Ye.S. Riabov

The issue of updating the locomotive fleet of industrial enterprises by modernizing outdated diesel locomotives with hydraulic power transmission was considered. The analysis of existing modernizations shows the possibility of using traction electric drive while preserving the original group drive of wheel pairs. This approach is used by manufacturers when updating outdated and creating new diesel locomotives and traction modules for rolling stock. A possible option is the use of single-motor carts. Previous studies on the choice of the type of wheel pairs drive were analyzed and it was established that the use of a group drive of wheel pairs provides the possibility of realizing high traction forces without additional devices, and the drive itself has a lower cost. This determines the expediency of using a group drive of wheel pairs when modernizing diesel locomotives with hydraulic power transmission. To realize these advantages, it is necessary to use a traction electric drive based on electromechanical alternating current converters. This approach was implemented by Mykolaiv Locomotive Repair Plant LLC during the modernization of TGM6 diesel locomotives. The diesel locomotive is intended for shunting and hauling operations, as a result of which it was assumed during the design that the traction force when moving is equal to 320 kN, the continuous traction force is 300 kN, and the maximum speed is 50 km/h. The power plant consists of a modern Cummins diesel engine and a synchronous generator. A frequency-controlled asynchronous traction electric motor is used to drive the wheel pairs. Power and control of the electric motor is carried out using a voltage inverter. Diesel locomotives use a controlled electric drive of cooling motor-fans, and semiconductor converters are used to power auxiliary systems. The locomotive and its systems are controlled by a microprocessor control system. The application of the traction electric drive based on the asynchronous electric motor provided the estimated efficiency of the diesel locomotive and the efficiency of the diesel power at the nominal power and the estimated speed of the long-term mode, equal to 6 km/h, are 0.312 relative units and 0.69 relative units, respectively. The analysis of ways to improve the traction electric drive to reduce the consumption of fuel and energy resources was carried out. It was determined that the use of a power plant with energy storage and the use of two traction electric motors for the group drive of wheel pairs may be expedient

Purpose. The study is aimed at substantiating the structure and determining the main parameters of the traction electric drive of an electric locomotive for railway quarry transport, taking into account its modes of operation. Methodology. The research was carried out by means of mathematical modeling, which included solving the traction problem and evaluating the parameters of the energy exchange processes between the components of the traction electric drive. The simulation was carried out for the movement of the train along the track section and during shunting, which differ significantly in their mathematical description. During simulation of movement along the track section, the traction problem was solved using recommendations for traction calculations for train operation. A simplified model was developed to simulate movements during shunting. Determination of the parameters of the traction electric drive components is carried out by analyzing the processes of energy exchange in the traction electric drive based on the power balance. During the studies, it was assumed that the on-board energy storage in the traction mode feeds the traction electric motors of the booster section. In the electrodynamic braking mode, the energy accumulator stores energy from all traction electric motors of the electric locomotive. Findings. The authors obtained time dependences of the parameters that characterize the train movement at all stages of the cycle «empty half passage – loading – loaded half passage – unloading» (on the example of an electric locomotive for PJSC «Ferrexpo Poltava Mining»). The analysis of the obtained dependencies made it possible to determine the parameters of the main components of the traction electric drive for the proposed storage operation scenario. It was established that the energy capacity of the energy storage should be 250 kWh for one movement cycle. The energy storage power is 6000 kW. Originality. The authors of this paper for the first time proposed the structure of the traction electric drive of an electric locomotive for quarry railway transport, in which the electric motors of the control electric locomotive are powered from the catenary network, and the electric motors of the booster section are powered from the energy accumulator and are included in the operation at a load that exceeds 50% of the nominal one. Practical value. The practical value lies in the developed mathematical models of movement and energy exchange processes, which can be applied to the study of traction electric drives of vehicles of various purposes.