by Sr.

EDSE / RDSO
RESEARCH DESIGNS AND STANDARDS ORGANISATION

Indigenous Development during 1970-1990 Import during 1960s

WCG2 1970

4200 HP DC WAG5 1980 3850 HP AC WAG7 1990

WAG1/WAG2 2900 HP AC

5000 HP AC

Indigenous Development during 1970-1990

WAM4: Year 1970 3400 HP ,AC 110 Kmph

Import during 1960s

WCAM2: Year 1990 5000 HP,AC-DC 120 Kmph

WAP3 : Year1987 3900 HP ,AC 160 Kmph

WAM1/WAM2/WAM3 2800 HP AC , 110 kmph

WAP4:Year 1990 5000 HP, AC , 140 Kmph

Up-gradation of Technology : RDSOs Efforts

Design and development of

Silicon Diode Rectifiers in place of Mercury Arc Rectifier Co-Co , High Adhesion Bogies in lieu of B-B/Bo-Bo Bogies Roller Bearings to replace Plain sleeve bearings for Axle Boxes and Motor Suspension Dual brake conversion

Work Horses of Indian Railways

Freight : 5000 HP 100 kmph WAG7 Fabricated high adhesion Bogie Static Converters Microprocessor based Control and Fault Diagnostics System

Passenger : 5000 HP 140 kmph WAP4 CO-CO Flexi coil Mark 1 Cast Bogies Roof Mounted DBRs Static Converters Microprocessor based Control and Fault Diagnostics System

Cable head termination in place of condenser bushings

6P Conversion of locomotives

Condition Monitoring of Transformers and tap changers with DGA , traction motors

Vacuum Circuit Breaker in place of Air Blast CB

Smoothing reactor(SL30) in place of earlier SL-42

Electron Beam irradiated Cross Linked Cables-low toxicity , halogen free and fire retardant

Rockwell Technology for casting of CoCo Bogie

Improved insulation schemes for Traction Motors and Transformers

Metallised carbon strips in pantograph

Low maintenance batteries : avoiding toping up of water

Microprocessor based control & fault diagnostic system

High sump capacity compressors

Tri-plate Panel mounted pneumatic brake equipments

Roof Mounted DBR

180 KVA Static Inverter in place of rotary ARNO converter

Air dryersimproved reliability of valves Vigilance Control Device

Twin beam head light with DCDC converter and LED based Flasher and Marker Lights

USFD of Axles and Shafts

SAFETY
Microprocessor based speed cum Energy Monitoring System

Roller bearings in place of plain sleeve suspension bearings for traction motors and axle boxes

NDT for Critical Bogie Items

Reliability Measures

Mean Km between Failures : 50K to 0.5 m Km Availability of Locos increased from 79% to 91%

Maintainability Measures

Major Overhauls after 1.2 m Km as against 0.6 m Km early On-time performance of Passenger Trains: improved by 25%

Safety Measures

Enhanced Safety Record

Acquisition of Thryristorised Locos : 1980

WAG6A : 6280HP , 100 kmph 6 Locomotives from M/s ASEA, Sweden Bo-Bo-Bo Bogie Type L3 M 450-2 Traction Motor fully suspended

WAG6B&C : 6050HP , 100 kmph 6 Locomotives each from M/s Sumitomo Corp, Japan Bo-Bo-Bo & Co-C0 bogie Type HS 15556-OIR & HS 15256-UIR Hitachi Traction Motor

Not pursued further due to availability of better three phase technology and obsolescence of thryristorised technology

Indigenous Design and Development in 2000

WAP7 2000

Import during 1996

Passenger :6000 hp Co-Co Bogie

WAG9H Freight : WAG9 , 6000 hp 2001

Freight :6000 hp Max Tractive Effort: 52 t

Passenger : WAP5 , 6000 hp

High Torque Traction Motors

RDSOs Efforts
Indigenisation of Loco Equipments :75 % Import substitution Up-gradation of Software Design and development of Speed Sensors for better Slip Slide Control Measures to improve the Reliability of Traction Motors Design and development of High Torque Traction motors : Max Torque- 10,300 Nm in place of existing 9200 Nm to haul 5200 t loads at 1: 150 gradient

Area of Co-operation
Traffic Projection in 2011-12 Freight Traffic : 1100 million tonnes (MT) from existing 726 MT Passenger Traffic : 880 billion passenger Km (BPK) from existing 700 BPK. Requirement to increase Average speed of freight trains High Horse power ,energy efficient,individual axle control, high adhesion freight locos for Higher Through put and optimisation of line Capacity . High Speed ,energy efficient, individual axle control passenger locos for 225 kmph /300 kmph

Area of Co-operation
IGBT Technology for Power and Auxiliary Converters High speed and High Adhesion Bogies High Reach Pantographs for Double Stack Containers Individual Axle Drive with better Adhesion Control Reliable Three phase Traction Motors