How control system used on Alco-GE diesel electric road locomotives limits motor current; maximum power output in each throttle position is controlled and held constant by load control feature incorporated in engine governor; this control regulates load demand of main generator on diesel engine; limit is set at horsepower that engine can produce at that speed, without appreciable drop in speed.
Throttle control of tractive force
Ry Mech Elec Engr
Railway Mechanical and Electrical Engineer ; 126 , n 8
1952
2 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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