Study on the Plan of the RBTC

technology development unrelated to

Speed and Operational Environment

2010-10-28

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 Contents 1

 Introduction
 TCS(Train Control System) : Definition
 TCS : Composition
 TCS : Development History
 TCS : Developmental direction of future
 RBTC(Radio Based Train Control) : Definition
 RBTC : Development case study : ETCS, CTCS, CBTC
 RBTC : Development plan
 Conclusion

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 Abbreviation 2

TCS : Train Control System

RBTC : Radio Based Train Control
TGV : Train a Grande Vitesse = French High Speed Train
IT : Information Technology
CTC : Centralized Traffic Control
IXL : Interlocking
ATC : Automatic Train Control
ATP : Automatic Train Protection
ATO : Automatic Train Operation
ATS : Automatic Train Supervision
ETCS : European Train Control System
CBTC : Communication Based Train Control
CTCS : Chinese Train Control System
ISM : Industrial, Scientific and Medical radio band
GSM : Global System for Mobile

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 1. Introduction 3

 Many countries made more effort to develop the railway

transportation under the slogan of Railway Renaissance.
 574.8km/h : New record of Max. speed in TGV(Train a
Grande Vitesse : French High Speed Train) on 10th June
2007
 The study of safe TCS according to speed up was
necessary
 And also, Application of IT(Information Technology) and
Radio communication
 In this conference, I introduce the plan on RBTC
technology development unrelated to speed and
operational environment.

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 2. TCS : Definition 4

 TCS definition : All command & Control related to the

train operation and movement
 TCS Role : Analyze train movement direction, train
speed, distance between trains, operational
environment, and wayside safety, and Transfer
movement authority in driver.
 TCS consists of CTC, IXL, Safety equipment and Train control
 CTC : Handling & Monitoring of train movement
 IXL : Decision of train route
 Safety Devices : Protection of Rolling Stock, Staff, materials
 Train Control : Command & Control of train speed
- ATC, ATP, ATS, ATO.

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 3. TCS : Composition(1/2) 5

 TCS in Gyoungbu High Speed Line

 Consists of CTC, IXL, ATC and Safety devices

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 3. TCS : Composition(2/2) 6

 TCS in Honam Conventional Line

 Consists of CTC, IXL, ATP and Safety devices

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 4. TCS : Development History 7

 Transition of TCS technology

On board signal
On board signal (CL : Inter-
(CL) operability)

F : (ATP) : K : ETCS Level 1

Ebicab, KVB, ZUB F : ETCS Level 1

On board signal On board signal

Wayside Signal On board signal (HSL : Inter-
Wayside Signal (Radio)
+ Safety device (HSL) operability)

K : 3,4,5 Aspects K : ATS F :(ATC) : K : TVM430 K : RTCS

signal F : AWS, ASFA TVM, LZB, ATCC F : TVM, LZB, F : ETCS Level 3
F : 3 Aspects signal Signum, Indusi ETCS Level 2

On board signal On board signal

(metro, LRT) (Metro, LRT :
Driverless))
F : (ATC/ATO) : K : MBS, CBTC
SACEM, ATC/ATO F : MBS, CBTC

1st Generation 2nd Generation 3rd Generation 4th Generation(1) 4th Generation(2)

1930 1960 1980 2000 2017

Less then 150km/h 180km/h 270km/h 300km/h, Driverless More then 350km/h

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 5. TCS : Development direction of future 8

 Application of IT and Radio

: Train control -> Automation, Driverless
: Real time Diagnostic and
supervision

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 6. RBTC : Definition(1/2) 9

 Application of Radio communication in TCS

 TCS are realized by changing from train control equipment
such as Track Circuit, Balise or Loop installed in rail, to
Radio communication antenna in wayside

Train Control Information

Radio Block Center(Signaling Room)

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 6. RBTC : Definition(2/2) 10

 Comparison between ATC, ATP and RBTC methods

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 7. RBTC : Development case study 11

 RBTC Application example

 CBTC : Communication Based Train Control
 ETCS Level 2, Level 3 : European Train Control System
 CTCS Level 3 : Chinese Train Control System

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 8. RBTC : Development Plan 12

 Development Goal :
- Train operation safety
- Speed up of operation train
- Minimum Headway
- Minimization and Simplification of Operation &
Maintenance
- Application of IT & Radio communication

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 8. RBTC : Development Plan 13

 Comparison of RBTC development process

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 8. RBTC : Development Plan 14

 Radio communication : method and frequency

 CBTC : use 2.4GHz ISM band -> security and output
power will be limited -> change and modification of
frequency
 ETCS : use 800~900MHz GSM -> problem of data
quantity -> application of 4th Generation

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 8. RBTC : Development Plan in Korea 15

 Not consider interoperability between countries like ETCS

 Not necessary the development stage of ETCS L1, L2, L3
 Apply the well-developed radio system in Korea
 Set up the speed used in current railway as a stage specific
goal -> 150km/h, 230km/h, and 400km/h
 Accomplish Speed improvement from R&D
 Realize in the way to complement the lack of technology
required in each CBTC and ETCS

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 9. Conclusion 16

 For the technology development of RBTC for HSL in Korea, as

shown in the previous page, we select the core technology
required to establish the systems as a priority
 and then we set up the speed suitable for each operation
environment(150km/h, 230km/h, 400km/h)
 In this way, it is expected that it will be desirable to push
forward step-by-step speed improvement and the
commercialization in parallel.
 In terms of not only radio utilization in TCS but also the
compatibility with all the fields of railways and operation
environment, it is expected that the application of radio
communication shall ensure the availability of railway
transportation with more easiness.

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