Improvement of the system of contactless automatic regulation of voltage of converter traction units of traction substations

Abstract

The article discusses the problem of increasing the energy efficiency of the 3 kV DC traction power supply system on the railways of the Russian Federation. As one of the ways to amplify it, the authors consider a system of contactless automatic voltage regulation under load of converting units of traction substations, where reactor controlled devices serve as the regulatory body. As one of the directions for improving the system, the use of thyristors in the design of a controlled device is proposed. The article presents the functional diagrams of contactless automatic voltage control systems with thyristor-reactor and thyristor controlled devices, shows the external characteristics of the converter unit with these systems. To calculate the economic efficiency when introducing contactless automatic voltage control systems with reactor, thyristor-reactor and thyristor controlled devices, a methodology has been developed based on calculating the savings in reduced costs, as well as the payback period when replacing a contactless automatic voltage control system under load with a reactor controlled device by a system with thyristor-reactor and system with thyristor.