New Developments in The Track Brake Field

摘要

Within the field of the electrically energized magnetic track brakes specific efforts have been Made in the last years to increase the braking force and to prevent the phenomenon of Melted deposits building up on the pole shoes. After carrying out successful trials in the Train a Grande Vitesse and the experimental interCity Express train sets ICE-V and ICES the electrically energized eddy- Current brake will for the first be used for serial equipment of the ICE3 train. The article deals with its design, its functional Characteristics, the interaction between the traction control unit and the brake control unit to achieve optimum control Behaviour, together with its economic benefit.