Specifications

TRACKSIDE POWER SOLUTIONS - FOR METRO AND TRAM

Concept

Public transportation by rail, though not new, is an area of growth, both commercially and technologically. New imperatives of efficiency and "de-carbonisation" coupled with population growth, particularly in urban areas, puts rail transportation at the centre of urban and social planning. Efficiency, long a subject of "lip service" in an industry whose infrastructure and labour costs, is now a matter of concern, causing new electronic solutions to be increasingly adopted – without dislodging reliability from its paramount position.

Power management or "conditioning" is now ubiquitous in all electric power installations from transmission and distribution through (renewable) power generation and power security to transportation rolling stock. Trackside power management has been slow in relinquishing classical techniques as the focus in the Traction industry has long been on rolling stock performance and infrastructure reliability. New environmental concerns are, however, leading to higher efficiency demands despite greater traffic density which will require new technology also in the power supply infrastructure.

Thycon offers a host of power management solutions for new designs as well as for upgrading existing installations. Thycon's 40 year experience in power conversion allows optimal active and reactive power support in combination with advanced electronic fault-protection and harmonic filtering, all microprocessor-based diagnostics and controls.