Discusses Cardan-drive developments on German street cars; several 2-axle designs have been developed using both one and two motors; experiments are being carried on by several railways; Albrecht-Krupp Cardan drive includes two motors which are suspended from car flooring; these motors drive large spur gear through insulated flexible couplings; this drive shows 96 per cent efficiency in spur gearing and 95 per cent efficiency in bevel gearing. (See also translated abstract in Elec. Ry. Jl., vol. 67, no. 25, June 19, 1926, pp. 1053-1055, 5 figs; n 7 Feb 12 1926 p 101-104)
Cardan drive for street railways
Kardanantriebe fur elektrische Bahnen
Verkehrstechnik ; 43 , n 8
1926
4 pages
15 Figs.
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Deutsch
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Cardan drive for street railways
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