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Submitted for partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Bachelor of Technology
in
Electrical Engineering
Session: 2022-23
CANDIDATE DECLARATION
I would like to show gratitude towards my teachers and the Course organizers for the
opportunity given and help to complete my training within the time allotted.
This Course would not have been completed without the support of my teachers and
parents. Therefore, I would like to thank our Industrial Training Coordinator, Mr.
Ajay Bhardwaj, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Swami
Keshvanand Institute of Technology, Management & Gramothan, Jaipur for
extending his cordial support throughout the course completion. I would also like to
thank Dr. Sarfaraz Nawaz, HOD, Department of Electrical Engineering, Swami
Keshvanand Institute of Technology, Management & Gramothan, Jaipur for giving
me enough time to complete the course.
I would like to say thank you to Dr. S. L. Surana, Director (Academics) and Dr.
Ramesh Kumar Pachar, Principal, Swami Keshvanand Institute of Technology,
Management & Gramothan, Jaipur for their motivation thorough out our college
time.
Our efforts made together led to the effective completion of the training.
It may not be possible for me to acknowledge the support of all my friends, but I am
thankful to all my colleagues and other trainees for their valuable ideas and support
during training period.
Sanjay Singh
7 – EE – C
19ESKEE156
Main Page i
Certificate ii
Acknowledgement iv
Contents v
List of Tables ix
Abstract x
Fig. No. 2.1 LHB Coach fitted with RMPU at both ends 10
With the growing population and economy, Indian Railways (IR) has come into focus.
IR is the body responsible for passenger movements as well as freight transportation
in India. It covers almost the entire country with a huge network of rail lines and
stations. A lot of industries also depends on the IR for their goods. But with growing
needs many new young engineers are called to serve the organisation of such huge
size. But without sufficient practical knowledge, it becomes difficult for them to be
able to perform at their best which leads to inefficiency.
This report presents all the technical details and data of equipment that was possible,
it also contains theory and description of the different equipment that I saw there.
This training widened my thinking for learning from unique and out of box solutions
that were being implemented in the Indian Railways (IR).
1.1 Introduction:
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways,
Government of India that operates India's national railway system [1]. It manages the
fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a total route length of
67,956 km (42,226 mi) as of 31 March 2022. 52,247 km (32,465 mi) or 83% of all the
broad-gauge routes are electrified with 25 kV 50 Hz AC electric traction as of 1 April
2022 [2][3].
In FY20, Indian Railways carried 808.6 crore (8.086 billion) passengers and in FY 22,
Railways transported 1418.1 Metric Tonnes of freight. It runs 13,169 passenger trains
daily, on both long-distance and suburban routes, covering 7,325 stations across India.
As of March 2020, Indian Railways' rolling stock consisted of 2,93,077 freight
wagons, 76,608 passenger coaches and 12,729 locomotives. IR owns locomotive and
coach production facilities at several locations in India. It had 1.254 million
employees as of March 2020, making it the world's eighth-largest employer. The
government has committed to electrifying India's entire rail network by 2023–24, and
become a "net zero (carbon emissions) railway" by 2030.
The first railway proposals for India were made in Madras in 1832. The country's first
transport train, Red Hill Railway (built by Arthur Cotton to transport granite for road-
building), ran from Red Hills to the Chintadripet bridge in Madras in 1836-1837. In
1845, the Godavari Dam Construction Railway was built by Cotton at Dowleswaram
in Rajahmundry, to supply stone for the construction of a dam over the Godavari
River. In 1851, the Solani Aqueduct Railway was built by Proby Cautley in Roorkee
to transport construction materials for an aqueduct over the Solani River. These
railway tracks were dismantled after these projects were completed and no longer
exist.
India's first passenger train, operated by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway and
hauled by three steam locomotives (Sahib, Sindh and Sultan), ran for 34 kilometres
(21 mi) with 400 people in 14 carriages on 1,676 mm (5 ft. 6 in) broad gauge track
between Bori Bunder (Mumbai) and Thane on 16 April 1853. In 1897, lighting in
passenger coaches was introduced by many railway companies. On 3 February 1925,
the first electric passenger train in India ran between Victoria Terminus and Kurla.
The organization of Indian railways into regional zones began in 1951, when the
Southern (14 April 1951), Central (5 November 1951), and Western (5 November
1951) zones were created.
Fans and lights were mandated for all compartments in all passenger classes in 1951,
and sleeping accommodations were introduced in coaches. In 1956, the first fully air-
conditioned train was introduced between Howrah and Delhi (Presently known as
Poorva Express). Ten years later, the first containerised freight service began between
Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
In 1986, computerized ticketing and reservations were introduced in New Delhi. In
February 2000, the Indian Railways website went online. Individuals can book
reserved tickets in online through Indian Railways Catering and Tourism
Corporation's (IRCTC) official website. On 3 August 2002, IR began online train
reservations and ticketing. On 31 March 2017, Indian Railways announced that the
1.3 Organisation:
2.1 Introduction:
Microprocessor controlled, two air conditioning package units (RMPUs) are provided
on roof of each LHB coach (2 tier, 3 tier & chair car) at the both ends. Both air
conditioning package units are controlled by single microcomputer based controller,
mounted in switch board cabinet and fed from battery net. These air conditioning units
work in fully automatic mode. Depending on ambient temperature, available modes of
heating, ventilating, cooling and dehumidifying are selected and controlled. These
units can work satisfactorily on Self Generating (SG), End On Generation (EOG) and
Head On Generation (HOG) type AC coaches [5].
The total cooling capacity of each LHB coach is 14.0 TR (2x22.5 kW) fitted with two
nos. RMPU units of 7.0 TR. each. The generator car is provided only with one air
conditioning unit. The units used in the different coaches of LHB variant are identical
except in double decker LHB chair cars. In double decker LHB chair car two units of
10 TR each are provided at both ends.
In EOG and HOG coaches, power supply to these units are fed from 60 kVA step
down transformers, stepping down 750 V, 3 Φ AC, 4 wire, 50 Hz supply to 415 V, 3
Φ AC, 4 wire, 50 Hz supply. The 750V supply is fed to entire rake through two
feeders running on both sides of coaches along the full length of rake. This supply is
either fed by power cars or hotel load converters fitted on electric locomotives.
Air conditioned air is supplied via perforated ceiling in the passenger room, air
conditioning of entrance areas, toilets and pantry with return air.
The general functions of AC system for all type of coaches and generator cars are:
Ventilation
Air heater
Air cooling
Air dehumidification
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Air filtering
14. Power & control connectors (M/F) along with one for power and one
accessories for control supply
It is a fully automated control and monitoring system for all capacity RMPU
units.
The controller has fault diagnostic facility for continuous storage of various
electrical faults in the system, in time sequence manner.
The fault data can be downloaded from the controller for analysis purpose.
This unit works on 110 ± 30% V DC/AC.
A Real Time Clock (RTC) is provided to determine the date and time at which
the fault has occurred.
Controller read the position of the Set Point Generator (7 positions) installed
inside.
There are (8) Analog inputs designated X402 & X403. Of these eight inputs,
6 nos. are temperature sensors (NTC type) and there is 1 no. of humidity
sensor for measuring humidity level. 1 no. of set point generator for
temperature adjustment inside the coach.
There are (20) digital inputs designated as X701 & X702.
The external voltage is + 110V, Digital input returns must be tied to an
external return (Input common).
There are 20 Digital Outputs designated as X301, X302, X501 and X502.
Digital outputs are externally sourced solid-state switches.
Digital outputs are groups into four: each group requires one output common.
End on generation (EOG) system envisages providing power car in front and rear end
of a rake for coaches for power requirement in between them. These coaches are
equipped with 60 kVA step down transformers for stepping down 750 V, 3 Φ AC, 4
wire, 50 Hz supply to 415 V, 3 Φ AC, 4 wire, 50 Hz supply. The 750V supply is fed
to entire rake through two feeders running on both sides of coaches along the full
length of rake. Power cars at both ends take entire load of whole rake, which includes
air conditioning, light and fan circuit, and emergency battery charger circuit and
These new generation passenger coaches have better parameters of passenger comfort,
safety and reliability. The End on Generation (EOG), Linke Hoffmann Bosch (LHB)
variant AC coaches can be broadly classified into AC sleeper coaches and AC chair
cars as given below:
Coaches are provided with modular, integrated single cabinet designated switch board
cabinet comprising all necessary equipment for control and protection of following
coach systems:
4.1 Alternators:
Brushless alternators are axle driven, with ‘V’ belt drive, mounted on the bogies of the
AC & TL coaches. These alternators are of various ratings and make as per
requirement for different type of coaches. They are being procured as per following
RDSO’s specifications:
4.5 KW Brush less alternators are used on Non AC BG Coaches. It consists of a three-
phase hetropolar inductor type Alternator and a static Rectifier-Cum Regulator Unit
(RRU) [7].
Earlier AC coaches provided with under slung split type AC units were fitted with two
nos. of 18 kW brush less alternators. After the development of roof mounted AC units
(RMPU) and 25 KVA inverters, 22.75 kW (Optimized) brush less alternator was
4.5 kW brush-less alternator are driven by 4 Nos. of C122 matched sets of ‘V’ belt
coupled between the axle and the alternator pulley. The axle pulley is of 572.6 mm
PCD (pitch circle dia.) and alternator pulley is of 200 mm PCD. Belts are kept under
tension by a spring-loaded belt tensioning device.
18kW/ 22.75kW/ 25kW alternators are fitted with 12 Nos. of deep V-grooved pulleys
of 200 mm PCD with six grooves on each side of the shaft, which is driven by V-belt
in conjunction with an axle pulley.
BCT is provided at the both sides of the coaches for external charging of the batteries
at stations of maintenance lines.
Rotary Junction Box is provided inside the coach. It is used to arrange and control the
power supply to various circuit of the coach (e.g. light, fan) with the help of rotary
switches and HRC fuses.
4.8 TL Lamps:
25 and 40 Watt lamps are provided in the non AC coaches. The power supply is at
110 Volt DC. 25 Watt lamps are used in corridor, light lamp, wash-basin, and toilet.
40 W lamps are used for lights in the coach.
FTL (Fluorescent Tube Light): It is a 2 feet long, 20 watt fluorescent tube light
provided in the coach for the light. It works at 110 V DC supply.
On non AC BG coaches 400 mm sweep carriage fans are used where system voltage
is 110 DC. These fans are fixed type and confirm to IS: 6680- 92 with latest annexure
'H' for deviation to IS 6680-92.
An engineer needs to have not just theoretical knowledge but practical also. As
practical applications reinforce the theory that we have learned, this leads to much
better understanding and a brain open to out of box thinking.
At last I would like to say that in my 45 days of training, I gained a lot of practical
knowledge of the things that we have studied in our theory. This has broadened my
knowledge and widened my thinking as a professional.
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