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Electric Railways Operation

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Course Unit Code420-4007/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated8 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
PAL35prof. Ing. Josef Paleček, CSc.
KOL62doc. Ing. Václav Kolář, Ph.D.
Summary
Mechanics of electric railways. Connection of electric railways to the power system. Supplying DC and AC electric railways, traction substations. Electric railways contact system. Electric motor vehicle DC and AC electric railways.
Asymmetry, high harmonics and power factor in 110 kV Networks by Supplying Electric Railways 25 kV, 50 Hz. Electrochemical corrosion. Earth current fields in proximity to DC and AC electric railways.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
A student should learn:
•To arrange and categorize knowledge in order to use it for the use and the projecting of new work schemes as well as innovation of the current technological state;
•Find correct solutions;
•Discuss the problem;
•Recommend and push through the correct solutions.
Course Contents
Lectures
1. Electric Traction – Basic Definitions
2. Dynamics of Train Movement
3. Power-Engineering of Electric Railways
4. Contact Lines
5. Connection of Electric Railways to Energy Power-System
6. Traction Substation
7. Traction Transformer Substation
8. Supplying of Track Safety Equipment
9. Electrical Equipment of DC Locomotives
10. Electrical Equipment of AC Locomotives
11., 12. Influence of Electric Railways on Supplying Power-System
13., 14. Electrochemical Corrosion of Subterranean Constructions

Practices
1. Calculation of Electric Energy for Electric Railways
2. Calculation of Electric Energy for Electric Railways
3. Calculation of Allocation of Traction Substation
4. Specification of Individual Projects.
5., 6. Excursion to a Traction Substation
7. Measurement of Earth Electric Field
8., 9. Excursion to Locomotive Repair Pit
10. Consultation of Individual Projects.
11., 12. Excursion to Central Control of Electric Supplying of Electrical Railways
13. Final Consultation of Individual Projects.
14. Presentation of Individual Projects.

Projects:
- power consumption calculation of the train
- determination of power of locomotive
- voltage calculation in particular railway segment
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
[1]Kiebling, Puschmann, Schemieder; Contact Line for Electric Railways, Publicis Corporate Publishing, Mumich Erlangen, 2001.
[1] Paleček,J.: Napájení jednofázové vozby Českých drah z hlediska elektromagnetické kompatibility, Ediční středisko VŠB-TU Ostrava 2000, (ISBN 80-7078-791-0)
[2] Paleček,J.: Vybrané kapitoly z elektrotechniky v dopravním inženýrství, VŠB-TU Ostrava 1996
[3] Pokorný, M.; Paleček, J.; Otčenášová, A.: Elektroenergetika - návody na cvičenia, skriptum VŠDS, Alfa Bratislava 1990
Recommended Reading:
[1]Steimel, A.: Electric Traction - Motive Power and Energy Supply, DIV Deutscher Industrieverlag, 2014
[2] Biesenack,H.; Hofmann,G. u. a.: Energieversorgung elektrischer Bahnen, B.G. Taubner Verlag Wiesbanden 2006, ISBN 13 978-3-519-06249-3
[1] Horák,K.; Drábek,J.; Paleček,J.;Pokorný,M.: Elektroenergetika a trakce, skrip-tum VŠDS, Alfa Bratislava 1983
[2] Danzer,J.: Elektrická trakce I. skriptum ZČU Plzeň 2000
[3] Danzer,J.: Elektrická trakce II. skriptum ZČU Plzeň 2001

[4]Kiebling, Puschmann, Schemieder; Contact Line for Electric Railways, Publicis Corporate Publishing, Mumich Erlangen, 2001.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Other activities, Field trip
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Exercises evaluation and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        Exercises evaluationCredit35 15
        ExaminationExamination65 16