Overview of DC and AC Electric Railway Systems Considering Energy Efficiency Enhancement Methods

In this paper both DC and AC railway electric power feeding systems are reviewed and discussed. The advantage and disadvantage of these systems are also compared. One major problem of such systems is that they take the lion share of electricity consumption compared to non-traction systems. Therefore...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Elbelkasi, Ebrahim Badran, Mansour Abdel-Rahman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Port Said University 2020-03-01
Series:Port Said Engineering Research Journal
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Online Access:https://pserj.journals.ekb.eg/article_64854_9f50e8cdd3692a66a39e62ef07b0ced6.pdf