V25 System
Overview Traction Governors
The Regulateurs Europa ‘TractionV25’ system consists of a set of standard hardware providing a large capacity of configurable I/O on a platform of core diesel electric power car functionality.
The platform provides control, protection and monitoring functionality applicable to medium and high speed traction diesel engines.
The configurable analogue, digital and serial I/O is driven by project specific software. This enables the standard arrangement to be configured into a system that interfaces with specific diesel engines, loco controllers and/or power car equipment to provide the right solution for a particular diesel electric power car arrangement.
The ‘TractionV25’ system consists of the following power car mounted units:
- 1x Traction Power unit
- 1x Traction Control unit
- 1x Fuel Actuator
- 1x Traction Monitor unit
All units have been designed to be compact and lightweight, whilst maintaining the robustness required for reliable operation within the harsh physical and electrical environment of the power car. Enclosure design, circuit design, equipment layout, and internal wiring routes have all been designed with best Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) practices adopted. RE provide technical support for the design of high quality power car cabling installations that are required to maintain maximum system immunity to Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI).
All units receive external cabling through plug and socket connectors. This arrangement supports the repair by replacement philosophy achieving minimum power car ‘out of service’ periods should problems occur.
Traction Control and Traction Monitor software can be written to support the functionality required for a specific traction diesel engine and power car arrangement. Both units have considerable configurable digital, analogue and serial I/O capacity available to support the required solution.
Regulateurs Europa exhibit the capability to design additional system components for project specific solutions.
