TRAMWAYS - Power supply, development, performances and design

This part of the study deals primarily with :

• supplying the trains with electrical power;

• general design of traction substations ;

• the overhead line and different power supply variants for specific applications.

Other chapters deal in detail with :

• general rolling stock design ;

• the traction and braking performance levels usually required;

• the origins of the concept of design in the hardware sector ;

• the design team's area of expertise and the most fashionable trends in Europe.

This article is part of a trilogy:

• the first deals with the advantages, constraints and operation of tramways [C 4 441] ;

• the last deals with current innovations and models [C 4 443] .