<article_id>JEE_V10_N2_RP4</article_id>
<title>Design and Analysis of Traction Drive System for Hybrid Locomotives using 5-phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors as Traction Motors</title>
<author>C. Nagamani</author>
<author>R. Somanatham</author>
<journal>Journal on Electrical Engineering</journal>
<issn>2230 – 7176</issn>
<volume>10</volume>
<issue>2</issue>
<first_page>27</first_page>
<last_page>45</last_page>
<keywords>Electric Locomotives, Diesel-Electric Locomotives, Dual Supply, Alternator, Tractive Effort, Speed</keywords>
<abstract>Retention of Passenger and Freight Trains working on Electric Traction at Stations in the event of Grid Failures / Locomotive Failures cause inconvenience to passengers and delay in delivery of freight, thereby causing losses in revenue. As Traction is a high Power Application, delivery of Power of the order of 1600 kW per Traction Motor would also cause stresses in the Switching Devices in a 3-j Converter System. In order to overcome stress on Switches, a new Drive System using 5-j Inverter driven Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor as Traction Motors that can run on both Electric and Diesel-Electric Traction is proposed by the authors in this research paper.</abstract>
<date>October - December 2016</date>
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<publisher>i-manager Publications</publisher>
<article_url>http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=8324</article_url>