Describes the prototype thyristor locomotive and discusses its advantages including the elimination of the HV tap changer, the reduction in transformer weights and the rapid response of solid state circuit to wheel slip detection.
Thyristor prototype will demonstrate better adhesion characteristics
Der Prototyp einer Thyristor-Lok zeigt bessere Adhaesions-Charakteristiken
Railway Gazette International ; 131 , 8 ; 301-303
1975
Article (Journal)
English
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