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Aux M/cs Diesel Engine Traction Generator DC Gen
Excitation current (Field current) is controlled to get right voltage Traction according to current drawn Motors by TMs to suit operating condition
Wheels
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DC Motors
JOB OF A LOCOMOTIVE
A diesel electric locomotive must be able to start a heavy train, bring it up to running speed, slow it down and stop it. Starting and gaining speed require a large amount of torque on the wheels. As the traction motors drive the wheels, they must develop a large amount of torque to start a train. Then as it speeds up, less and less torque is required.
EXCP
SYSTEM COMPONENTS
EXCITER-GENERATOR The exciter - generator is a shunt wound d-c machine. The generator is mounted on the traction generator gear box and gear driven from it at a speed proportional to engine speed. EXCITATION PANEL The excitation panel is a steel fabricated housing with component parts mounted on seven plug in type cards, which slide out of the housing for easy inspection. Three rheostats are mounted on the face of one card. One adjusts main generator characteristic and two adjust dynamic braking efforts .
OSCILLATOR - 253
The oscillator is an a-c power supply to supply various control functions (magnetic amplifiers). It operates from a d-c input voltage from the locomotive battery. The oscillator changes d-c input to a 400 CPS (cycles per second) square wave AC output.
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