Silverliner IV Propulsion System Upgrade

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) will design and contract for the engineering, manufacture, testing, and installation of a new microprocessor-based propulsion system for each railcar in the Silverliner IV fleet. The new system will retain the existing traction motors, power electronics, major contractors and signal inputs. Circuit boards in the propulsion, braking and wheel slip circuits will be replaced. A fault indicator and diagnostic system will be installed. Phase 1 includes prototype testing and evaluation of the new system in one railcar. Phase 2 involves the acquisition of equipment and the installation of the system, in 77 cars. Phases 3 and 4 consist of installation of the system in the remaining 154 Silverliner IV cars. All phases of this research project will be documented in a final report. This is congressionally mandated project.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $2993400.00
• Contract Numbers:

  FTA-PA-26-7007.02

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Mora, Jeffrey

• Performing Organizations:

  Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

  1234 Market Street
  Philadelphia, PA  United States  19107
• Principal Investigators:

  Murphy, Edward

• Start Date: 20000900
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20030700
• Source Data: RiP Project 6007

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Engineering; Microprocessors; Propulsion; Prototype tests; Rail transit; Research projects
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Research; I30: Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01459472
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Transit Administration
• Contract Numbers: FTA-PA-26-7007.02
• Files: RiP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 1:04PM