Electric Traction Course
Gain expertise in electric traction for today's tramways. The course covers designing traction systems, ensuring safety and EMC standards, estimating power and energy, using regenerative braking, and choosing components to boost performance, dependability, and energy savings in practical rail initiatives. It equips learners with essential skills for efficient urban transport solutions through focused, real-world applications.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course provides a targeted look at contemporary tram traction systems, covering safety, protection, EMC, performance goals, and vehicle dynamics. Participants will learn to calculate power and energy requirements, select motors and storage, assess supply choices, and implement regenerative braking plus energy management for designing effective, dependable urban tram operations in a concise, hands-on programme.
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Develop skills
- Design tram traction power by sizing motors, inverters, and DC supply efficiently.
- Estimate tram energy consumption including kWh per km, slopes, stops, and auxiliary loads.
- Implement regenerative braking to optimise energy recovery on city tram routes.
- Maintain traction safety through proper grounding, clearances, protection, and EMC adherence.
- Simulate tram performance considering gradients, stop durations, adhesion, and acceleration.
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