Searching of The Optimum Configuration of The Traction Electric Transmission of The Shunting Locomotive

Abstract

Now about 98% of shunting locomotives of Ukraine are morally or physically worn-out therefore there is a need for development and probe of new types of traction electric drives for locomotives. New designs of traction drives have to conform to the existing requirements for energy efficiency and environmental safety. The choice of the optimum configuration of transmission becomes complicated existence of a large number of alternative options of realization of all its components. For the solution of objective, the method with the application of the generalized function of desirability of Harrington was used. As the basic structure of traction electric transmission of shunting locomotive the hybrid system with stores of energy which allows increasing efficiency of locomotive considerably is accepted. In research options of execution both diesel-generator installation and the traction electric drive are presented.