Transcript Transportation & Traction Power Programs University of Wisconsin-Madison Engineering Professional Development General Transportation Course • Engineering Modern Mass Transportation Systems – Light Rail – Rapid Transit.

Transportation & Traction Power
Programs
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Engineering Professional Development
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General Transportation Course
• Engineering Modern Mass
Transportation Systems – Light Rail –
Rapid Transit – Commuter Rail
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Mass Transportation Systems
• Offered Every Year and now changing to every
other Year
• General Course with multiple speakers to give
an overview of the various components that
go into the Engineering of a system!
• Good general course for project managers and
project engineers involved in the design of
transit systems
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Course Titles
• The following is a listing of the various
chapters that are covered in this course:
Introduction to Light Rail Transit – a brief
description of the components to Light Rail
Systems
Planning and Managing FTA Funded Rail
Transit Projects – an overview of the work
involved in getting grants, working with the
new funding paperwork and procedures for
various projects
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Course Titles
o Transit Railroad Engineering – This course is
centered on the designing of the track
structure system which includes: sub-grade,
ballast, drainage, track alignment, etc.
o Transit Yard Facility Design Factors – This
discussion; uses real-life projects to
demonstrate the various requirements for a
facility and the possible track layouts to
handle all of the vehicle requiremnets
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Course Titles
• Rail – Highway Crossings – This course uses
the general requirements of the various
federal standards for the placement and the
protection of the rail crossings
• Operation and Purpose of Signal Systems –
This course discusses the reasons for the
installation of a signal system(s), the various
types of systems used in all of the various rail
systems, what is on the horizon for the future!
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Course Titles
 Traction Power Systems – This course presents
the various options for providing power and
delivering it to the vehicles, includes AC, DC,
and Third Rail Systems
 Construction, Contracting and Equipment –
This course discusses from a rail construction
perspective the process for contracting,
overseeing, and building the rail structure
using real-life project, and discussing possible
pit-falls in construction
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Course Titles
• Transit Noise and Vibration – this course
covers the various types of noise and
vibrations that will be generated by the transit
system being built. This includes diesel engine
noise, rail squeal, night time maintenance, etc.
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Lastly
• Some of these maybe revised due to some
recent retirements, but the intent is help
project managers and engineers to
understand the various components that need
to be considered; taken into account when
trying to plan, design, construct, and operate
a transit system.
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Second Course
Fundamentals of Traction Power
System and Overhead Contact
System
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Fundamentals of TPS & OCS
Systems
Introduction to Electrified Transportation
Systems – This is a broad overview of the
various types of electrified transit systems,
we also discuss preliminary planning
processes
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Fundamentals of TPS & OCS
Systems
Introduction to OCS Design – This is a
broad review of the various possible
development of electrified transit systems,
such as a new system, an extension to an
existing system, or the up-grade to an existing
system. Also this is interlaced with a bunch of
definitions for terms used in our business
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Fundamentals of TPS & OCS
Systems
• DC Traction Power Substation Design –
This is a presentation of the various
components of DC substations, we also
discuss designs for rectifier transformers, AC
and DC Switchgear, DC Circuit Breakers
• DC Traction Power Grounding – This is an
overview of equipment grounding, and system
grounding
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Fundamentals of TPS & OCS
Systems
• OCS Construction – This is a presentation of
the way OCS Systems maybe constructed with
a stress on the equipment, and the storage or
staging yards that might be required for the
project.
• Traction Power Load Flow Simulation –
This presentation is a discussion of the
modeling process to include the vehicle and
the delivery system(s)
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Fundamentals of TPS & OCS
Systems
OCS Operation – This is a presentation of
the way OCS Systems react to the current
collector and any added equipment, such as
splices and section insulators
DC Traction Power Distribution System
Design – This is a presentation of the way TP
Distribution Systems maybe constructed with
various components such as Conductors,
Cables, Ductbanks, Contact Rails, etc
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Fundamentals of TPS & OCS
Systems
o OCS Maintenance – This is a presentation of
the various elements of the OCS Systems
needing checking, cleaning, adjusting, etc.
o AC Traction Power System Design – This is
a presentation of the way AC Traction Power
Systems maybe designed with a stress on
possible standards, older systems built before
standards, and the different electrified
systems
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Fundamentals of TPS & OCS
Systems
• TPSS Inspection and Maintenance – This is
a presentation of the possible items to be
checked and maintained and possible intervals
to help schedule and balance the various
shifts work load.
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Fundamentals of TPS & OCS
Systems
 Other Topics in OCS – This segment was
assembled to stress the various interfaces the
OCS may have to internal and external project
items, corrosion control, design criteria,
affects on OCS Designs, project savings, etc.
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College/Course Contact
Course Development & Contact
Dave Peterson
Program Director
University of Wisconsin - Madison
[email protected]
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