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Traction Force Train Resistance Braking Force |
Stage 1 of Driving Theory (3 Factors) |
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Traction Constant of Power Car |
Weight of a passenger car that can be towed by the power car according to the speed of the train, expressed in a conversion quantity |
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Acceleration |
Change in velocity over time Has magnitude and direction |
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Force |
Factor that changes the state/shape of motion of an object. Destroys the inertia of an object |
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Centripetal Force |
Acceleration towards the center of circular motion |
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Centrifugal Force |
Inertial force on an object in circular motion. Acts on the side that tends to move outside |
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Friction |
Force along the contact surface of the object that tries to impede its motion in the direction opposite to the force |
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1) Large starting torque 2) High rotational force at low speed 3) Easy to control speed 4) Low current at large rotation speed, so power is low 5) Less load imbalance when operating in parallel 6) No malfunctions even in case of sudden fluctuations in current and voltage |
Characteristics of DC Series Motor (6) |
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Torque |
Force that can rotate an object |
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T=K○I
K= Constant ○= Flux I= Current Unsaturated: kI^2 Saturated: kI |
Torque formula |
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Ec= P○NZ/60a Ec= Et - IaRa |
Counter electromotive force formula |
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Proportional |
Relationship between speed of DC motor and terminal voltage |
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Inversely proportional |
Relationship between speed of DC motor and flux/current |
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Terminal Voltage Control Resistance Control Fueld Current Control |
Methods to control DC series motor (3) |
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Induction motor |
Alternating motors that use AC power |
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Slip Control Frequency Control Pole changing control |
Speed Control of Induction Motor (3) |
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Inversely proportional with gear ratio Directly proportional with diameter |
Speed relationship with gear ratio and with wheel diameter |
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Directly proportional |
Gear ratio relationship with tractive force |
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Maximum permissible rpm Start traction force Limitation of car clearance |
Factors for gear ratio selection (3) |
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Load loss |
Variable loss |
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No-load losses |
Fixed losses (constant regardless of load) |
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Copper loss |
Resistive losses that occur when current flows |
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Stray load loss |
Losses that change irregularly with changes in load, are difficult to measure, and are relatively low compared to other loads |
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Iron losses |
Vortex losses caused by the rotation of an electric iron core in a magnetic field and hysteresis losses caused by the supply and release of electromagnetic energy to the iron core, some of which id accumulated in the iron core and released as heat energy |
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Mechanical loss |
Friction losses caused by friction parts such as shafts and bearings of electric motors, and wind losses caused by air friction in rotating parts |
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Efficiency |
Ratio of input to output |
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Continuous Rating |
Rating that allows the temperature rise of heat-generating parts to be within allowable range even if the traction motor is operated continuously for a long period of time. Most important rating of a power car |
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1 hour, 30 minutes, 15 minutes |
Short-time ratings |
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Tractive force |
Rotational force generated inside the vehicle that is transmitted to the wheels and exerted on the surface of the wheels |
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Friction > Traction Force > Train Resistance |
Conditions for a power car to accelerate forward without idle |
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1) Instruction Traction Force (Ti) 2) Tractive force at driving wheel rim (Td) 3) Drawbar Tractive Effort (Te) |
Classifications of Tractive Forces by place of action (3) |
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Tractive force at driving wheel rim |
Traction force that is always limited by adhesion force |
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Tractive force at driving wheel rim |
Traction force exerted between wheel and rail surface. Equal to instruction traction force minus internal losses such as mechanical friction |
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Instruction traction force |
Traction force caused by the structure and characteristics of the powered car and expressed with the output generated by the engine, that is, the traction force when the machine efficiency is 100% |
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Drawbar tractive effort |
Effective traction applied to the coupler at the rear of the power car when operating while towing the passenger/freight car. Aka effective traction and is the smallest of the traction forces |
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Adhesion Adhesive Traction |
____ is the friction force between driving wheel rim and rail surface of a motor car ____ is the traction that is limited by this |
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Nominal tractive capacity |
Maximum number of rolling stocks that can be pulled by a locomotive at a given operating speed |
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traction force of motor car and resistance of train |
Nominal tractive capacity is calculated based on ___ and ___ |
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Actual quantity method Actual gross-tonnage method Tensile rod load method Modified gross-tonnage method Rated cars method |
Methods to determine nominal tractive capacity of car (5) |
AQ AGT TRL MGT RC |
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Towing weight W = T/R T = Tensile bar pulling force of motor R = resistance of whole trainset |
Weight of passengers/cars when towed by locomotives (+Formula) |
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1) Ruling grade 2) Virtual grade 3) Equilibrium speed at ruling grade 4) Considerations for calculating traction capacity
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Limiting factors for tractive capacity (4) |
RG VG EQ@RG C |
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1) Train Mission 2) Track Status 3) Effective Track/ Platform Length 4) Power Car Status 5) Temperature |
Considerations for calculating traction capacity (5) |
TM TS ET/PL PCS T |
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1) Starting Resistance 2) Running Resistance 3) Gradient Resistance 4) Curve Resistance 5) Tunnel Resistance 6) Inertial Resistance |
Resistance Categories (6) |
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Starting Resistance |
Resistance of a stationary train on a flat straight track to start |
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Curve Resistance |
Resistance caused by the curve in addition to running and gradient resistance when passing through a curve |
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Curve radius Cant Slack Driving speed Wheelbase Shape of rail Friction |
Factors affecting curve resistance (6) |
CR C S DS WB SoR F |
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700W/R W= train weight R= curve radius |
Formula for curve resistance |
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Inertia Resistance |
Resistance to the reaction of the force to accelerate the train |
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Tunnel Resistance |
Resistance as train travels through a tunnel |
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2 kg/ton for single track 1 kg/ton for double track Formula: Lv^2/ KW L= tunnel length; K= constant v= velocity; W= train weight |
Tunnel resistance value (KORAIL) |
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Running Resistance |
Resistance that occurs when a vehicle is traveling on a flat, straight track |
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Gradient Resistance |
Resistance caused by earth's gravity when driving on a track with a gradient |
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LOSS: Starting, Running, Curve, Tunnel NOT LOSS: Gradient, Acceleration (Inertia?) |
Types of resistance that act as losses (and those that don't) |
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3 km/h |
At what speed is starting resistance considered running resistance? |
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0 km/h |
Speed with highest starting resistance |
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F = uW u = Coefficient of friction between axle and bearing W = Burden weight on axle |
Formula for friction between axle and bearing |
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N = (1-s) 120f/P |
Induction motor speed Formula |
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S = (Ns-N)/Ns |
Slip formula |
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1) Up and down, left and right inconsistencies in rail joints 2) Centrifugal force on curved surfaces 3) Wind pressure 4) Slope of wheel surface (taper) |
Causes of Vehicle Shaking (4) |
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Air resistance |
Resistance that is independent of vehicle weight and depends on geometry, cross-sectional area, number of connections, etc. |
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Front Rear Vortex between cars Side and Top |
Classifications of air resistance (4) |
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Front Rear Vehicle-to-Vehicle Vortex Side and Top |
___(3) Resistance (Air) are proportional to square of speed ___(1?) are proportional to speed |
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Gradient Resistance |
Resistance when a train travels on a grade, traveling against the Earth's gravity requiring extra traction force |
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Gradient |
Ratio of vertical elevation to horizontal distance |
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Upward gradient |
Uphill gradient in the forward direction |
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Downward gradient |
Downhill slope in the forward direction |
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Standard Gradient |
Highest gradient within a distance of 1 kilometre between neighboring stations or any point between signal stations |
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Ruling gradient |
Gradient that requires maximum traction force for train operation |
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Converted gradient |
Gradient displayed by converting the curved resistance to a gradient |
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Virtual gradient |
Gradient that is algebraically added to the actual gradient by converting the speed change of the train driving the gradient section into a gradient |
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Momentum gradient |
Gradient of the train's hitting power |
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Reverse gradient |
Gradient with alternating up and down gradients |
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Virtual gradient |
Not considered in calculation of traction capacity when train speed is reduced |
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Average gradient |
Gradient resistance multiplied by section length and divided by section length (?) |
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Equilibrium gradient |
Maximum gradient to calculate the traction capacity considering the gradient and train length |
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Nominal Voltage |
line-to-line voltage which represents train line |
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Driving Device |
transmits the rotational force of the main motor to the wheels |
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Bogie |
supports vehicle body and enables driving or braking in direction of track |
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Operation Curve |
graph that indicates the operating condition of train |
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Clearance |
maximum allowable length of track when accommodating trains or vehicles on the track |
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Adhesion |
Frictional force that allows a wheel to continue rotating without slipping on the rail |
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Standard Driving Time |
minimum time traveled between stations set in units of 30 or 15 seconds longer than actual driving time |
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Sliding |
Happens when braking force is greater than adhesive force |
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Lateral force/pressure |
Sum of lateral forces measured on the left and right wheels refers to the lateral force exerted by a rolling stock on a rail under normal running conditions |
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Carry Capacity |
Maximum number of trains that can be operated per day by sorting |
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Safe, Accurate, Fast |
Mission of Railway |
SAF |
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Hand Brake |
Primitive brake method installed to prevent a vehicle from moving while stopped |
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Air brake |
Brake system that uses pressurized air to exert breaking force |
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Automatic Electromagnetic |
Classifications of Air Brake (2) |
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Power generation braking |
Brake method that utilizes the characteristics of DC series motors Only used for deceleration, cannot achieve certain braking effect |
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Regenerative braking |
Brake method that returns power generated when braking to the catenary to be used by other power vehicles |
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Rail braking |
Brake method that uses magnetic force of opposite polarity between rail and vehicle |
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Eddy current braking |
Brake method that installs eddy current generator on the track to create a braking effect |
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V^2/20 for passenger train V^2/14 for freight train |
Braking Distance Simplified Formula |
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