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System design with Sitras Sidytrac

Simulation of AC and DC traction power supply

At the system design of railway electrification systems Areas of application

we combine the calculations of our simulation tool
Overall system design
SitrasSidytrac with our extensive system know-how. Safety of persons and protection of installations
Protection design
With the help of the software the workflows will be stan- Network reaction / power quality
dardized and automated, so sources of errors are reduced Interference, magnetic fields, electromagnetic compatibility
and the efficiency are increased.
Data processing
Features
Input
yy Detailed design of new AC or DC traction systems with
Railway network, topography
electrical dimensioning of substations and contact line Vehicles
systems: Schedule
yy economical design of the entire system Electrical network
yy calculation of power reserves for further extensions
Results
yy System comparisons and feasibility studies
Graphical control of input data
yy System optimization concerning energy consumption Vehicle results
and erection costs Electrical network results
Areas of application

With the help of Sitras Sidytrac the system design and Safety of persons and protection of installations
calculation of the complete traction power supply system Calculation of rail potentials/touch voltages
is carried out. Assessment of stray currents for DC railways

Areas of application
Overall system design
Simulated train operation and network calculation for
AC and DC railways
Optimization of feeding concepts
Definition of substation locations
Energy demand calculations for railway lines
Calculation and assessment of contingency operation
Current load of contact lines, cables, busbars, switchgears and
transformers
Calculation of line impedances and potentials along the line
Assessment of controlled substations (inverter, double converter),
energy storage units
Calculation of current distribution of contact lines
Dimensioning of active balancer Sitras RAB plus and mobile Rail
Var balancer Sitras RVC plus
Protection design
Short circuit calculations DC/AC railways
Maximum operational currents of feeding sections
Design parameters for relay coordination
Network reaction / power quality
3-phase unbalance because of single-phase railway loads
3-phase voltage fluctuation study
Resonance behavior of railway lines
Interference, magnetic fields, electromagnetic compatibility
Studies and calculations of electric and magnetic fields of railway
lines and/or traction substations
Calculation of psophometric interference in telecommunication
cables, i.e. frequency analyzis of the electromagnetic
interference
Mutual interference between DC and AC railways
Induced voltages in parallel conductors, e.g. cable screens and
signal lines

Program structure

Eingabeblock
Input block Calculation
Berechnungsblock
block Ausgabeblock
Output block

Streckendaten
Railway network, Fahrauftrge Grafische Kontrolle
topography der Eingabedaten
Leistungsbedarf der Fahrzeuge
Vehicle Mission driving curves
Fahrzeug Mechanische / elektrische
Statisches Netz Ergebnisse der Fahrzeuge
Schedule

Fahrplan Dynamisches elektrisches

Power demandNetzof vehicles
Ergebnisse elektrisches
Netz
Electrical network Static network
Lastfluss-Berechnung
Dynamic electrical network
Fahrzeugbewegung nach
der verfgbaren Leistung
Graphical control
Loadflow calculation
of input data

Elektrisches Netz
Vehicle movement acc. to Mechanical / electrical
available power results of vehicles

Electrical network
results

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The simulation software Sitras Sidytrac consists of three Second, the electrical loadflow calculates the cur-
blocks: rents, voltages and the available power in all nodes and
yy Input block branches of the network for the next step of train move-
yy Calculation block ment.
yy Output block
At the end of the processes all mechanical and electrical
Input block quantities are available for evaluation and graphical repre-
sentation.
The program input block serves to condition the railway
network as well as traction unit, schedule, and electrical
network data. Complex railway networks with main and
branch lines can be modelled.

Input data

Railway network, topography

Railway stations
Mileage
Gradients
Curve radii
Speed profiles
Location and type of tunnels

Schedule
Synchronized schedules
Individual schedules
Quasi-stochastic schedules

Vehicle data
Mass
Maximum speed
Traction resistance Input railway network
Efficiency
Power factor
Traction and braking efforts
Auxiliaries, power consumption

Electrical network
Network topology
Feeding points and short-circuit power
Transformers
Rectifiers, inverters, energy storage units, reactive power com-
pensation
Switchgears
Feeders (overhead power lines, cables)
Contact line system
Resistors, reactors, capacitors
Stationary concumers

Calculation block

This second program block is the calculation kernel of

Sitras Sidytrac.The calculation operates according to the Input electrical network
time-step method. At every time step two processes are
performed.

First, the operating cycle program calculates the location

of the vehicles in the network and their active and reactive
power input and output. These electric loads are inserted
into the static network and the dynamic electrical network
then calculated from this.

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Output block

The third program block evaluates the electrical data for

detailed design of the main power supply components. It
also provides the graphic display of the calculation results.
The results can be represented clearly in predefined lists
and graphics to comply with specific requirements.

Output data

Graphical control of input data

Railway network, topography
Vehicles
Graphical schedule, calculated
Electrical network

Vehicle results
Currents
Voltages
Total power
Traction power
Recuperated power
Losses in braking resistance
Mechanic power
Auxiliaries
Losses Sitras Sidytrac repor t : Total energy flow
Power factor
Efficiencies
Position
Velocity
Acceleration
Traction effort
Braking effort
Payload

Electrical network results

Currents in network branches
Supply voltages
Extreme values of voltage
Rail potential
Total power
Active power
Power factor
Unbalance
Flicker
Currents versus way
Short-circuit currents Sitras Sidytrac repor t : Train data vs time
Stray currents
Induced voltages
Transmission losses
Siemens AG
Conversion losses
Sector Infrastructure & Cities
Energy balance
Division Smart Grid
Impedance for protection relay settings
Rail Electrification
Magnetic fields
Mozartstrae 33b
Thermal loads
91052 Erlangen
Trigger delay angle by controlled rectifier
Germany

Representation
The results and the related input data are stored in a data-
base and automatically processed and customized into a
customer-specific adaptable browser-enabled format. This
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feature enables the customer to perform easy-to-use ana- The information in this document contains general descriptions of the technical options
lyzing functions. available, which do not always have to be present in individual cases. If not stated other-
wise, we reserve the right to include modifications, especially regarding the stated values
and dimensions.