A

Technical
Seminar On

Modern Trends of Electric Drives In Electric Traction System

IN
ELECTRICAL &ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
BY

P.Aruna kumari
(12701A0205)
IV B.TECH II-SEM
Under The Esteemed Guidance Of
Mr.P.Suresh Babu,M.Tech,
Assistant Professor,
Department of EEE.

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

ANNAMACHARYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCES
(AN AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTION)
(Approved by A.I.C.T.E, New Delhi &Affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur)
(Accredited by N.B.A of A.I.C.T.E, New Delhi)
(Accredited by NAAC of UGC, BANGALORE)
New Boyanapalli, Rajampet-516126
2015-2016

OUT LINE OF PRESENTATION

Introduction
Requirements of Traction System
Components of an AC Locomotive
Two level converter
Three Level Converter
Multistage Converter
Advantages
Applications
conclusion

Introduction
Traction motors can use both ac/dc currents with suitable control
electronics. They are operating in high voltage current.
They can widely used for vehicles, elevators, locomotives etc.
Traction motor refers to an electric motor providing the primary
rotational torque of a machine.

Requirements of Traction System

High starting pulling effort in order to have rapid acceleration.
Equipment capable of withstanding large temporary overloads for
short periods.
The locomotive should be self contained.
Capability of withstanding voltage fluctuations and temporary
interruption of supply.

Components of an AC Locomotive

Electronic Speed Control Method for DC

Motor
Compared to the electric and electro-mechanical systems of speed
control, the electronic methods have

Higher accuracy
Greater reliability
Quick response
Higher efficiency

2-level converter

2-level converter
The two-level converter is the simplest type of three-phase voltagesource converter.
It is a six pulse bridge in which the thyristors have been replaced by
IGBTs with inverse-parallel diodes.
When the upper of the two valves in a phase is turned on, Resulting in
an output voltage of + Ud .
When the lower valve in a phase is turned on, resulting in an output
voltage of - Ud.

Three Level Converter

Three Level Converter

To improve the poor harmonic performance of the two-level converter,
some systems have been built with three level converters.
A common type of three-level converter is the diodeclamped (or neutral-point-clamped) converter, where each phase
contains four IGBT valves.
To obtain a positive output voltage (+ Ud) the top two IGBT valves
are turned on.
To obtain a negative output voltage (- Ud) the bottom two IGBT
valves are turned on
To obtain zero output voltage the middle two IGBT valves are turned
on

Multistage Converter

4 Level Multi Stage Converter

Main components of Multistage Converter

Multi-Stage Converters:
The multi-stage converter has a chain of 4 converters per phase
(4-Stage Converter), with a Main converter that manages more
than 80% of the total power.
Three Slave converters that take the rest of the power (less than
20%).
It can generate almost perfect current & voltage waveforms,
because it is modulated by amplitude instead of pulse-width
modulation.

Continued..
It can generate near sinusoidal voltages with only fundamental
frequency switching.
It have almost no electromagnetic interference of common mode
voltages.
They are suitable for large volt-ampere rated motor drives & high
voltages and it is lower frequency devices.

Advantages

It can generate perfect current & voltages waveforms.

Reducing power losses at minimum value.
Multi stage converter working at low switching frequency.
Operation is fast & quick response.

Applications

Active power filters.

Machine drives.
Power factor compensators.
Traction drive system.

conclusion
Recent technology developments, drive technology is still an evolving
technology.
These applications require continued engineering effort to adapt drives to
the new requirements. while losses will continue to decrease.
Drive technology is an exciting field of research and development for
any young engineer.

Thank You