Traction Siemens - Electrics Flashcards
Where are pantos located
No.2 end on all DM cars
Purpose of surge arrestor
Grounds surged of power from overhead and protects high voltage equipment
What do HSCB do
Disconnect traction equipment in event of over current, faults and short circuit
Does the traction control unit control application and release of holding brake?
Yes
What voltage does air compressor run on
400vAC
What does the 1500 pass through before it goes to the SIVS
High voltage container
If one static inverter goes out, what continues running
Everything, except air con runs at 50%
Battery charger supplies 110v to what equipment
Batteries
Comms
Lighting
Door system
Traction control equipment
EP braking control equipment
Safety loop
Other various control circuits and equipment
What do batteries supply power for
Backup power
Start up
Panto rise
What system do pantos use?
Electro-mechanical
Where does the power supply come from to raise pantos
Batteries
6 steps to raise pantos
1 Key in and on
2 check SPB applied
3 wait for all buzzers to stop, press panto up button (located on fault panel)
4 check line voltage is illuminated
5 check panto up button extinguished
6 visual check pantos up
2 ways to lower pantos
Stable button
Panto down button
Hiw long to press stable button
5 seconds
Can you use panto down button to stable?
No
Where is the panto crank handle located
DM car
Right of door 2