Misr University For Science & Technology Utilization of Electrical Power

Electrical Power & Machines Department PME 411, Sheet (2)

4th Year Electric Power Electrical Traction

1) The between two stops is 1.2km.A schedule speed of 40kmph is

required to cover that distance. The stop is of 18s duration .The
values of the acceleration and retardation is 2 km/h/s and 3 km/h/s,
respectively .Then, determine the maximum speed over the run.
Assume a simplified trapezoidal speed‫ـ‬time curve.

2) The speed‫ـ‬time curve of train carries of the following parameters:

1 Free running for 12 min.
2‫ ـ‬Uniform acceleration of 6.5 km/h/s for 20s.
3‫ ـ‬Uniform deceleration of 6.5 km/h/s to stop the train.
4 ‫ ـ‬A stop of 7min.Then, determine:
a ‫ ـ‬The distance between two stations.
b ‫ ـ‬The average speed .
c ‫ ـ‬The schedule speed .

3) An electric train is to have the acceleration and braking retardation

of 0.6 km/h/s and 3 km/h/s , respectively. If the ratio of maximum
speed to the average speed is 1.3 and time for stop is 25s.
Determine the schedule speed for a run of 1.6km. Assume the
simplified trapezoidal speed‫ـ‬time curve.

4) An electric train has an average speed of 42 km/h on a level track

between stops 1400 apart. It accelerated at 1.7 km/h/s and is braked
at 3.3 km/h/s .Draw the speed‫ـ‬time curve for the run.

5) A train is required to run between two stations 1.6km apart at the

average speed of 40 km/h. The acceleration , retardation during
Misr University For Science & Technology Utilization of Electrical Power
Electrical Power & Machines Department PME 411, Sheet (2)
4th Year Electric Power Electrical Traction

coasting and braking are 2 km/h/s ,0.16 km/h/s and 3.2 km/h/s
respectively. Assuming quadrilateral approximation of speed‫ـ‬time
curve , determine: (i)The acceleration, coasting and braking periods
(ii)The distance covered during the periods

6) A 250 ‫ـ‬ton motor coach having four motors each developing 6000 N
‫ـ‬m torque during acceleration starts from rest. If gradient is 40 in
1000, gear ration is 4, gear transmission efficiency is 87%, wheel
radius is 40cm, train resistance is 50N/ton. Calculate the time
taken to attain a speed of 50 km/h. If the line voltage is 3000‫ـ‬DC
and the efficiency of the motor is 85%. Find the current during the
notching period.

7) An electric train of weight 250 ton has eight motor geared to

driving wheels, each is 85 diameter. The tractive resistance is of
50/ton. The effect of rotational inertia is 80% of the train weight,
The gear ratio is 4 ‫ـ‬1 and the gear efficiency is 85% determine the
torque developed by each motor to accelerate the train to a speed
of 50 km/h in 30s up a gradient of 1in 200.

8) A tram car is equipped with two motors that are operating in parallel
, the resistance in parallel. The resistance of each motor is 0.5 ohm.
Calculate the current drawn from the supply mains at 450V when
car running at steady‫ـ‬state speed of 45 km/h and each motor is
developing a tractive effort of 1600N. The friction , wind age ,and
other losses may be assumed as 3000W per motor.