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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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