Present status and outlook toward the 21st century for electric railway technologies

摘要

In addition to safety high speed and amenity, modern railway systems are expected to be more economical, consume less energy need less maintenance, and be environment-friendly. Recent remarkable advances in power electronics, microelectronics, and information processing and control technologies have made a large contribution to the attainment of these expectations. Fuji Electric has supplied most advanced systems and facilities to the railway industry centering on electric power supply and electric propulsion. This paper describes the present status and outlook toward the 21st century of Fuji Electric on electric railway technologies.