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Electric Traction Course

Electric Traction Course
from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country

What will I learn?

This course provides a comprehensive overview of electric traction for trams, covering safety, protection, EMC, performance goals, and vehicle dynamics. Participants will learn to calculate power and energy requirements, select motors and storage systems, assess supply choices, and implement regenerative braking and energy management for efficient urban tram operations in a concise, hands-on format.

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Develop skills

  • Design tram traction power systems: size motors, inverters, and DC supply efficiently.
  • Estimate tram energy consumption: kWh per km, including gradients, stops, and auxiliaries.
  • Implement regenerative braking: maximize energy recovery on urban tram routes.
  • Maintain traction safety: handle grounding, clearances, protection, and EMC requirements.
  • Model tram performance: account for grades, dwell times, adhesion, and acceleration.

Suggested summary

Before starting, you can change the chapters and workload. Choose which chapter to start with. Add or remove chapters. Increase or decrease the course workload.
Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

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