• BS 173-1:1992

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    Electric traction (rail and road vehicles) Specification for rotating electrical machines

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Withdrawn date:  27-10-2018

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-04-1992

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    National foreword
    Section 1. General
    1.1 Scope and object
    1.2 Normative references
    1.3 Service conditions
    Section 2. Definitions
    2.1 General
    2.2 Rating of a machine
    2.3 Rated voltage
    2.4 Rated speed of a machine
    2.5 Maximum (or minimum) voltage of a machine
    2.6 Maximum current
    2.7 Maximum working speed
    2.8 Output and input power of electrical machines and
          heat engines
    2.9 Main generator characteristics
    2.10 Effective field ratio of a series motor
    2.11 Effective resistance of a series motor
    2.12 Ripple factor
    2.13 Pulsating frequency
    2.14 Pulse control
    Section 3. Characteristics
    3.1 General
    3.2 Reference temperature
    3.3 Efficiency characteristics
    3.4 Commutator type traction motor characteristics
    3.5 Polyphase a.c. traction motor characteristics
    3.6 Main generator characteristics
    3.7 Auxiliary motor characteristics
    3.8 Auxiliary generator characteristics
    3.9 Auxiliary motor-generator set and rotary convertor
          characteristics
    Section 4. Marking
    4.1 Nameplate
    4.2 Terminal and lead markings
    Section 5. Test categories
    5.1 Test categories
    5.2 Summary of tests
    Section 6. Type tests
    6.1 Temperature-rise tests
    6.2 Characteristic tests and tolerances
    6.3 Commutation tests
    6.4 Transient tests
    6.5 Short-circuit tests on main and auxiliary
          alternators
    6.6 Starting tests
    6.7 Overspeed tests
    Section 7. Routine tests
    7.1 Short-time soundness test
    7.2 Characteristic tests and tolerances
    7.3 Commutation routine tests
    7.4 Overspeed tests
    7.5 Dielectric tests
    7.6 Vibration tests
    7.7 Commutator radial run-out measurement
    Annexes
    A Methods of determining losses and efficiency
    B Noise
    C Supply voltages of traction systems
    D Agreement between user and manufacturer
    Tables
    1 Summary of tests
    2 Limits of temperature
    3 Temperature rise for short-time overload rating
    4 Tolerances on the speed of commutator type
          traction motors
    5 Dielectric test voltages
    6 Limits of commutator radial run-out
    B.1 Limiting mean sound power level for airborne noise
          emitted by rotating electrical machines for rail
          and road vehicles other than traction motors
    Figures
    1 Typical a.c. motor characteristics
    2 Commutator type traction motor test points
    3 Main generator test points
    A.1 Circuit for determining loss and efficiency by the
          regenerative method with the machines connected in
          parallel
    A.2 Circuit for determining loss and efficiency by the
          regenerative method with the machines connected in
          series
    A.3 Circuit for determining loss and efficiency by the
          regenerative method with the machines connected in
          series and with mechanical drive
    A.4 Circuit for determining loss and efficiency of
          single-phase a.c. commutator motors by the
          regenerative method with the machines connected
          in series
    A.5 Circuit for determining loss and efficiency of
          pulsating current motors by the regenerative
          method with the machines connected in series
    A.6 Circuit for determining loss and efficiency of
          pulsating current motors by the regenerative
          method with the machines connected in parallel
    A.7 Circuit for the measurement of the a.c. losses of
          pulsating current motors
    A.8 Correction factor for additional load loss of
          uncompensated d.c. machines
    A.9 Correction factor for pulsating current I2R loss
    A.10 Conventional values of traction motor trans-
          mission losses
    B.1 Limiting mean sound power level for airborne noise
          emitted by traction motors

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    Specifies test to enable the performance of a machine to be confirmed and provides a basis for its suitability for a specified duty and for comparison with other machines.

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    Committee GEL/9
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Withdrawn
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    IEC 60050-131:2002 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 131: Circuit theory
    IEC 60050-811:1991 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 811: Electric traction
    IEC TR 60638:1979 Criteria for assessing and coding of the commutation of rotating electrical machines for traction
    IEC 60050-411:1996 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 411: Rotating machinery
    IEC 60050-151:2001 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 151: Electrical and magnetic devices
    IEC 60850:2014 Railway applications - Supply voltages of traction systems
    ISO/R 1680:1970 Test code for the measurement of the airborne noise emitted by rotating electrical machinery
    IEC 60085:2007 Electrical insulation - Thermal evaluation and designation
    IEC 60411:1973 Single-phase traction power convertors
    IEC 60034-8:2007+AMD1:2014 CSV Rotating electrical machines - Part 8: Terminal markings anddirection of rotation
    IEC 60034-14:2003+AMD1:2007 CSV Rotating electrical machines - Part 14: Mechanical vibration of certain machines with shaft heights 56 mm and higher - Measurement, evaluation and limits of vibration severity
    IEC 60034-2:1972 Rotating electrical machines. Part 2: Methods for determining losses and efficiency of rotating electrical machinery from tests (excluding machines for traction vehicles)
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