...

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