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   Ventilation control (in new stock)  evaluated  
Traction equipment is cooled by ventilation to prevent over-heating. The energy needed for ventilation can be substantially reduced by demand-controlled operation, i.e. by controlling ventilation power (e.g. the speed of the mechanical fans) according to actual cooling demand of the motor (or other traction equipment). The technology is wide-spread but not a standard yet.
Technology field: Optimisation of traction technologies
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References / Links:  Bänziger et al. 1995;  Mouginstein, Pokrovskij 2000;  Slattenschek 1997;  Slattenschek 2000
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 date created: 2002-10-09
 
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