OLE 1 Flashcards
Volts
25k
Does
electricity to trains
What current
AC
Current measured by
Ammeter
Wires kept in mechanical tension
Catenary wires
of electrically isolated
Neutral section
Wire overlaps
contact wire
Pull off arm also called
Goose neck
Registration arm connects to which wire
Contact
Lighter
yes
cleaner,
Yes
cheaper,
yes
Better for environment
YEs
quiter
yes
faster to accelerate.
yes
How much less carbon than diesel
20-30 %
Third rail mostly
London
AC changes how many times a seconds
50
Kinematic envelope refers to
sway
Dimensions of height and width
Loading guage
Vertical wire
Dropper wire
Bow wire
Catenary
Direct current flows
one direction
How many stages
4
Powered generated by
power stations
drives the wheels
Electric motor
Completes circuit
track
pict insulator and the atf
in
feed
pict wires
cat
dropper
contact
NG transmits which current
ac