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2 unusual facts about Traction motor


25 kV AC railway electrification

This in turn related to the requirement to use DC series motors, which required the current to be converted from AC to DC and for that a rectifier is needed.

Andhakaranazhy

These shutters,operated by Traction motors help to regulate the flow of saline water entering into the neighboring paddy fields of Thuravoor, Pattanakad, Ezhupunna, Kuthiathode panchayats connected to the back waters.



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Alternator

Although ac traction motors are emerging for very heavy drag service, particularly in western North America, and its supply of Powder River Basin coal to other areas of the U.S., the simpler dc traction motor system remains the most popular, with Union Pacific alone having over 1,500 current model SD70Ms with dc traction motors (plus an additional 1,000 SD70MACs with ac traction motors).

Chittaranjan Locomotive Works

Hitachi traction Motor is one of the most critical and vital equipment in conventional Electric locomotives type WAP-7 & WAP-4 under production at CLW.The production of Hitachi TM is now completely stabilized.