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Electric TractionRailway engineering course · EPFL

Jean-Marc Allenbach

Electric Traction

Theoretical summaries, solved exercises and traction vehicle data sheets, from basic principles to the contact line.

  • 12Chapters
  • 116Exercises
  • 148data sheets

Chapters

Each chapter contains the theoretical summary and the exercises with their solutions.

  1. 1IntroductionSummaryPDF
  2. 2Electrotechnics and ElectrificationSummary
  3. 3Basic PrinciplesSummary · 25 exercises
  4. 4Electric Drives7 sections · 8 exercises
  5. 5Mechanical DrivesSummary · 7 exercises
  6. 6AuxiliariesSummaryPDF
  7. 7ControlsSummary · 6 exercises
  8. 8Examples of Built Vehicles148 data sheets
  9. 9Railway TrackSummaryPDF
  10. 10Traction CircuitSummary · 13 exercises
  11. 11Contact LineSummary · 5 exercises
  12. 12SafetySummary

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