LHB Power Car

Power Car Equipments

• 2x500 kVA Diesel Generator sets
• Diesel Engine rating - 490 BHP @1500
Rpm
• Brushless Alternator rating – 500 kVA, 750
Volts, 3 phase
• Battery - 70 Ah VRLA for Coach loads
• Starter Battery – 24 V, 290 Ah
• Battery Charger - 230V/ 24 V DC
• Regulated Battery Charger 415 V/ 110 DC
constant current constant voltage
• Emergency Battery Charger 230 V/ 110 V
DC
• LHB Variant RMPU 5 ton capacity
• 60 kVA transformer 750/415 V – 3 nos for
Radiator & vent motors and for coach
loads
• Switch Board Cabinet consists Power
distribution and Ac control panel
• DG set control panel
• Air Circuit Breaker 800 A for alternator
output
• Diesel Engines are monitored through
ECBG (Electronic Control & Governor
Control)
LHB rake with Power Car
LHB Power Car - another view
Power Car Underframe Fuel tank – capacity – 1500+1500 Ltrs Totally 2
tanks of capacity – 3000 Ltrs
Fuel tank inter connection flexible
hose with gate valves
60 kVA Transformer 750/415 V
2 x 0.5 Hp monoblock pumps –
(water raising appratus)
CDTS – controlled discharge Toilet
DG set control panel & Switch Board Cabinet
Switch
Board
cabinet
 Diesel
Generator
set control
panel
 Inside
Switch
Board
Cabinet
 Switch Board
Cabinet

Regulated Battery
Charger

Disconnecting &
Earthing Device
DG set Control
panel - Power
Contactors
DG Set
Control
panel
-Contro
l
circuits
 DG Set
Control
panel –
Main
feeder
contactors
DG Set
Control
panel –
Digital
feeder
over load
relay
 DG Set
Control
panel –
Insulation
monitor
 Current
transformer
 Engine
control &
governor
 Starter
Battery 24
V DC
Battery
Charger
Input – 230
V
Power Car – A view of Engine Room
 Diesel Engine protection Circuits
• Water temperature gauge with cutout
• Lub oil pressure gauge with cutout
• Over Speed governor
 Alternator
500 kVA

490 BHP
Diesel Engine
 DOL
Starters
for 5 HP
vent
motors
 Star/Delta
starter for 40
HP Radiator
motor
Filters for
Engine
room
Ventilation
 Starter
Battery
24 volts,
290 Ah
500 kVA
Brushless
Alternator
 Alternator protection Device
• Alternator Earth leakage relay
• Under Voltage Relay
• Over load relay
 Feeder Protection Devices
• Feeder Earth Fault relay
• Feeder Over load relay
 Fuel
Filters
Lubricating
Oil Filters
 Fuel
shut off
solenoid
valve

Fuel
Pump
Engine end
Gauge
panel
Air filter
 Air filter
breathing
channel
 24 DC
operated
Self
starter
Fuel filter
 Turbo
Charger
Radiator
assembly
Engine –
alternator
coupling
 Water
temperature
sensor
Magnetic
switch for
self
starter
 Neutral
Inductor 50A,
125 Volts, 150
Hz – Neutral of
the Alternator
is earthed thro’
this reactor for
limiting
harmonic
distortion
below 5%.
(suppress 3rd
harmonic)
 Anti
vibration
mounting
Engine –
Alternator
base
Tachometer
&Hour meter
 60 kVA
transformer
for coach
load
Lub Oil

sump
Cylinder
Head
 Roof Vent
motor- 5 HP
rating
 Radiator
motor with
impeller –
40 HP
rating
Vent
motor

2 nos
per
engine
Exhaust
manifold
Vent motor
exhaust
canvass
 Air
Circuit
Breaker
 Under
Voltage
relay

Earth
leakage
Relay
Diesel flow meter
 Cable
trough
arrangment
in the
underframe
 500 kVA
Brushless
type
Alternator-
rotor
winding &
compoundi
ng
transformer
 Alternator
excitation
circuits with
Automatic
Voltage
Regulator
• AVR
 Rotating
diode
assembly
for
secondary
excitation
RC Filter for HOG conversion
HOG control panel in Power cars
Fuel flow meter
Latest modifications in LHB power cars
• HOG compliant
• On the non-vestibule end of power car, 2 nos of 500
Amps Z-S couplers are provided fro extending hotel
supply from Locomotive
• One 13 pin UIC (Universal Inter vehicle coupler) is
provided for controlling Hotel load converter in the
Locomotive
• 2 nos 290 Ah starter battery sets are provided. Charging
of these batteries thro’ the Battery charger 230 V /24 V
with a change over switch.
• Vent motors capacity enhanced to 7.5 Hp from 5
Hp
• Vent motor starters are star/Delta starters
instead of DOL starters
Latest modifications in LHB power cars

• Fuel flow meter has been provided for

measuring fuel consumption
• 2 nos of 630 A main contactors introduced
for isolating Hotel load supply from
Locomotives
Thank You