Course: Power and Traction Systems

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Course title Power and Traction Systems
Course code KEV/VTS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pittermann Martin, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Noháčová Lucie, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. The traction power and energy for the required transport performance of rail and road vehicles 2. Traction power systems (variants and comparation) 3. Connection of traction substations to the power grid 4. Traction networks for city public transport 5. DC railway electrification systems (3kV, 1500V etc.) 6. AC railway electrification systems (25kV / 50Hz and 15kV / 16,7Hz etc.) 7. Negative influences of AC railway electrification systems to power grid and their elimination 8. Other aspects of AC railway electrification systemss - other negative influences (on communication and interlocking systems), cooperation of traction substations together, problems of recuperation 9. Brief introduction to electromobility (and other applications of electric traction on vehicles) and their implications for the power grid 10. Configuration of charging stations or electric vehicles and other vehicles with traction batteries 11. Special high power converters and minimization of their negative effects on the energy network (used for industrial applications and for power engineering, LCI, HVDC etc.) 12. Generators with P, Q control and variable-speed (connected to the power grid), their converters and control 13. Converters for elimination of negative effects on the power grid (for filtration, compensation, symmetrization), converters with higher immunity to fault conditions in the power grid (voltage sags, voltage-unbalance, etc.)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Laboratory work, Lecture
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 40 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 6 hours per semester
  • Attendance on a field trip (number of real hours - maximum 8h/day) - 6 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
utilize the power engineering
utilize basic knowledge of the el. drives power electronics
utilize the electromagnetic filed and circuits theory
utilize the electrical machines theory
Skills
describe the function of basic power electronics converters
drive and describe the vector diagram for el. machines
drive and describe the vector diagram for part of power grid
utilize the knowledge of the mathematics
describe the function of induction machine and synchronous machines
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
describe in detail structure of railway electrification systems
describe in detail problems of influence of power systems to power grid
describe in detail problems of minimization of influence to power grid
Skills
estimate input power for power and traction system
stimate unbalance of input current into trction sustation
design of balancer for power system with unbalance input current
design system for control a compensation of reactive power
design system for filtering of high-order harmonics components of current
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Practicum
Seminar
Field trip
Skills
Lecture
Practicum
Seminar
Field trip
Competences
Lecture
Practicum
Seminar
Field trip
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Skills
Combined exam
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Combined exam
Recommended literature
  • Danzer, J. Elektrická trakce I. ZČU, 2000.
  • Danzer, Jiří. Elektrická trakce. II., Vozidla s asynchronním trakčním motorem. Vyd. 2. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7043-813-8.
  • Danzer, Jiří. Elektrická trakce III. 1. vyd. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2003. ISBN 80-7082-945-1.
  • Danzer, Jiří; Šašek, Jiří. Elektrická trakce IV. 1. vyd. V Plzni : Západočeská univerzita, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7043-586-1.
  • Fejt J., Rydlo J. Střídavá trakce. Praha, 1969.
  • Jansa, František. Dynamika a energetika elektrické trakce.. Praha : Nakladatelství dopravy a spojů, 1980., 1980.
  • Jansa, František. Vozidla elektrické trakce : elektrická zařízení kolejových hnacích vozidel. Vyd. 1. Praha : NADAS, 1983.
  • Kůs,V. Výkonová elektronika, sv. IV - Rušivé vlivy měničů a jejich odstraňování.
  • Lanáková, G., Šindler, D. Napájanie elektrických dráh, skripta. VŠD Žilina, 1990.
  • Lanáková, G. Vybrané statě z pevných trakčních zařízení.
  • Morris Brenna, Federica Foiadelli, Dario Zaninelli. Electrical Railway Transportation Systems. Wiley-IEEE Press, 2018. ISBN 978-1-119-38680-3.
  • Pitterman, Martin. Přehled měničů pro elektrické pohony. První vydání. 2015. ISBN 978-80-261-0598-5.
  • Vondrášek, F. Výkonová elektronika, svazek II - Měniče s vnější komutací. Skripta ZČU, 1994.
  • Vondrášek, František; Glasberger, Tomáš,; Fořt, Jiří,; Jára, Martin. Výkonová elektronika. Svazek 3, Měniče s vlastní komutací a bez komutace.. 3., rozšířené vydání. 2017. ISBN 978-80-261-0688-3.


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